Youth

Guidance for Nonformal Education and Livelihoods Development Policy and Practice

Displaced youth have historically fallen through the cracks of humanitarian services and programming. This report, based on a multiyear (2008–2011), multicountry advocacy research project, provides guidance for humanitarian policy and practice on youth education and livelihoods.

New York City is home to resettled refugee and asylee youth from many countries. This report looks at the education, skills training and employment opportunities they were able to participate in while they were displaced and once they arrived in United States.

The Women’s Refugee Commission partnered with Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to develop introductory training materials to accompany the Market Assessment Toolkit for Vocational Training Providers and Youth. Our new “Step-by-Step Introduction to the Market Assessment Toolkit” offers guidance on how to use and adapt the toolkit efficiently and effectively in any conflict or post-conflict setting.

Watch accompanying training videos:

Part I - Introduction to the Toolkit

Part II - Choosing Your Tools

Part III - Market Observation Tool

Part IV - Sector-Specific Interview Tool

This report is based on an assessment in Southern Sudan in June 2010 to identify young women and men’s skills-building needs, challenges and opportunities; extract lessons learned from existing training programs; and document current and emerging demand for skills in the Southern Sudanese labor market.

A fact sheet on Women's Refugee Commission Displaced Youth Program.

A fact sheet on the estimated 22 million children and young people who are displaced by conflict who are often unable to attend school.

The Women's Refugee Commission partnered with the Population Council to provide a more accurate picture of the state of formal and non-formal education for displaced children of primary school age (6-14) in North and West Darfur.

In March 2009, the Women’s Refugee Commission partnered with a team of graduate students from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)’s Youth Education Pack (YEP) to field test the Market Assessment Toolkit for Vocational Training Providers and Youth.