Senegal: Nuorten voimaannuttaminen

Kolmivuotisen (2010-2012) hankkeen kautta pyritään vaikuttamaan nuorten korkeaan työttömyysasteeseen ja Senegalin talouskehitykseen avainsektoreilla. Hankkeen tavoitteena on edesauttaa syrjäytymisvaarassa olevien nuorten työllistymistä koulutuksen ja työharjoittelun kautta. Nuoret saavat koulutusta informaatio- ja viestintäteknologiaan, elämäntaitoihin, yrittäjyyteen ja työllistymispalveluihin liittyen.

Kohderyhmänä ovat 2200 työtöntä ja syrjäytymisvaarassa olevaa 16–29-vuotiasta nuorta Dakarin, Tambacoundan, Thìesin ja Saint-Louisin kaupungeissa. Suomen lasten ja nuorten säätiö toteuttaa hanketta yhdessä paikallisen kumppanijärjestön Synapse Network Centerin kanssa ja se saa Suomen ulkoasiainministeriön myöntämää hanketukea.

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 Lue nuorten tarinoita Senegalista.

Senegal: Youth Empowerment

The project aims to improve the employability of disadvantaged youth, ages 16 to 29, by providing demand-driven training in information and communications technology (ICT), life skills, entrepreneurship, and employment services. The project is implemented jointly by the Finnish Children and Youth Foundation (FCYF) and its local partner organization in Senegal, Synapse Network Center. The project is supported by the funding from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland to the development cooperation projects of NGOs.

Objectives

To improve the employability and life opportunities of 2,200 disadvantaged, unemployed young people in Senegal.  Participants will acquire employability, entrepreneurial, ICT, and life skills, as well as assistance with placement in jobs and internships and development of new enterprises.

• Youth will be equipped with transferable and marketable skills which will give them direct access to long-term career opportunities and improved livelihoods. 
• The project will support economic growth in key sectors in Senegal by supplying skilled, young people to the job market. It will also encourage employers to increase emphasis on training, and to contribute the professional development of youth.

Target group/beneficiaries

Direct beneficiaries: 2,200 disadvantaged youth ages 16-29.  Direct beneficiaries will include unemployed high school graduates, current students at training colleges and universities, and unemployed school drop-outs from the poorer urban centers and outlying rural areas

Indirect beneficiaries: 6,600 indirect beneficiaries, primarily include younger siblings and family members of program participants as well as youth employed by the small businesses started or supported by the program.

Implementation/Results

Program Outputs (over the three-year period):

• 1,500 youth trained in life skills, ICT, and employability skills
• 720 youth trained in life skills, ICT, and entrepreneurship skills
• Approximately 30 Passport to Employment sessions (each comprised of 40 training hours, plus 30 hours of coaching) offered to 1,500 youth; approximately 24 Empacto entrepreneurship sessions (each comprised of 64 training hours, plus 40 hours of coaching) offered to 720 youth.

Program Outcomes (over the three-year period):

• At least 1,100 young people (50% of program graduates) placed in jobs, internships, or self-employment within six months of completing training.
• At least 90 new youth enterprises incubated (roughly 30 per year).
• At least 1,200 young people (80% of Passport to Employment graduates) with enhanced employability and life skills, expanded knowledge, and work attitudes.
• At least 590 young people (80% of Empacto graduates) with enhanced entrepreneurship and life skills, expanded knowledge, and work attitudes.
• At least 1,750 young people (80% of program graduates) with increased options for gainful wage- or self-employment.
• Improved livelihoods of youth placed in jobs and self-employment, contributing to poverty reduction in Senegal.
• Increased capacity in employability and entrepreneurship training, job placement, and business development services at Synapse Network Center.
• Increased links between Synapse Center and partner organizations in public, private, and civil society sectors.

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