Expanding Economic Opportunities for Women & Youth
Foundation, The Asia | May 2017
Abstract
While globalization has brought rapid growth to Asia over recent decades, many marginalized communities have yet to see significant gains. The Asia Foundation is working to ensure that young people from diverse backgrounds are able to participate in a growing economy. The Asia Foundation’s economic empowerment initiatives address the need to raise the standard and relevance of youth education and teach youth the skills necessary to enhance their contribution to their countries’ growth and development. Since September 2014, The Asia Foundation has been implementing the Aflateen program to provide social and financial education to youth, with the goal of inspiring and empowering girls and boys to lead responsible lives and to become agents of change. The Aflateen curriculum was developed by the Dutch organization Aflatoun International, and is currently being taught in over 100 countries around the world.
Citation
Foundation, The Asia. 2017. Expanding Economic Opportunities for Women & Youth. © The Asia Foundation. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9335.Keywords
Global Development Learning Network
Globalization And Development
International Development Strategy
Policy Development
Human Capital Development
Human Development
Human Resources Development
Skills Development
Management Development
Vocational Education
Curriculum development
Educational aid
Economic development
Industrial projects
Career development
Vocational education
Industrialization
Vocational training
Technological institutes
Job searching
Labor market
Work experience programs
Business planning
Human rights and globalization
Occupational training
Technological innovation
Labor and globalization
Manpower policy
Labor policy
Rural manpower policy
Career academies
Professional education
Inequality of Income
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