EQUIP3

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A cross-sectoral youth assessment analyzes the needs and resources of youth as well as the policies and programs that impact youth development in a given country or region. This effort aims to foster collaboration across multiple sectors in order to meet the holistic needs of youth in developing countries. The assessments integrate qualitative data about youth knowledge, perceptions, and skills with quantitative data on the status and performance of youth and programs in different sectors designed to meet youth needs. The assessments then inform USAID Missions for planning and programming.

We have particular experience in the areas of Youth Assessments , Program Design and Implementation , and Monitoring and Evaluation .

The Educational Quality Improvement Program 3 (EQUIP3) is designed to improve earning, learning, and skill development opportunities for out-of-school youth in developing countries. We strive to continually involve and engage young women and men as we work with countries to improve youth-related policies and programs. We also provide technical assistance to USAID and other organizations in order to build the capacity of youth and youth-serving organizations.

Youth Employability Skills (YES) Network, Macedonia The new EQUIP3 program, YES (Youth Employability Skills) Network will connect the supply and demand side of labor in Macedonia through various interventions in order to raise the quality of workers and connect them more readily to jobs. The project will build and extend the capacity of VET schools and employment services agencies to improve the work readiness of VET students and unemployed youth; and to provide services and respond to changing market needs by linking the institutions and instructors to the private sector.

Developing effective programs for conflict-affected youth requires targeted assessment and appraisal work in order to understand their existing developmental assets, identify key gaps in their basic education and livelihood development skills, and ensure buy-in among more marginalized cohorts of youth. EQUIP3 has worked with USAID Missions in a number of conflict-affected countries to jointly carry out such work, and this has informed the latter development of a number of innovative and responsive programs.

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