youth population. The design of the project also offers an opportunity to pilot innovative methods and address sensitive but essential subjects for youth healthy development, such as safe sex and family planning. Based on the evidence of the prevalence of risky behaviors among youth in Kazakhstan (see youth profiling section), it is important to consider including a component on healthy lifestyles (see table 2 for more information estimated benefits of health focus in youth programming). Table 2: Estimated cost and benefits of programs healthy lifestyles Benefits Benefits Program name Description (per Costs minus Youth) costs Community-wide intervention Project Northland designed to reduce adolescent $1,575 $152 $1,423 alcohol use. School Intervention to prevent and Life Skills Training reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol $746 $29 $717 (LST) and marijuana. Teen Outreach Prevent teenage pregnancy and $801 $620 $181 Program dropping out of school Group or individual intensive Multidimensional treatment for adolescents with Treatment Foster chronic antisocial behavior, $32,087 $843 $31,243 Care (MTFC) emotional disturbance, and delinquency. Note: Reproduced from Washington State Institute for Public Policy Rationale for public intervention The government expenditure for labor market programs over the period 2009 to 2011 fell from 0.32% of GDP in 2009 to 0.13% of GDP. Some of these initiatives also target youth (see box 1). These services require beneficiaries to be registered as unemployed. An analysis of these programs suggests that some programs target educated, but unemployed university or vocational college graduates in urban areas (for example, Youth Internship program). Many of these initiatives are carried out through national efforts such as the National University Student Networks or NGOs (see box 2). Young people with general secondary education or lower can access professional training courses, event-oriented initiatives and public works. These initiatives consist of the mobilization of young people during specific national sporting or cultural event, during the voting period, or devoted to caretaking or embellishment of public urban spaces. The Youth Corps project can provide a more balanced approach and open more opportunities to youth with fewer opportunities. World contributions Bank’s
youth population. The design of the project also offers an opportunity to pilot innovative methods and address sensitive but essential subjects for youth healthy development, such as safe sex and family planning. Based on the evidence of the prevalence of risky behaviors among youth in Kazakhstan (see youth profiling section), it is important to consider including a component on healthy lifestyles (see table 2 for more information estimated benefits of health focus in youth programming). Table 2: Estimated cost and benefits of programs healthy lifestyles Program name Description Benefits (per Youth) Costs Benefits minus costs Project Northland Community-wide intervention designed to reduce adolescent alcohol use. $1,575 $152 $1,423 Life Skills Training (LST) School Intervention to prevent and reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. $746 $29 $717 Teen Outreach Program Prevent teenage pregnancy and dropping out of school $801 $620 $181 Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) Group or individual intensive treatment for adolescents with chronic antisocial behavior, emotional disturbance, and delinquency. $32,087 $843 $31,243 Note: Reproduced from Washington State Institute for Public Policy Rationale for public intervention The government expenditure for labor market programs over the period 2009 to 2011 fell from 0.32% of GDP in 2009 to 0.13% of GDP. Some of these initiatives also target youth (see box 1). These services require beneficiaries to be registered as unemployed. An analysis of these programs suggests that some programs target educated, but unemployed university or vocational college graduates in urban areas (for example, Youth Internship program). Many of these initiatives are carried out through national efforts such as the National University Student Networks or NGOs (see box 2). Young people with general secondary education or lower can access professional training courses, event-oriented initiatives and public works. These initiatives consist of the mobilization of young people during specific national sporting or cultural event, during the voting period, or devoted to caretaking or embellishment of public urban spaces. The Youth Corps project can provide a more balanced approach and open more opportunities to youth with fewer opportunities. World Bank’s contributions
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