Improving employability for at-risk youth : the Dominican Republic's Youth Development Project (English)

Poverty traps youth with insufficient education, life skills or job skills, making the transition from school dropout to the workplace difficult, and perpetuating the cycle as their children are then raised in poverty. Providing life skills, technical skills, an internship, and a second chance at formal education can enhance the employability of poor youth. This issue presents the Dominican Republic's Youth Development Project, a $30 million investment...

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Mcginnis,Linda;

Vermehren,Andrea;

Holland,Peter Anthony;
Document Date
2006/06/01
Document Type
Newsletter
Report Number
37272
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Improving employability for at-risk youth : the Dominican Republic's Youth Development Project
Keywords
youth

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Mcginnis,Linda; Vermehren,Andrea; Holland,Peter Anthony.

Improving employability for at-risk youth : the Dominican Republic's Youth Development Project (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/420531468053708932

Improving employability for at-risk youth : the Dominican Republic's Youth Development Project (English)

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