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  2. Youth empowerment - Wikipedia

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    Youth empowerment programs are aimed at creating healthier and higher qualities of life for underprivileged or at-risk youth. [1] The five competencies of a healthy youth are: (1) positive sense of self, (2) self- control, (3) decision-making skills, (4) a moral system of belief, and (5) pro-social connectedness.

  3. YWCA - Wikipedia

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    YWCA. The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC. The YWCA is independent of the YMCA ...

  4. Girls, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The Girls Inc. (Girls Club of America) movement was founded in 1864 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The organization's mission was to help young women who had migrated from rural communities in search of job opportunities, experiencing upheaval in the aftermath of the Civil War. [3][4] In 1945, fourteen charter Girls Clubs joined together to form a ...

  5. List of youth empowerment organizations - Wikipedia

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    Y. Young Men's Christian Association. Young Muslim Advisory Group. Young Religious Unitarian Universalists. Young Yatri Organization. Youth Activism Project. Youth Liberation of Ann Arbor. Youth on Board. Youth Service America.

  6. How 'Women's Empowerment' Lost Its Meaning - AOL

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    But the language of empowerment spread quickly to technocratic bureaucracies, including the World Bank, where women’s empowerment was an add-on to top-down lending programs, offering tiny loans ...

  7. List of women's organizations - Wikipedia

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    Arab Feminist Union – founded 1945. Associated Country Women of the World – international organization formed in 1933. The Association of Junior League International – Women's development organization founded in 1901. Beta Sigma Phi – founded 1931. Communist Women's International (1920–1930) – established to advance communist ideas ...

  8. Wendy Schaetzel Lesko - Wikipedia

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    Spouse. Matthew Lesko. Website. www.youthinfusion.org. Wendy Schaetzel Lesko is co-founder of Youth Infusion as well as co-founder of the Youth Activism Project. Lesko is an author of several books on youth-led advocacy, especially in the public policy arena, and recognized nationally as an expert on intergenerational collaboration. [1]

  9. List of youth organizations - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of youth organizations. A youth organization is a type of organization with a focus upon providing activities and socialization for minors . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In this list, most organizations are international unless noted otherwise.