Passport to Success

Honoring International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify the Issues They Care About Most

Kelsea Johnson
- August 12, 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Economic Opportunity Employment Education Youth Agency Youth Engagement

(Photo by Wylly Suhendra, Unsplash)

Since 1965, the United Nations has made a concentrated effort to promote youth development. What began as the
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4 e-Learning Design Practices for Reaching More Young People

Lynda Aaron
- July 22, 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Life Skills Youth Engagement

(Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash.)

The United Nations started World Youth Skills Day (July 15) in 2014 to celebrate and
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This is What It Looks Like to 'Do Good' in Nashville, Tennessee

Matthew Hobson
- June 13, 2022 Economic Opportunity Life Skills Livelihoods Youth Engagement

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For 127 years, the Martha O’Bryan Center (MOBC) has been supporting households, students, and other individuals
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How Safe Spaces (and Ping-Pong) are Good for Your Mental Health

Matthew Hobson
- May 26, 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Economic Opportunity Life Skills Youth Engagement

Sam C. (middle) and other students during a PTS lesson at Stratford High School in Nashville, Tennessee.

Especially since the
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Youth Opportunity Ambassadors: Letters to My Younger Self

September 21, 2021 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Youth Agency Economic Opportunity Life Skills Employment Education
Latinx Heritage Month - Vianey D

October 15, 2021 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Youth Agency Leadership

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we asked young people like Vianey what makes them most proud of their heritage--from September 15 to October 15, and every other day.
How Skills Training in Zimbabwe Creates Economic Opportunity and Inspires Hope

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- May 9, 2022 Employment Education Entrepreneurship Life Skills Livelihoods Youth Agency

Blessing Ncube, a sixteen-year-old Pathways participant from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on the
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YOUth No. 2, Guest Commentary: Raising the Potential of Arab Youth

This article by Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan appeared in the Summer 2008 edition of YOUth magazine. In this article, Her Majesty discusses how she is supporting a new initiative that prepares young people for the job market.

The International Youth Foundation publishes YOUth magazine to provide a global audience of donors, civil society organizations, governments, and youth leaders with news and commentary around the theme of positive youth development.

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YOUth No. 2, Guest Commentary: Raising the Potential of Arab Youth
Passport To Success® In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides a brief description of the adaptation of Passport to Success® (PTS) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. PTS is the signature life skills program of the International Youth Foundation (IYF). IYF's implementation of PTS, in partnership with Hilton Worldwide and the King Khalid Foundation, addresses the national youth employability challenges by equipping Saudi youth with the skills needed to succeed in the workplace.

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Passport To Success® In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fact Sheet
Passport to Success®: Equipping Jordanian Youth with Essential Life Skills

This report presents findings from the Youth for the Future (Y4F) program in Jordan. It describes best practices for implementing quality life skills programs, based on Y4F's experience implementing the International Youth Foundation's Passport to Success® curriculum; stories of youth who have gone through the program; and qualitative and quantitative data on participants' knowledge gains and employment outcomes.

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Passport to Success®: Equipping Jordanian Youth with Essential Life Skills