Project profile — Youth Challenge International - IYIP Internships 2018-2021

• Liberia (4.00%)
• Gabon (19.56%)
• Djibouti (10.00%)
• Senegal (13.86%)
• Thailand (15.21%)
• Gambia (9.29%)
• Ghana (26.08%)
• Ethiopia (2.00%)

• Other Multisector: Multisector aid (43010) (100.00%)

• Youth Issues (significant objective)
• ICT as a tool for development (significant objective)

This project is part of Global Affairs Canada’s International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy. The IYIP is designed to offer Canadian post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain professional experience in international development. As part of the Innovate ME project, Youth Challenge International sends 92 interns to six countries. Interns address the following local needs: youth engagement and leadership development; environmental sustainability; youth livelihood, literacy and workforce development; youth access to technology; and the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics for youth, including applying them to real-life situations.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased efforts by Canadian youth interns (women and men) to secure employment through their internship experience, including in the field of international development; and (2) increased engagement of Canadian youth interns (women and men) as global citizens who support international development efforts in Canada and abroad.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2023) include: (1) 88 Canadian youth completed internships in international development in 10 countries- 54 in-person and 34 virtual internships; (2) 88 Canadian youth participated in pre-departure training and field activities in international development. It also includes varied activities to help them transition to the Canadian labour market or further their education; and (3) 71% of YCI Innovate ME project’s participating youth interns are employed or self-employed, and 10% returned to their studies.

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