Caribbean Youth: strengthening income generation capacity and audiovisual production with inclusion, innovation and coordination

In Colombia?s Caribbean region COVID-19 has exacerbated an already precarious situation for young people: youth unemployment has reached record highs and a lack of available virtual schooling options has led many young people to desert the formal education system.

In Colombia this often translates into young people being recruited by armed groups or participating in other illicit trades.

However it can also lead young people to creating their own economic opportunities starting small businesses and mobilizing for positive change.

The IAF supports young entrepreneurs in growing their small businesses to assist in economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our grantee Corporacin Taller de Promocin Popular y Desarrollo Alternativo (Prodesal) is working with young people to generate new economic and cultural ventures train them in business development and audio-visual production and offer seed capital to launch their initiatives.