The Educational Quality Improvement Program 3 (EQUIP3) was designed to improve earning, learning, and skill development opportunities for out-of-school youth in developing countries. The EQUIP3 Leader Award was launched May 1, 2003, and ended on June 15, 2012. EQUIP3 was a consortium of 13 organizations, led by Education Development Center (EDC) that together created a cohesive group with diverse capacities and areas of expertise. The following partners comprised the consortium:

• FHI360 (formerly AED)
• International Youth Foundation •
National Youth Employment Coalition
• Catholic Relief Services • International Council on National Youth Policy
• National Youth Leadership Council
• Opportunities Industrialization Centers International
• Partners of the Americas
• Plan International Childreach
• Sesame Workshop
• Street Kids International
• World Learning

The purpose of EQUIP3 was to engage and prepare out-of-school youth for their roles in the world of work, society, and family life. This report chronicles the objectives and final progresses of the EQUIP3 program.