FROM PERIL TO POTENTIAL

S4YE is a global program that brings together donors, governments, foundations, private sector companies, NGOs and youth to support catalytic actions to increase the number of young people engaged in productive work.

As the World Bank Group’s dedicated program on youth employment, S4YE is uniquely positioned to leverage the World Bank's scale and influence to increase the impact of the global youth employment community.

Partnership

Partnership

Cross sector collaboration to disrupt the youth employment landscape.

Our Partners

Curating Innovation

Curating Innovation

Out-of-the-box thinking to experiment on the ground. 

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Knowledge

Knowledge

Robust evidence on effective youth employment programs.

Resources

Water Solutions for a New Climate Reality

Meet the 20 winning aquapreneur teams chosen to participate in the Accelerator Phase of our World Bank Youth Innovation Challenge!

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Thematic Areas

S4YE's Multi-Partner Working Groups on specific topics within three thematic areas: Future of Work (e.g. digital platform-enabled work), Inclusion (e.g. jobs for young women; youth with disabilities), and Frontier Topics in Emerging Sectors (e.g. circular economy; creative economy).

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S4YE is housed in the Jobs Group within the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice of the World Bank and financed by the Jobs Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Jobs MDTF). The current donors to the Jobs MDTF include Germany (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ), Italy (Ministry of Economy and Finance), Sweden (International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida), Austria (Federal Ministry of Finance), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.