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Program Overview
The Youth Initiative for the Promotion of Peace (YIPP) Program, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), constructively engages disenfranchised youth in the North Caucasus by providing them with new skills and opportunities for economic progress and social cohesion. This three-year program began in September 2007, and is implemented by IREX in collaboration with the International Medical Corps (IMC) and other local partners. It offers civic and business training, and funds community projects initiated and implemented by youth. YIPP is also expanding youth access to mass information, including investments in internet capacity as a means for promoting greater access to information and communication among youth in the North Caucasus.
PROGRAM GOAL
To advance the economic potential and peace-building skills of young adults in the North Caucasus. Towards this goal, IREX and its partners will increase youth integration, promote healthy communities, and empower youth with the tools to serve as decision-makers and leaders in the North Caucasus.
Program Objectives
- Enhance youth professional and life skills to increase their economic potential and ability to participate meaningfully in development of their local communities
- Improve youth access to information and communication within the North Caucasus to generate innovative ideas for local community development
- Cultivate cultural understanding and values for a pluralistic society among youth
Program Activities
YIPP engages youth through a variety of specialized training programs, camps, internet access and other mass-media forums. Activties include:
- Vocational, technology, media, health, and civil education training tailored to local market demands
- Internships for youth
- Leadership camps for youth from the North Caucasus and other parts of Russia
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