Youth in Action for Change Youth are in a central role in developing their communities and societies as well as in poverty reduction. In Paraguay youth face multiple challenges for their social and economic participation. Main challenges relate to lack of quality education occupatio
nal training and decent work possibilities and to lack of participation structures. Considering this the overall objective of the Project is to promote and enhance youth?s social and economic participation. The specific objective is to empower 700 disadvan
taged youth 15 to 29 years of age in Departments of Central Misiones Cordillera Caaguazu and Caazapa in Paraguay through training in life skills employability skills entrepreneurship support and social participation support. The aim is to enhance the possi
bilities for youth?s joined actions. In order to enhance youth?s possibilities for participation and economic involvement teachers? capacities and public sector support structures are strengthened. The total number of direct beneficiaries is 880 including 
school youth out of school youth youth groups and associations secondary school teachers and public sector employees.FCYF?s local partner organization in Paraguay is CIRD Centro de Informacion y Recursos para el Desarrollo. The crosscutting themes of Finla
nd?s Development Policy are included in the Project through mainstreaming gender equality and environmental sustainability and through decreasing inequality by focusing on most vulnerable youth.