The Young Africa Works Strategy
Youth Employment through Country-based Integrated Programming in Africa
Our Goals
30 million young Africans, particularly women, in dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. Ten country success stories influencing neighbouring countries in the region.
The Challenge
Africa’s multi-decade demographic boom holds tremendous potential for inclusive growth, but the millions of young people entering the labour market each year haven’t acquired the skills demanded by the market so they have difficulty finding work and starting businesses.
- Small businesses in Africa lack the finances and expertise to grow and create jobs.
- Addressing this challenge could have a transformative impact on the continent.
What We Will Do
Work collaboratively in 10 countries to design and implement tailored programs based on a country’s economic priorities and needs to connect supply and demand sides of the labour markets.
- Strengthen Financial and Sector Markets: To grow employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.
- Enchance Labor Markets: Connect job seekers, education institutions, and employers.
- Bolster Education and Training Systems: To equip young people with the skills they need for today and in the future.
How Will We Do It
- Engage and empower young people, particularly young women, as transformational leaders. Leverage technology and innovative financial tools for greater impact.
- Share knowledge and advance global discussions on the Future of Work in Africa so others join the challenge.
- Support African institutions to advance change in their countries. Lead with our culture and values of humility and listening to others.
Where We Work
We are currently working with over 400 partners in more than 30 countries.
Our focus on enabling 30 million African youth to access dignified and fulfilling work and 100,000 Indigenous youth in Canada to transition to meaningful livelihoods has expanded our work globally.
