Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference
Peace Corps
7,671 Peace Corps Volunteers work in 77 countries in projects defined by
the sectors of education, health, agriculture, environment, small
enterprise development and youth development. The specific activities
and outcomes of the projects are defined by local conditions. Youth
enterprise or livelihood activities typically fall in the small
enterprise development or youth development sectors. Common activities
include youth entrepreneurship education, financial literacy, workplace
readiness, mentoring or internship development and small enterprise or
income-generating training. In addition, Volunteers in all sectors
frequently support English education and information and communications
technologies (ICT) for young people.
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In 2009, 1.7 million boys and girls under 25 reached in a range of youth under 25 years of age Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Carribean, Africa, Australia and Oceania Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, China, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, The, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia Basic education, Financial education, Business training, Help with income generating activity, Safe spaces, |
