Displaced Youth Program

  • Date Posted: February 3, 2012
  • Organizations/Projects: Women's Refugee Commission
  • Donor Type: Foundation

This fact sheet highlights the Women’s Refugee Commission’s Displaced Youth Initiative (2008-2011), a multi-country global advocacy initiative that sought to increase international attention and support for appropriate education, training and employment programs that prepare displaced youth for greater economic self-sufficiency. A final synthesis report of the Displaced Youth Initiative, “Tapping the Potential of Displaced Youth: Guidance for Nonformal Education and Livelihoods Development Policy and Practice,” was also released.