INFORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL: ENGAGING YOUTH IN FRAGILE, INFORMAL ECONOMIES International Rescue Committee Mercy Corps Plan International Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.
INVESTING IN AFGHANISTAN’S GIRLS Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places. Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.
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Investing in Afghanistan's Girls GIRLS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY • RELEVANT SKILLS • HOME-BASED BUSINESSES & NEW MARKETS • INCREASED INCOME • SOCIAL CAPITAL • RIPPLE EFFECT Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.
Creating a Dividend for Lasting Peace: Improving access to economic opportunities for vulnerable youth in post-conflict Burundi Nadia-Elise Gateka, IRC Burundi Child and Youth Protection and Development Program From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
General overview Beneficiaries : 1,800 rural vulnerable youth Goal: Improved livelihood opportunities for youth in post-conflict settings 8 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
Research Evaluation question: What is the impact of a youth vocational training programme on social and economic wellbeing of vulnerable young people in post conflict Burundi? Methodology: Randomised Controlled Trial (blocked person) Sample size: +/- 1,000 youth 9 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we achieve? 1. Increased proportion of young people earning a salary through stable paying jobs 2. Diversification of the types of employment 3. Improvement in economic status evident through higher proportion of personal possession 10 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we achieve? 4. Improved wellbeing, self efficacy and self esteem 5 No improved economic status in terms of land ownership for cultivation 6. Nutritional situation not affected (further research required to identify the reasons, also may have been influenced by timing of surveys) 11 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
3. How did we achieve it? Youth Apprenticeship model = 1. Entrepreneurship package (business skills, life skills, mentoring + savings led financial services + start up grants 2. Apprenticeship package = theoretical training + job The 3 provinces targeted by the project placement 12 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
Trades training Baking Sewing 13
Numeracy/literacy & Business skills 14
Post-graduation services Exhibit Mentoring 15
What did we learn? Girls protection 1.Make everyone sign a code of conduct ! 2. Community validation of trades trainers 16 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we learn? Tips for Girls effective participation 17 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we learn? Challenges for girls Often parents/husbands want to keep the girls at home to help them with house chores. < 30% of trades women meet criterias to be supported as trades trainers Poor diversification of trades in rural areas 18 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we learn? On Start-up kit and graduate mentoring Good: Associations with more girls than boys are more sustainable than those with many boys Pay attention: Low appropriation of kits by graduates. 19 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
What did we learn? During research Youth mobility Reporting on assets and earnings was biased during data collection 20 From Harm to Home | Rescue.org
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INFORMAL IS THE NEW NORMAL:ENGAGING YOUTH IN INFORMAL, FRAGILE ECONOMIES By Enica- Plan Zambia Youth Leader 2014 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit
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Thank you! Questions? Please contact Diane Mukuka at Plan Zambia for more information: diane.mukuka@plan-international.org
QUESTIONS? CONTACT Tara Noronha Mercy Corps tnoronha@mercycorps.org Ted Volchok Mercy Corps tvolchok@mercycorps.org Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.
THANK YOU Tara Noronha Mercy Corps tnoronha@mercycorps.org Nadia-Elise Gateka IRC Nadia-Elise.Gateka@rescue.org Diane Mukuka Plan Zambia diane.mukuka@plan-international.org Saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.
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