STATE OF THE FIELD IN YOUTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Annexes 2012 State of the Field in Youth Economic Opportunities Maitland, A. (2012, January). Entrepreneurs Aim to Benefit Communities. Financial Times. Accessible at: http://media.ft.com/cms/23dbebaa-46eb-11e1-bc5f-00144feabdc0.pdf This article is part of the Financial Times special report “Investing in Young People 2012”. It highlights the importance of leadership qualities in youth entrepreneurs, but how hard it can be for them to develop these skills by including stories from youth entrepreneurs and organizations that work with them. ManpowerGroup. (2011). “Manufacturing” Talent for the Human Age. Accessible at: http://www. experis.us/Client-File-Pile/Site-Documents/ManufacturingTalent.pdf The goal of this paper is to help employers who reduced their workforce size during the recession and are now affected by the current global talent shortage. It presents the results of Manpower Group’s 2011 Annual Talent Shortage Survey of nearly 40,000 employers across 39 countries and territories and looking at a long-term workforce strategy that distinguishes “just in time hiring” and “on-demand” talent. Annexes Marxuach, S. M. (2010). Asset building in Puerto Rico: A study of Children’s Development Accounts in Caguas. Children & Youth Services Review, 32(11), 1555-1560. Accessible at: http://csd. wustl.edu/Publications/Documents/WP09-48.pdf. Full publication available for purchase at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.031 In this paper, the authors examine the establishment and operations of a CDA program in Caguas, Puerto Rico, testing whether asset-building policies can provide a new approach to social welfare in Latin American countries and Hispanic communities in the United States. McKinsey & Company, Social Sector Office. The Business of Empowering Women. (2010). Accessible at: http://www.cherieblairfoundation.org/uploads/pdf/the_business_of_ empowering_women.pdf This paper draws on insights from interviews with more than 50 leaders and experts in the private and social sectors who focus on women’s economic empowerment, as well as a global survey of nearly 2,300 senior private sector executives, soliciting their views on their organizations’ current and prospective involvement in women’s economic empowerment in developing countries and emerging markets. Particular sections of this publication specifically address the need to support and invest in adolescent girl’s growth in education and business training. Meyer, J., Masa, R., & Zimmerman, J. (2010). Overview of Child Development Accounts in Developing Countries. Children & Youth Services Review, 32(11). 1561-1569. Accessible at: http:// csd.wustl.edu/Publications/Documents/WP09-55.pdf. Full publication available for purchase at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.013 This paper offers a review of Child Development Accounts in developing countries, including the types of institutions offering CDAs, and design features and delivery mechanisms common among such accounts. The paper concludes with implications of this analysis for policymakers and researchers. Mkatini, S.N. (2010). Female Youth Entrepreneurship Support Structures in South Africa. Youth Seen. For a copy of this paper, contact: communication@uptoyoutoo.org This paper explores how young female urban entrepreneurs in South Africa can access and influence available support structures for creating formal SMEs. The paper includes a review of existing support structures for this cohort and interviews with young women in the townships of Johannesburg. 178
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Annexes 2012 State of the Field in Youth Economic Opportunities Mlatsheni, C., & Leibbrandy, M. (2011, January). Youth unemployment in South Africa: challenges, concepts and opportunities. Journal of International Relations and Development, 14(1).118 – 126. Accessible at: http://www.palgrave-journals.com.proxyau.wrlc.org/jird/journal/v14/n1/full/ jird201024a.html The article clarifies the relational features that hinder a successful transition of youth into the labor market. These include both the human capital processes that prepare youth for entry into the labor market and the labor market environment that confronts youth by examining the success of entrepreneurship as a youth development policy in South Africa. Montez, D. (2010, August). Young Africans’ Access to Financial Information and Services: Lessons from Surveys in Kenya and Ghana. InterMedia. Accessible at: http://www.yfslink.org/resources/ case-studies/intermedia This brief presents findings that came out of the 2009 AudienceScapes surveys on youth access to financial information and services in Ghana and Kenya. It aims to provide guidance to the many development organizations active in financial services and mobile money projects. Morcos, C., & Sebstad, J. (2011, June). Financial Education for Adolescent Girls. Accessible at: http:// www.yfslink.org/resources/general-resources/Financial_education_for_adolescent_girls This paper conducts a landscape assessment of organizations delivering or facilitating financial education programs, identifies the purpose of the financial education, reviews the associated curricula (when available), understands target groups, and analyzes content and delivery. These findings and recommendations are then used to inform future approaches on how to extend financial education to adolescent girls. Mundy, S. (2012, January). Improved employment prospects crucial for stability. Financial Times. Accessible at: http://media.ft.com/cms/23dbebaa-46eb-11e1-bc5f-00144feabdc0.pdf This article is part of the Financial Times special report “Investing in Young People 2012”. It discusses the battle youth face when they graduate universities and find no employment opportunities due to lack of job creation. Much of this is due to the corruption of the political system, allocating funds away from job creation opportunities and creating cynicism in their young people. Murray, S. (2010, January). Education: New College Sets High Standards to Mold Africa’s Future Leaders. Financial Times. Accessible at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/78758108-0ad9-11df-8a26- 00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=ea045956-0af3-11df-8a26-00144feabdc0.html This article in the Financial Times profiles Ghana’s Ashesi University, which was founded on the belief that the most powerful way to change the world is to educate its future leaders. Murray, S. (2010, January). Future Hinges on Keeping Doors Open. Financial Times. Accessible at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8616572e-0ad9-11df-8a26-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=ea045956-0af3- 11df-8a26-00144feabdc0.html This article in the Financial Times profiles the first in a series of reports on youth entrepreneurship completed by Youth Business International. This report identifies steps that governments, businesses, and civil society groups can take to foster entrepreneurship among young people. Annexes 179
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