4 Indirect Impacts of Life Skills Training in Kazakhstan
Akmoldir is 18 and building a laser to the moon, and Alibek, 17 years old, is working on a robotic solar tracker. Reading about the hands-on experience and work of participants in Zangar, in...
View ArticleIn Kazakhstan, Two Young Women Build a Future in STEM
Around the world, women are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. However, change is happening at the individual level. In Kazakhstan, Asylai Koszhanova...
View Article3 Takeaways from a STEAM Festival in Kazakhstan
To some, STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—might sound difficult, boring, or simply unfamiliar. Through the Zangar initiative in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, we've set out to support young...
View Article4 Benefits of Youth Engagement by Infrastructure and Natural Resource Companies
While so much about our world keeps changing—especially in the way businesses expand and contract, technology evolves, and careers are built or destroyed—certain industries will continue to power our...
View ArticleYoung People Tell Us What Safe Spaces Mean to Them
Every day, IYF recognizes the challenges and contributions of the world's young people and seeks to increase their access to opportunity. While we don't wait until the calendar nears International...
View ArticleCreating a Stable, Prosperous World Will be an Inclusive (and Messy) Process
Recently, Romina Bandura from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) stopped by IYF to present findings from The Future of Global Stability: The World of Work in Developing...
View ArticleAt Fab Lab Atyrau, Young People are Building More than Just Robots
A Fabrication Laboratory—known as a Fab Lab—is a space where young people can develop their technical skills through hands-on STEM activities while building creative problem-solving, critical thinking,...
View ArticleOn Day of the Girl, Hear from 11 Young Women About the Rights That Matter Most
Earlier this week, She’s the First and partner organizations unveiled a Global Girls Bill of Rights which will be presented at the United Nations today—October 11—in celebration of International Day of...
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