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 This report is an overview of the proceedings of the Youth:Work Project Obra Learning and Launch Event, which was held in Kingston, Jamaica April 12-14, 2010. The overall goals of the meeting were to: review the socio-economic context and challenges facing youth in the Latin America and Caribbean region; analyze significant barriers and opportunities for youth; develop a common language around the target population, a shared understanding of key elements of the Obra program, and the core components of a unified vision across countries; explore the theme of multi-sectoral partnerships and strategies for success; learn how to use positive youth messaging to reach targeted audiences and the wider public; and prepare initial elements of the Partnership Action Plans to be developed in the three sub-regional partnerships between the Caribbean, Central America and South America. International Youth Foundation. (2011, July). Youth Assessment: The Road Ahead. Accessible at: http://www.iyfnet.org/document/1820 Annexes This report explores youth circumstances, assets, and opportunities in Senegal. This is the first in the YouthMap Assessment series that aims to assess youth circumstances in eight Sub-Saharan countries. This report covers youth programs and practices in education, health and citizenship and includes key findings around the challenges and opportunities for Senegalese youth to either gain employment or create their own businesses. Volume 2 of the report contains the annexes to the main report. International Youth Foundation. (2011, June). Youth Partnerships and Employability: From Innovation to Scale Conference Report. Accessible at: http://www.iyflive.net/sites/default/ files/YPE_event_report.pdf This report is summary of highlights from the Youth Partnerships Employability Conference: Lessons from entra21 and Obra, held in Washington DC June 21-22, 2011. It aims to reflect the presentations and exchanges that took place during the event. It places particular emphasis on recording core lessons from IYF’s work in the region over the past 10 years that will help shape and scale up the next generation of programs aimed at improving the work and life prospects of youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jones, N., Harper, C., & Watson, C. (2010). Stemming Girls’ Chronic Poverty: Catalyzing Development Change by Building Just Social Institutes. Chronic Poverty Research Centre. Accessible at: http://www.chronicpoverty.org/uploads/assets/files/reports/Full_report.pdf This report discusses the importance of considering cultural and social norms and practices when trying to fully understand girls’ experiences of chronic poverty and to identify possible entry points for intervention. Junior Achievement. (2010). 2010 Teen and Entrepreneurship Survey: Empowering Entrepreneurship Success. Accessible at: http://www.ja.org/files/polls/2010-Teens-and- Entrepreneurship-Survey.pdf Junior Achievement’s annual poll gauges teens’ attitudes about business ownership and entrepreneurship education. Survey results indicate that the prolonged recovery of the world economy has the majority of teens feeling hesitant about starting their own businesses. However, the survey found that 51 percent of teen respondents still would like to start their own businesses someday. In addition, poll results showed that an overwhelming majority of U.S. teens said that entrepreneurial skills should be taught in school. Kapsos, S. (2011, July). Global Employment Trends for Youth. United Nations. Accessible at: http://www.un.org/esa/population/meetings/egm-adolescents/p05_kapsos.pdf 196
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 This report discusses various topics regarding youth in the economy. Primarily revolving around why youth are important, global trends towards youth and the direction to take when facing barriers regarding investing in youth. Kauffman Foundation. (2010). Young People Dream of Becoming Entrepreneurs Despite America’s Lingering Recession. Accessible at: http://www.kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/ youth_eship_factsheet_2010.pdf Despite a difficult economic climate, many young Americans are still interested in entrepreneurial pursuits. A Kauffman Foundation survey conducted by Harris Interactive finds that four out of ten young people ages eight to twenty-one would like to start their own business in the future, and another 37 percent did not close the door to entrepreneurship, saying they were just unsure about it. This report includes this and related findings. Kauffman Foundation. (2010). Youth Entrepreneurship Survey 2010. Accessible at: http://www. kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/youth_eship_report_2010.pdf This survey report was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Kauffman Foundation in August 2010, among 5,077 youth ages eight to twenty-four. Among other findings, the study shows that youth who know an entrepreneur personally have the strongest interest in starting their own businesses and despite America’s lingering recession, its young people remain enthusiastic about one day becoming entrepreneurs. Annexes Making Cents International. (2010). State of the Field in Youth Enterprise, Employment, and Livelihoods Development: Programming and Policymaking in Youth Enterprise, Employment, and Livelihoods Development; and Youth-Inclusive Financial Services. Accessible at: http:// www.youthenterpriseconference.org/download_form2009.asp This publication is a synthesis of the key learning points and programmatic examples that were shared during Making Cents International’s 2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference. Key stakeholders in the growing community of youth enterprise, employment, and livelihoods development convened to share experiences and discuss what holds potential, what is working and how to measure success. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: market-driven approaches; entrepreneurship education; monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment; and youth-inclusive financial services. Martinez, et. al. (2010). Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Special Report: A Global Perspective. Babson, Universidad del Desarrollo, Reykjavik University. Accessible at: http:// gemconsortium.org/download.aspfid=1005 This report presents expert opinions on the current state of entrepreneurship education and training in 30 countries. The report details the level and sources of training received by the adult population (18-64) in the countries surveyed. The authors develop profiles of individuals most and least likely to have received training, as well as the effects of training on an individual’s entrepreneurial awareness, attitudes, intentions and activity in each of the participating countries. Masa, R., Sherraden, M.S., Zou, L., Ssewamala, F., Johnson, E., & Ansong, D. et al. (2010). Youth Savings Around the World: Youth Characteristics, Savings Performance, and Potential Impacts. Washington University, Center for Social Development. Accessible at: http://csd.wustl.edu/ Publications/Documents/RB10-18.pdf 197
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