Apr 9, 2015
By Elena Heredero Rodriguez
By Elena Heredero Rodriguez and Claudio Cortellese
The focus of the initiative New Employment Opportunities for Youth (NEO) is simple: to help 1 million young people in Latin America and the Caribbean prepare for the job market and find a first good job. The initiative sets out to achieve this by creating multi-sector partnerships with stakeholders in education, job training, and businesses. The theory is that together, they will address problems of youth unemployment, young people’s lack of work skills, and employers’ need for skilled workers. The goal is simple but the strategy to achieve it is not; the problem is complex, and difficult to address from a single perspective. It requires a systemic approach.