Commitment with the Iberian-American youth

The Conference, organized by the Iberian-American Youth Organization (OIJ, for its acronym in Spanish), addressed the training and employment policies promoted by different countries, and the report "Invertir para Transformar" (Invest to Transform) was presented. This report was developed by the OIJ and ECLAC, with CAF's support.  

The report states that the work situation for the young population (between 15 and 24 years old) in Latin America and the Caribbean is precarious. Of the 108 million youths in the region, at least 7.8 million are unemployed; about 27 million are employed with low productivity and low salary jobs, without a contract, and without access to social security; and close to 16.5 million do not study or seek employment. For this reason, the publication suggests that to improve the youth employment figures in the region it is necessary to institutionalize an education, training, and employment system that is flexible for youths. The Director of Institutional Development stated that "This system should provide them with the competencies to find and keep a job, improve it, adapt to change, and be able to choose another job when they want one or loose the one they have". 

The Conference was the right place to present the initiatives to promote the integration of youths in Latin America, such as the #JovenCAF, which includes specific actions in the areas of training and innovation. Asinelli explained, "We want to help improve the levels of education, employability, and health, achieve societies that are more aware of their rights and with better capacities to reach development". 

In the framework of the Conference, CAF organized a working breakfast with the representatives of the Ministries, presented cooperation opportunities, and advanced on the discussion of specific projects. In addition, projects carried out with the OIJ that present collaboration advantages were analyzed. 

Prior to the meeting, in the city of Madrid, Christian Asinelli held working meetings with diverse institutions mainly dedicated to the areas of public management, institutional quality, and governance.