CENTRAL AMERICA: Empowering Youth as Catalysts of Change

February 20, 2013

More than half of the seven billion people in the world today are under the age of 30. The majority of this demographic also happen to live in the developing world. Consequently, we can no longer conceive viable and sustainable development solutions without integrating youth as a key component of development strategy worldwide....
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MOROCCO: USAID Life Skills Training Deters Child Marriage

February 20, 2013

“I’m especially pleased by Morocco’s commitments to take on the deeply troubling problem of child marriage. We know that child brides are less likely to get an education, more likely to face life-threatening problems, particularly around child birth and delivery, which not only shortchanges them but can even rob them and their communities of their lives and talents. “...
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YEMEN: Rising from the Rubble

November 28, 2012

YEMEN: Rising from the Rubble Once upon a time, the city of Sana’a was legendary for its beauty, prosperity and cleanliness. In the 9th–10th century, the Yemeni geographer al-Hamdani was supposed to have said: "The least dwelling there has a... Read More
 

MOROCCO: Keeping Teens in School

November 28, 2012

MOROCCO: Keeping Teens in School Some challenges transcend borders; undoubtedly though, solutions start locally, from within. Moroccans are currently experiencing a fourteen percent middle school dropout rate. A limited education for these youth often jeopardizes their future, resulting in long... Read More