The objective of the consultancy was to carry out a Study on the Effectiveness of the Entra21 Program – Phase II (Linking Disadvantaged Youth to Quality Jobs) in increasing the employability of young people in situations of higher risk or social disadvantage.
The Entra21 Program, financed by the MIF and other donors, and executed by the International Youth Foundation through partner institutions in most Latin American and Caribbean countries, aimed to improve the employability of disadvantaged youth in Latin America and the Caribbean through training and job placement projects. After a successful first phase, in 2007, the entra21 program launched a second phase targeting 50,000 low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 29 who would participate in two types of projects: i) on a larger scale and ii) for youth in situations of greater risk or social disadvantage (called the New Groups sub-component).
SISTME assembled a team of professionals who worked in Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru to evaluate the effectiveness of the Entra21 Program. Preliminary results were presented at a youth event organized by IYF in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and the final presentation was made at the Youth Partnerships Employability Conference organized by IYF in Washington, USA.
(2011) Quito. Ecuador
FINANCING AGENCY / DONOR: International Youth Foundation (IYF)
EXECUTING AGENCY: E-DÚCATE
DONOR COUNTRY: United States
CONSULTANCY: Project & Program Evaluation
(2011) Managua. Nicaragua
FINANCING AGENCY / DONOR: International Youth Foundation (IYF)
EXECUTING AGENCY: Catholic Relief Services -CRS
DONOR COUNTRY: United States
CONSULTANCY: Project & Program Evaluation
(2011) Asunción. Paraguay
FINANCING AGENCY / DONOR: International Youth Foundation (IYF)
EXECUTING AGENCY: Center for Information and Resources for Development -CIRD
DONOR COUNTRY: United States
CONSULTANCY: Project & Program Evaluation
(2011) Lima. Perú
FINANCING AGENCY / DONOR: International Youth Foundation (IYF)
EXECUTING AGENCY: Higher Institute of Technology of Peru -TECSUP
DONOR COUNTRY: United States
CONSULTANCY: Project & Program Evaluation
