S4YE, housed in the Labor and Skills Global Solutions Group with Social Protection Global Practice of the World Bank, is financed by the Jobs Umbrella Multi-Donor Trust Fund. The current donors to the Jobs MDTF include Austria (Federal Ministry of Finance), Germany (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ), Italy (Ministry of Economy and Finance), Sweden (International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida), United Kingdom (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), Austrian Development Cooperation and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ).
TURNING CRISIS INTO OPPORTUNITY
Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE) is a global network of donors, governments, foundations, private sector companies, NGOs and youth that supports innovations in programs which enable an increasing number of young people to engage in dignified and productive work.
Curating Innovations
Curating Innovations
Youth Employment Lab - A platform to pilot operational innovations and scale up successful programs.
Knowledge
Knowledge
Shared resources and evidence of effective youth employment programs.
Partnership
Partnership
Cross sector collaboration to transform the youth employment landscape.
Youth Employment Lab
S4YE is creating a Youth Employment Lab to develop operational innovations with potential for scale in cooperation with World Bank regional teams. This platform aims to ensure that youth acquire the right skills required by employers, leverage workplace-based opportunities, and support entrepreneurial youth boost their business productivity.