Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
ProjectReducing Rural Youth Migration in Kenya - GCP/KEN/087/ITA 2022
Also available in:
No results found.The key focus of the project was on strengthening the enabling environment to provide alternatives to youth migration, and on harnessing the potential of migration for local development by directly supporting key policy processes in the area of migration, social protection and value chain development. The project engaged rural youth and other value chain actors in productive activities along agrifood value chains and assisted youth entrepreneurs to scale up their businesses along selected value chains. The capacity of youth was increased through technical and business training, coaching and business mentoring, as well as by facilitating access to markets, credit, input provision and non financial support services. At institutional level, technical assistance was provided in the review and finalization of five government policies. At field level, the project organized 1 087 young into 58 groups along four value chains (herbs and spices, improved local chicken, indigenous vegetables and pig) with high potential for employment and income generation. Relevant training was provided, along with assets and inputs worth USD 210 794 to support agro enterprises at farm level. Youth were also engaged in business to business roundtables, as a result of which 325 youth (190 male and 135 female) benefited from improved linkages to other markets and off takers. In terms of improving access to finance, 40 youth groups from 29 wards across the six sub counties benefited from loans totalling KES 5.7 million disbursed by the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. -
ProjectPromoting Decent Rural Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship in Benin, Cameroon, Malawi and Niger - GCP/RAF/494/MUL 2021
Also available in:
No results found.Africa may not reach its transformation goals, as defined in Agenda 2063, without fully harnessing the demographic dividend through investments in youth. While youth currently constitutes approximately 40 percent of the working age population, over 60 percent are unemployed. Although Africa has policies and programmes to tackle unemployment among rural youth, the different policies at both continental and national levels do not adequately address the challenges in a holistic and coherent manner. Rural youth need customized training models and curricula, given that most of them have not had the opportunity to obtain quality education and training. Policy interventions are also required to create opportunities for them. Against this background, the project aimed to create job opportunities for rural youth in agricultural value chains, and to support and facilitate preferential entry and participation for young women and men in gainful and attractive agribusiness opportunities. The project focused on four countries: Benin, Cameroon, Malawi and Niger. -
ProjectYouth Agri-Entrepreneurship for Rural Development - TCP/STV/3802 2024
Also available in:
No results found.The collapse of the banana industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines led to high unemployment, particularly in rural areas, with national and rural unemployment rates at 13.3 percent and 13.7 percent respectively. Youth unemployment is even higher at 26.7 percent and 28.6 percent. Despite this, the underutilized agricultural and fisheries sectors offer potential for self-employment. However, young aspiring entrepreneurs face significant challenges in starting agribusinesses, such as difficulties in accessing land, facilities, equipment and capital.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.