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Collaboration between International Youth Foundation and Nokia shows positive changes in young lives

A 13-country Brandeis study of life skills programs run by the International Youth Foundation and Nokia demonstrates significant increases in young people's educational readiness, engagement in their communities, and their self-confidence and focus on the future. The study's results were released today during a symposium attended by international and US program and policy leaders at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

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