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Building Youth Life Skills: 6 Lessons for Government Officials

by Clemencia Cosentino; Poonam Ravindranath; Swetha Sridharan

Jun 27, 2019
  • Children and Youth
  • Education and Literacy
  • International Development

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There is growing recognition that youth need more than academic knowledge and technical expertise to transition successfully into employment and adulthood (Dupuy et al. 2018). They also need "life skills," a set of cognitive, personal, and interpersonal strengths that position them for success in their lives and livelihoods. Life skills can enhance young people's agency and resilience, improve their psychosocial well-being, and predict a range of long-term outcomes, including health, job performance, and wages (Kwauk et al. 2018; OECD 2018; Kautz et al. 2014). The Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education (PSIPSE), a donor collaborative, has invested in 18 projects that focus on developing life skills among youth (see left). Mathematica, the PSIPSE's learning partner, recently conducted an in-depth study of these projects. The study used interviews with implementing organizations, an extensive review of project documents and evaluation reports, and high-level literature and landscape scans to examine project experiences, set them in context, and draw out lessons for a range of stakeholders. This brief summarizes the lessons for government officials—on how to successfully devise, roll out, scale, and strengthen life skills policies for youth in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

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  • Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
  • Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education

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  • Mastercard Foundation
  • Echidna Giving
  • Dubai Cares

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  • Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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  • Issue/Policy Brief

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  • English

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  • Africa (Eastern) / Kenya
  • Africa (Eastern) / Tanzania
  • Africa (Eastern) / Uganda
  • Africa (Southeastern) / Malawi
  • Africa (Western) / Nigeria
  • Asia (Southeastern) / India
  • Africa (Central) / Rwanda
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Title: Building Youth Life Skills: 6 Lessons for Government Officials
Publication date 2019-06-27
Publication Year 2019
Authors Clemencia Cosentino , Poonam Ravindranath , Swetha Sridharan
Copyright holder(s) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. , Partnership to Strengthen Innovation and Practice in Secondary Education
Geographical Focus Africa (Eastern) / Kenya , Africa (Eastern) / Tanzania , Africa (Eastern) / Uganda , Africa (Southeastern) / Malawi , Africa (Western) / Nigeria , Asia (Southeastern) / India , Africa (Central) / Rwanda
Keywords skills development , grantees , teachers
Document type Issue/Policy Brief
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/building-youth-life-skills-6-lessons-for-government-officials.html
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