The Education Development Center has produced a cross-sectoral assessment of the Youth of Yemen, as part of a EQUIP3 USAID-funded initiative. The Yemen Stability Initiative (YSI) endeavors to address alienation among disaffected, disenfranchised, vulnerable youth ages 15–24. It addresses their difficulties through an array of activities and programs to increase their civic participation, life skills competence, health, violent extremism management and mitigation capabilities, and livelihood opportunities.

The study focused on key youth issues:

• Stability
• Unstable Economy
• Population Pressures and Growing Youth Bulge
• Rising Rates of Youth Unemployment
• Illiteracy and Educational Attainment
• A Wide Range of Health Concerns