Honduras: Learning Microsoft in the barrio

Youth in Honduras’ most at-risk communities often have few opportunities to gain skills in technology. Through a partnership with Microsoft, Alianza Joven Honduras-USAID is bringing these opportunities to them, including the chance to get certified in tech skills valued by employers....
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Honduras: Dreaming my life

In Jader’s neighborhood, many youth grow up like him— without much hope for the future. Fortunately, a new approach called “The Challenge of Dreaming My Life” is helping them dream of a better future and chart a course to get there....
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Honduras: Discovering “positive masculinity”

Epidemic levels of crime and violence in Honduras are compounded by equally startling rates of gender-based violence. Through “masculinity workshops” Alianza Joven Honduras-USAID is engaging youth in discussions about harmful gender stereotypes and how to build up a positive masculinity....
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Honduras: Violence prevention belongs to everyone

Hand-in-hand over five years, the Alianza Joven Honduras-USAID project and its partners have laid the groundwork to sustain national and community-based efforts that improve the lives of at-risk youth and build stronger, more peaceful neighborhoods....
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El Salvador: Philharmonic orchestras transform youth into musicians, not crime statistics

In communities across El Salvador, music is helping hundreds of at-risk youth to steer clear of a life of gangs and crime. The philharmonic youth orchestras are part of the El Salvador Crime and Violence Prevention Project’s holistic approach to prevent crime and violence and spread opportunity....
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El Salvador: Safe spaces help communities reclaim gang-dominated space

On the outskirts of San Vicente, a new playground is bringing hope to a community once-plagued by crime and violence. The El Salvador Violence and Crime Prevention Project is working with communities through infrastructure projects that create safe spaces for youth and their families....
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