Other Platforms
The Youth Economic Opportunities learning platform collaborates with a variety of advocacy and learning platforms to provide you with the most pertinent information and resources. Related platforms include:
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Child & Youth Finance International |
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The Coalition for Adolescent Girls |
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Alliance for International Youth Development (AIYD) |
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Microlinks Microlinks captures new learning in microenterprise development, disseminates it among practitioners, USAID mission staff, and other donors, and connects those actors to each other in order to improve development outcomes around the world. Using a knowledge-driven approach to microenterprise development, Microlinks aims to extend and multiply the impact of the learning and innovation developed through microenterprise research and practice. http://microlinks.kdid.org/. |
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Preparing for Work Preparing for Work is an online resource collection under EQUIP3 that highlights materials and training curricula that have been effectively used to provide out-of-school youth in developing countries with work readiness and life skills, as well as examples of competency-based vocational training materials. http://www.preparing4work.org/. |
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Youth Employment Network Marketplace |
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The Jobs Knowledge Platform The Jobs Knowledge Platform (JKP) aims to share ideas and knowledge through events and interactive website. JKP’s website enables analysts, policymakers, and the broader public to communicate and learn through databases including blogs, data pages, and experiences from the field. https://www.jobsknowledge.org/Pages/Home.aspx. |
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The SEEP Network The SEEP Network and the SEEP Community connects microenterprise practitioners from around the world to develop practical guidance and tools, build capacity, and help set standards to advance our common vision: a sustainable income in every household. The Seep Community website includes photos from the field, the SEEP Community blog, polls about the industry, and forums for practitioners to discuss microenterprise topics and exchange ideas. http://www.seepnetwork.org/youth-and-financial-services-working-group-pages-10013.php. |
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World’s Financial Challenge |
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The Forum for Youth Investment The Forum for Youth Investment is a nonprofit, nonpartisan "action tank" dedicated to helping communities and the nation make sure all young people are ready for college, work and life. The Forum forges innovative ideas, strategies and partners to strengthen solutions for young people and those who care about them. The Forum moves ideas to impact by bringing research, policy and practice knowledge and perspectives into all of its work, working with leaders across all systems and sectors from the frontline to the state house, and working with partners at the national, state and local levels. http://www.forumfyi.org/about. |
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The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education website is a resource for teachers, instructors, youth leaders, program developers and others who help students of all ages find their own entrepreneurial opportunities. The Consortium’s website includes news about youth entrepreneurship, a forum for discussion and webinars. http://www.entre-ed.org/. |
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Development Gateway Development Gateway is a non-profit organization that delivers information solutions to the people on the front lines of international development work. Development Gateway offers tools and advisory services to empower government policy makers when deciding how to invest scarce resources, aid workers building schools and clinics, and citizens who want to have a voice in the development process. Working behind the scenes to enable others to make a difference, the Development Gateway provides case studies, annual reports, and out-of-the-box technology tools for international development workers. www.developmentgateway.org. |
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Microfinance Gateway A service of CGAP, the Microfinance Gateway is a comprehensive online resource for the global community dedicated to advancing financial services for the poor. Including a virtual library, training and events, and featured articles Microfinance Gateway is an important tool for practitioners in the microfinance industry. http://www.microfinancegateway.org/. |
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The Youth Employment Network YEN works to engage, educate and motivate actors to provide improved employment opportunities for youth. It is a platform and service provider focusing on policy advice, innovative pilot projects, knowledge sharing, and brokering partnerships. YEN makes use of its core agency partners’ know how and resources and ensures youth participation in delivering its services. http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/yen/ |
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TakingITGlobal TakingITGlobal is an online community providing a space for youth discussion, cross-cultural social networking, and access to resources that increase young people's capacity as agents of global change. TIG connects youth to both the global issues that affect us all, and the tools to solve the world's greatest problems. http://www.tigweb.org/. |
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You Think! You Think! is an interactive online platform gathering information about global issues, compiling research, knowledge, and experiences gathered by the World Bank and experts on international development. http://youthink.worldbank.org/. |
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Entrepreneur Oasis EntreOasis is a central source of information, resources, and social networking for the global entrepreneurship community. This online platform provides information about entrepreneurship, becoming and entrepreneur, problem solving and resources for facilitators who wish to assist entrepreneurship. http://entreoasis.com/en/. |
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Entrepreneurship.org Entrepreneurship.org was formed as a free, online international resource designed to help build entrepreneurial economies. Entrepreneurship.org features a vast array of content and resources to assist entrepreneurs, business mentors, policy makers, academics and investors through each phase of the entrepreneurial process. The content ranges from resources entrepreneurs need to launch a company to policies and research that has been conducted regarding entrepreneurship. http://www.entrepreneurship.org/. |
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FindYouthInfo.gov FindYouthInfo.gov is composed of representatives from 17 federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth. The website provides interactive tools and other resources to help youth-serving organizations and community partnerships plan, implement, and participate in effective programs for youth. http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/. |
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Eldis |
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Society for International Development |
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The United Nations Social Development Network The United Nations Social Development Network (UNSDN) is a web portal and global platform for sharing knowledge, experiences and best practices in social development from around the globe. It rovides a one-stop shop where stakeholders of the network can find information and knowledge on social development. The UNSDN website Provides an interactive, inclusive Internet-link network for stakeholders to share documents, lessons on best practices and develop joint work platforms, showcases some of the most innovative and successful projects in social development, promotes capacity-building in developing countries and economies in transition by promoting knowledge and information in the area of social development. http://unsdn.org/. |
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Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment The Fund for Evaluation in Youth Employment was set-up by the Youth Employment Network to provide technical and financial support to qualified organizations to design and conduct an impact evaluation. The Fund will operate for 5 years (2010-2014) and will run an annual call for proposals asking youth employment projects to submit evaluation proposals. http://yenclinic.groupsite.com/main/summary |
