Executive Summary (Results, Issues, and Next Steps Sample Clauses

Executive Summary (Results, Issues, and Next Steps. The top priority of the Youth Pathways - Mexico team (YPM) over the past quarter has been to finalize roles and responsibilities with our Global Development Alliance (GDA) partners and to establish the field infrastructure and staffing necessary to support the implementation of youth programs in Tijuana and Monterrey. After launching YPM in October, YouthBuild International is pleased to report the following accomplishments for the reporting period: • Hired a YPM Program Director and opened an office in Mexico City; • Established a YPM Project Team; • Met with USAID/Mexico Mission staff to launch the project and establish all protocols related to communication, reporting, branding, and financial management; • Established a new private sector partnership with ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, the largest builder of affordable housing in Mexico, which has agreed to offer practical work experiences and internship/employment opportunities to YPM participants; • Consolidated existing private sector partnerships with the Intel Corporation and PREI by defining the scope of work and respective tasks for each partner company; • Established new public sector partnerships with the municipal governments of Tijuana and Monterrey and with Ashoka that will leverage significant in-kind support for YPM; and • Identified, and successfully negotiated the use of, three community spaces in which to establish the Youth Encounter Centers (YECs) and implement field activities: the Community Centers of Camino Verde and of Granjas Familiares in Tijuana as well as in the Youth Center of Independencia in Monterrey. Given the above progress, YPM is now well positioned to facilitate the implementation of youth training, employment, and leadership programs in both target cities. In the next quarter (January - March 2013), we will focus on advancing the first four goals of the Year 1 Annual Plan. Our key objectives for next quarter are to: • Establish two YECs with functioning teams and to have both centers operational by March 31st; • Begin to design the technology and construction training programs in collaboration with our GDA partners (the Intel Corporation, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, and PREI); • Develop a model dropout prevention program and to select schools for this program in the target cities; and • Develop the Leadership Program. Please see Section 4 below for more detail and a timeline regarding next steps.