Tagged: skills development

  • January 10, 2023

    High-growth careers require soft skills, too

    Written by
    Mercedes Matrille, Country Director for Avanza – Dominican Republic, FHI 360

    The Dominican Republic has one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America, yet its employers are struggling to find qualified applicants for jobs such as software development and nursing. Furthermore, young people between the ages of 15 and 24 face high unemployment rates.

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  • November 5, 2020

    Ask girls what skills they want!

    Written by
    Sagri Singh, Senior Advisor, Gender Equality, Programme Division, UNICEF
    Andrea M. Bertone, Director, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, FHI 360
    Natasha Harris-Harb, Youth Engagement Advisor, United Nations Girls Education Initiative

    As the world marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, the global community must take action and be bold in realizing our collective vision of a gender-equal world by intentionally investing in and advancing a girl-centered approach to development. We believe that girls should be front and center at driving solutions to the problems they face, thereby increasing the pipeline of women leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers for tomorrow.

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