The Internationa Youth Foundation (IYF) announced the launch of YouthMap, a new innitiative together with the U.S. Agency for International Development in order to collect data to obtain a comprehensive picture of the youth in the specific countries. IYF explains that this kind of research was necessary to tailor programs that effectively link in with the realities of the youth in these countries.

IYF's president and CEO William S. Reese commented: "Gaining a real understanding of the conditions that young people are facing in their communities, as well as their aspirations for the future, is absolutely essential if we are to design and implement programs that are relevant to their needs. This is a terrific opportunity for us to dig deeper into how young people across Africa view their lives and what kinds of skills or opportunities they think they need to be successful."

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