4.1 Scaling GoTeach/YouthCan!

Revision as of 12:09, 2 February 2021

4.1.1 YouthCan!

YouthCan! builds on the successful GoTeach global partnership model of SOS Children’s Villages and Deutsche Post DHL Group and aims to:

Create direct opportunities for young people, empowering them through training, mentorship and work experience to better transition into stable employment.
Build an action-oriented practitioners' network of existing and new corporate partners to visibly increase the measurable impact of corporate partnerships on youth employment and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Create evidence-based research that can be shared to improve youth employability practices at a national and global level.
Inspire and invite other global and local actors to replicate the model.

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Young people without adequate parental care can really benefit from mentoring, work experience, employability skills training. By helping them build their confidence and self-esteem, they become better equipped to compete effectively on the labor market. The aim of the YouthCan! initiative is to meet these needs with a unique and individualized approach. Thanks to its network of corporate partners from different areas of the private sector, YouthCan! is able to support young people’s pathways to employment - wherever their interests lie - by means of tailor-made skills training programs, job shadowing opportunities, internships and one-on-one mentoring relationships with corporate staff members. Corporate knowledge and infrastructure provide an ideal environment for young people to gain relevant skills and access to networks. In 2019, YouthCan! was active in 31 countries, reaching 5,700 young people and more than 1,700 volunteers. Diversifying the activities offered per participant and expanding upon existing programs to best suit the needs of our participants was one of the main focus areas in 2019.

These results stem in part from the continued commitment of its six global partners: AkzoNobel, Allianz, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Johnson & Johnson, Siegwerk and thyssenkrupp Elevator. Together, we continue to move away from conventional public-private partnerships to a new era of collaboration, where fostering exchange and encouraging teamwork is key to impact-oriented results.

Find out more about what YouthCan! accomplished on a global level in 2019 in our YouthCan! Facts and Figures report:

YouthCan! Facts and Figures 2019

Chapter lead	Andrea Colchado

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-YouthCan! follows the successful GoTeach global partnership model of [https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/our-international-corporate-partners-dpdhl SOS Children’s Villages] and [https://www.dpdhl.com/en/sustainability/society-and-engagement/educational-opportunity-and-employability.html Deutsche Post DHL Group] and aims to:
+YouthCan! builds on the successful GoTeach global partnership model of [https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/our-international-corporate-partners-dpdhl SOS Children’s Villages] and [https://www.dpdhl.com/en/sustainability/society-and-engagement/educational-opportunity-and-employability.html Deutsche Post DHL Group] and aims to:
-*Create direct opportunities for young people, empowering them through training, mentorship and work experience, to better transition into stable employment;
+*Create direct opportunities for young people, empowering them through training, mentorship and work experience to better transition into stable employment.
-*Build an action-centered practitioners network of existing and new corporate partners, to visibly increase the measurable impact of corporate partnerships on youth employment and the [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)];
+*Build an action-oriented practitioners' network of existing and new corporate partners to visibly increase the measurable impact of corporate partnerships on youth employment and the [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)].
-*Create evidence-based research that can be shared to improve youth employability practices on national and global level;
+*Create evidence-based research that can be shared to improve youth employability practices at a national and global level.
 *Inspire and invite other global and local actors to replicate the model.
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-Young people without adequate parental care need mentoring, work experience, employability skills training, as well as confidence and self-esteem to be able to compete effectively on the labor market. The aim of the YouthCan! initiative is to meet those needs with a unique and individualized approach. '''With its network of corporate partners from different areas of the private sector, YouthCan! is able to support young people’s diverse pathways to employment: with tailor-made skills training programmes, job shadowing opportunities, internships and one-on-one mentoring relationships''' with corporate staff members. Corporate knowledge and infrastructure provide an ideal environment for the young people to gain relevant skills and access to networks. In 2019, YouthCan! was active in '''31 countries''', reaching '''5,700 young people''' and more than 1,700 volunteers. Diversifying the activities offered per participant and expanding upon existing programmes to best suit the needs of our participants was one of the biggest focus areas in 2019.
+Young people without adequate parental care can really benefit from mentoring, work experience, employability skills training. By helping them build their confidence and self-esteem, they become better equipped to compete effectively on the labor market. The aim of the YouthCan! initiative is to meet these needs with a unique and individualized approach. '''Thanks to its network of corporate partners from different areas of the private sector, YouthCan! is able to support young people’s pathways to employment - wherever their interests lie - by means of tailor-made skills training programs, job shadowing opportunities, internships and one-on-one mentoring relationships''' with corporate staff members. Corporate knowledge and infrastructure provide an ideal environment for young people to gain relevant skills and access to networks. In 2019, YouthCan! was active in '''31 countries''', reaching '''5,700 young people''' and more than 1,700 volunteers. Diversifying the activities offered per participant and expanding upon existing programs to best suit the needs of our participants was one of the main focus areas in 2019.
-These results stem in part from the '''continued commitment of its six global partners''': AkzoNobel, Allianz, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Johnson & Johnson, Siegwerk and thyssenkrupp Elevator. Together we continue to move away from conventional '''public-private partnerships''' to a new era of collaboration, where '''fostering exchange''' and '''encouraging teamwork''' is key to impact-oriented results.
+These results stem in part from the '''continued commitment of its six global partners''': AkzoNobel, Allianz, Deutsche Post DHL Group, Johnson & Johnson, Siegwerk and thyssenkrupp Elevator. Together, we continue to move away from conventional '''public-private partnerships''' to a new era of collaboration, where '''fostering exchange''' and '''encouraging teamwork''' is key to impact-oriented results.
-Find out more about what YouthCan! accomplished on a global level in 2019 in the Facts and Figures report:
+Find out more about what YouthCan! accomplished on a global level in 2019 in our YouthCan! Facts and Figures report:
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