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How a chicken co-op created a safe space for teens
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Over 12,500youth graduated from the program with over 61% of them being adolescent girls and young women
9,378adolescents and youth accessed Education, Employment, and Entrepreneurship opportunities
211partners have signed MoUs to facilitate access to education, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities
Former sponsored child Moses is now participating in the Youth Ready project. Through dance, painting and leadership, he continues to take steps of transformation.
The Vision for Vulnerable Youth Initiative (VVYI) is a program that engages with youth to improve their well-being by increasing access to education and connecting them to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. The program operates in Central and South America, and Africa.
Using the Youth Ready curriculum, World Vision works with young people aged 14–29 who are both in and out of school. The curriculum is a holistic, multi-sectoral course that brings social, emotional and values-based learning together with life skills and literacy training.
Types of training and support include:
VVYI has operated in three phases. Phase one began in 2017 and operated in El Salvador and Honduras. Phase 2 ran from 2020-2023 and expanded the program to five more countries: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru. A third phase is now underway in 2024 and runs to 2026. It includes the previous countries and adds three more: Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania.
How a chicken co-op created a safe space for teens
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