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spelling okr-10986-109722021-04-23T14:02:53Z Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I) Cava, Gloria La Morgandi, Matteo Kaur, Iqbal Semlali, Amina BASIC LIFE SKILLS CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DROPOUTS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS FAIRS FAMILIES FEMALE FEMALES FORMAL LEARNING GENDER GENDER GAP GIRLS HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION JOB CREATION LIFE SKILLS LOCALITIES MINORITY MINORITY YOUTH NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PEACE PROGRESS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS QUALITY OF LIFE RISKY BEHAVIOR RURAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOL YOUTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL INTEGRATION TECHNICAL TRAINING TOLERANCE URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WAGES YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULT WOMEN YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WORKERS YOUTH YOUTH CENTERS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICES YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE The objective of this fast brief, presented in two parts, is to illustrate several concrete examples from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions of youth-focused Analytical and Advisory Activities (AAA), investment lending, and grant-funded engagements, which can inform the growing work program in the region. As highlighted in the policy note youth an undervalued asset: towards a new agenda in the MENA young people are becoming an increasing priority for MENA countries. If well utilized, the current youth bulge represents a demographic gift leading to investment opportunities as large segments of populations enter their productive peak years. However, if investments fail to be made or do not reach young people, the youth bulge may well turn into a drain on growth and society. 2012-08-13T13:44:29Z 2012-08-13T13:44:29Z 2009-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11419250/investing-youth-mena-region-operationalize-youth-interventions http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10972 English MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 10 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa
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topic BASIC LIFE SKILLS
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
DROPOUTS
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAIRS
FAMILIES
FEMALE
FEMALES
FORMAL LEARNING
GENDER
GENDER GAP
GIRLS
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
LIFE SKILLS
LOCALITIES
MINORITY
MINORITY YOUTH
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
PEACE
PROGRESS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
QUALITY OF LIFE
RISKY BEHAVIOR
RURAL COMMUNITY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL YOUTH
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL INTEGRATION
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TOLERANCE
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
WAGES
YOUNG ADULT
YOUNG ADULT WOMEN
YOUNG MALES
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH CENTERS
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICES
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH VIOLENCE
spellingShingle BASIC LIFE SKILLS
CITIZENS
CITIZENSHIP
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
DROPOUTS
ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAIRS
FAMILIES
FEMALE
FEMALES
FORMAL LEARNING
GENDER
GENDER GAP
GIRLS
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
INTERVENTIONS
INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION
JOB CREATION
LIFE SKILLS
LOCALITIES
MINORITY
MINORITY YOUTH
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
PEACE
PROGRESS
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
QUALITY OF LIFE
RISKY BEHAVIOR
RURAL COMMUNITY
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL YOUTH
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL COHESION
SOCIAL INTEGRATION
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TOLERANCE
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
WAGES
YOUNG ADULT
YOUNG ADULT WOMEN
YOUNG MALES
YOUNG MEN
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WORKERS
YOUTH
YOUTH CENTERS
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH FRIENDLY SERVICES
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH VIOLENCE
Cava, Gloria La
Morgandi, Matteo
Kaur, Iqbal
Semlali, Amina
Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
relation MENA Knowledge and Learning Quick Notes Series; No. 10
description The objective of this fast brief, presented in two parts, is to illustrate several concrete examples from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) regions of youth-focused Analytical and Advisory Activities (AAA), investment lending, and grant-funded engagements, which can inform the growing work program in the region. As highlighted in the policy note youth an undervalued asset: towards a new agenda in the MENA young people are becoming an increasing priority for MENA countries. If well utilized, the current youth bulge represents a demographic gift leading to investment opportunities as large segments of populations enter their productive peak years. However, if investments fail to be made or do not reach young people, the youth bulge may well turn into a drain on growth and society.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Cava, Gloria La
Morgandi, Matteo
Kaur, Iqbal
Semlali, Amina
author_facet Cava, Gloria La
Morgandi, Matteo
Kaur, Iqbal
Semlali, Amina
author_sort Cava, Gloria La
title Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
title_short Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
title_full Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
title_fullStr Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
title_full_unstemmed Investing in Youth in the MENA Region : How to Operationalize Youth Interventions (I)
title_sort investing in youth in the mena region : how to operationalize youth interventions (i)
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/09/11419250/investing-youth-mena-region-operationalize-youth-interventions
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