The YES Campaign brings together diverse stakeholders, and works with them to (1) develop the capacity of youth to lead employment initiatives; (2) promote youth employment to address key development challenges; and (3) build in-country coalitions to develop national strategies addressing youth unemployment.

With little job creation expected in the public and private sectors in many developing countries, there is a desperate need to partner with youth, harness their creativity and drive, and provide them with the basic resources they need to create their own enterprises. We intend to create a global fund dedicated to fulfilling this mission, thereby unleashing youth entrepreneurship.

The YES Campaign strives to build the individual capacity of youth in order to create sustainable livelihoods and to establish an entrepreneurial culture where young people move toward formal employment. The 83 YES country networks are a unique platform from which to accomplish this goal, spanning many cultures, contexts, and geographies. To date, the lives of 1 million youth have been affected by YES programming and there has been extensive community re-investment. With the support of diverse stakeholders, networks organize and facilitate customized programming that relies on youth to drive the implementation process.
Since its launch in 2002, the YES Campaign has validated the concept that young people, if given access to the right resources, can effectively craft their own advancement opportunities.

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