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Supporting rural youth entrepreneurship to reduce migration in Honduras

Year of publication 2015

Pages 2p.

Author Decent Rural Employment Team

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN No ISBN

Series number 2

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In Honduras, rural youth face considerable challenges in accessing productive and decent employment opportunities. Consequently, many young people have sought opportunities elsewhere. In 2010, the number of Hondurans legally living abroad was equivalent to about 7.5% of the country’s total population. In this context, FAO led the project "Human Development for Youth: Overcoming the Challenges of Migration through Employment", aiming to disincentive migration among rural youth by supporting them launch and run their own micro-enterprises.

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