EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. (EDC)
USAID/Dominican Republic cross-sectoral at-risk youth assessment : final report
This report: (1) analyzes the structure and characteristics of the youth cohort in the Dominican Republic (DR); (2) reviews the issues facing youth and the resources available to address them in four sectors - education, economic growth, health, and democracy and governance; (3) presents the results of 40 youth focus groups that were implemented by the assessment team as a way of articulating what youth themselves see as their needs, aspirations and challenges; (d) reviews a first generation of 9 youth projects that have been funded by USAID/DR; and (5) provides recommendations for a new generation of USAID/DR sponsored youth programming.
2010
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Abstract
As a result of the assessment, the report recommends that USAID/DR establish a single youth program that provides a social safety net for vulnerable out-of-school youth within targeted geographic areas. The core target population for this program would be youth ages 10-13 who are out of school and youth 14-17 who are out of school and unemployed. USAID/DR funding would help enable a single institution or a network of institutions to provide services that enable targeted youth to return to school, connect with economic opportunities, improve their health and well-being, and engage more fully with their communities. (Excerpt, modified)
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