“Too many investments and programs focus on enabling young people to develop technical skills. For example, if someone wants to be a chef, they learn how to cook, or if they want to repair mobile phones, they acquire that skill. However, the real problem to be solved is just as much—if not more—about building aspiration and the agency to make independent choices. It’s about figuring out what I want to do, identifying the resources I need to make it happen, and, most importantly, developing the resilience to sustain my job once I have it.” – Ruchi Mathur, Co-founder and Vice Chairperson, Lighthouse Communities Foundation at Aspen Ideas Festival by the The Aspen Institute, addressing issues around youth unemployment.
Watch this insightful discussion on “The Power of Place: Youth Opportunity in Latin America, India and Africa”
Panelists: Maria Paula Macías Acosta | Sarah Keh | Tatenda Mazambani
Moderated by: Jamie McAuliffe