Abstract
Youth unemployment is a common problem in many countries. In the late 1990s Switzerland was no exception. Many adolescents who wanted to do an apprenticeship could not find one. Despite many state initiatives, school leavers found themselves without the ability to continue with a vocational education programme. Teenagers with learning difficulties and poor school performance records in particular had few chances on the job market. In this context the foundation The Chance (Die Chance — Stiftung für Berufspraxis in der Ostschweiz)1 was established in 1999 as a spending-down trust2 by Dr Markus Rauh and additional donors.
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Bethmann, S. (2014). The Chance: A Systemic Approach to Integrate Adolescents into the Job Market. In: Thümler, E., Bögelein, N., Beller, A., Anheier, H.K. (eds) Philanthropy and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137326256_4
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