Driving trade, technology, agriculture, business, and financial services to create jobs, reduce poverty, and enhance food security.
The global financial crisis of 2007 left in its wake a population of frustrated and discouraged young people pushed out of traditional economic, political, and social pathways. Without access to steady jobs due to the economic downturn, on top of limited access to quality and relevant educational opportunities, youth around the world including in the Middle East, Central America, and North Africa reacted in powerful and noticeable ways.
DAI has responded to the call to action on youth employment. For more than 45 years, DAI has integrated the needs of the next generation into its programs by putting young people at the forefront of our initiatives. Leveraging private sector, foreign governments, and donor investment in areas such as agriculture, health, governance, and technology, DAI programs strive to create strong economic, social, and political systems so that young people can navigate their local communities and environments to empower themselves professionally, economically, and personally. DAI achieves this through programs in workforce development and entrepreneurship, education, health, leadership, and life skills.
Rashad Bibars is a senior development leader with more than 18 years of experience in designing and managing complex economic growth and private sector programs in Afghanistan, Jordan, and the Middle East in areas related to micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) and workforce development.
Craig Davis has more than 20 years of experience in international development, education and training, research and publication, technical assistance, and capacity building.
Caterina Valero is an international development professional with more than 30 years of experience in program management and implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Our assistance enhances local Salvadoran partners’ ability to improve human capital and strengthen job training and placement outcomes for vulnerable populations and for likely migrants.
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Read MoreThe Small and Medium Enterprise Assistance for Recovery and Transition project helps Palestinian SMEs and startups rapidly recover from shocks and put them on a path to revitalization, creating job opportunities for a growing—and young—population.
Read MoreThe Creando Mi Futuro Aquí (Creating My Future Here) Activity in Honduras works to increase the employment of young people at risk of irregular migration to the United States by increasing their educational and income-generating opportunities.
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Read MoreThe USAID Economic Resilience Activity works to strengthen the economy of eastern Ukraine in the response to recent regional instability.
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