Under the EQUIP3 mechanism, USAID/ Yemen tasked the Education Development Center (EDC) to conduct a rapid cross-sectoral assessment of youth in Yemen with funds provided by Section 1207 of the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act to establish or promote stability in certain key countries. The guidelines for these funds are to focus on unstable areas; address urgent threats; and be of short duration, holistic, and multisectoral. 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. As such, these activities complement and, where appropriate, augment best practices in working with vulnerable youth in Yemen, including those conducted by the Government of Yemen and current USAID/Yemen programs in democracy and governance, health, primary education, and agriculture/economic development.