Generation T.B.D.

The GroundTruth Project and GlobalPost present "Generation T.B.D.," a global exploration of the youth unemployment crisis. Follow the journeys of 21 young journalists reporting from 11 countries on youth unemployment.

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The call: Generation jobless

The number of unemployed millennials around the world will shock you. But we're supporting an international effort to fix that problem. Check it out. #Ronation

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Why Bosnia has the world's highest youth unemployment rate

Twenty years after the war's end, ethnic divisions and a corrupt bureaucracy stifle the country's growth and drive youth to leave.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/141008/bosnia-youth-unemployment-rate

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South Africa's township youth see apartheid's legacy all around them

With a youth unemployment rate above 50 percent, the 21-year-old democracy is having trouble escaping its past.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/south-africa/140929/south-africa-township-youth-unemployment-apartheid

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Filipino youth left behind by outsourcing industry success

Business is good for call centers hiring young talent, but most millennials are finding they're not qualified for the available jobs.

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An Instagram photo by Pracheta Sharma, reporting with Gayathri Vaidyanathan in Punjab, India as part of the Generation TBD reporting fellowship on youth unemployment. 

Manjinder Singh, 28, got "garib"(poor) tattooed on his hand, when he couldn't find a job for 2 years and lost all hope of finding one at all. 

http://instagram.com/p/sC316EGmZj/?modal=true

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Why these young Nigerians aren't waiting for their government to help them

Nigeria is now Africa's largest economy but government corruption and incompetence make life "impossible" for millions. Young people like Mr. Jobs are working to create possibilities.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/nigeria/140818young-nigerians-tired-of-waiting

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How Youngstown, Ohio became a poster child for post-industrial America

Ken Bowman joins the line for a free lunch in the Youngstown Salvation Army canteen, just like he does every Friday.

Looking younger than his 21 years, his hair dyed jet black and wearing big, battered boots, Bowman plays heavy metal on his cell phone. He chooses a seat at the end of a table and sits hunched over his tray, his blues eyes furtively sweeping the room. The others sit in packs, regulars who've formed lunchtime friendships over their burnt coffee and peppered corn, discussing the jobs they once had and the government benefits they no longer get.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/140811/youngstown-ohio-post-industrial-generation-tbd

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Young, educated Iranians create a 'tsunami' of unemployment

Read the story and see the images by Generation TBD’s Iran fellows.

Photos by Maryam Rahmanian, writing by Yeganeh Salehi

"Iran’s population has doubled since its 1979 revolution, but the number of university students in the country has increased more than 25 times to over 4.5 million people."

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Media for millennials

"This month, for example, the GroundTruth Project, which trains young reporters as international correspondents, launched a project called “Generation TBD: Despair and opportunity for millennials in an uncertain global economy.” It will deploy 21 reporting fellows in 11 countries to dig into an issue legacy media has, at times, treated like a joke—the place of millennials in the economy today.

Although GroundTruth Project isn’t explicitly targeted towards any generation, it is distinctively millennial in its desire to make a difference in the world."

- See more here

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Spain's unemployed millennials rush to join the navy. Video by Juan Herrero, written work by Tik Root: 

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Countries with the lowest and highest youth unemployment rates.

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Egypt's young entrepreneurs work to fulfill revolution's promise

Read the story and see the images by Generation TBD's Egypt fellows.

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Reporting begins for our reporting team in Bosnia, Velma Saric and Elizabeth Herman. Photos by Elizabeth D. Herman

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12 ways to fix the youth unemployment crisis on Vox.com

Food for thought, folks. RT @voxdotcom 12 ways to fix the youth unemployment crisis http://t.co/vMzEaCrAhe #GenTBD

— Kevin Douglas Grant (@kevindgrant) June 3, 2014

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Update from the Philippines

A fog of mosquito repellent at a shelter site in Leyte where hundreds of people displaced by #Haiyan live. #GenTBD pic.twitter.com/kA3nPgj55F

— Coleen Jose (@ColeenJose) May 26, 2014

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The beautiful work of our reporting fellows in Brazil, Corinne Chin and Fabiano Leal. This piece is called 'Contra Copa,' and looks at the youth-led protests against the 2014 World Cup.

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VIDEO: Meet our fellows!