{"id":13866,"date":"2020-10-15T09:50:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T07:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rnw.media\/?post_type=news&p=13866"},"modified":"2020-10-15T09:50:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T07:50:52","slug":"in-the-works-economic-inclusion-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.rnw.media\/index.php\/news\/in-the-works-economic-inclusion-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Works – economic inclusion for youth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decent\u202f jobs\u202fand income are essential if young people \u202fare \u202fto participate fully in their societies. RNW Media is, therefore, proud to launch its new economic inclusion programme called, \u201cIn the Works”. The programme aims to ensure young people have equal opportunities to participate in the economic life of their country as employers, employees, entrepreneurs, consumers and citizens and have the necessary skills to flourish economically.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The importance of young people\u2019s economic inclusion as a pre-condition for peaceful and resilient societies is clearly stated in the United Nations Youth Strategy, \u202fYouth 2030<\/a>,\u202f and also in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The problem is urgent\u2014the global youth unemployment rate<\/a> is estimated at 13.6%\u202f but rises to as high as 30% in some parts of the world. Globally,\u202f20% \u202fof young people\u202f are \u202fnot in employment, education or training, and young women are twice as likely as young men to face that situation. \u202fThe problem is also a growing one, with some 40 million young people\u202f (15 -24) \u202fentering the \u202flabour \u202fmarket every year. Even when young people can find work it is often unsatisfactory\u2014of the 429 million young workers worldwide, around \u202f126 \u202fmillion, or \u202f30%, are\u202f working in\u202f poverty.<\/p>\n

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A holistic approach
\n<\/strong>The In the Works programme takes a comprehensive, holistic approach, looking at the whole young person and their potential. The four pillars of the programme are: skills development for employment (technical and soft skills); youth entrepreneurship; connecting young people to opportunities (matching supply and demand); advocacy on social norms and labour laws. Cutting across these programme pillars is a robust gender-responsive approach that addresses the specific experiences, needs and concerns of girls and young women and seeks to contribute towards SDG5, gender equality.<\/p>\n

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Power of digital
\n<\/strong>In the Works takes digitalisation at its word. Social media platforms provide young people with a range of benefits and opportunities to empower themselves in a variety of ways: they open the door to unprecedented information, present employment and financial opportunities for billions of people worldwide and enable young people to maintain social connections and support networks that otherwise wouldn’t be possible. Our In the Works programme harnesses the power of digital media to promote economic opportunities for young people.<\/p>\n

The Masaraat platform which was launched as part of our Citizens\u2019 Voice programme in 2019 to support young people\u2019s economic inclusion in Egypt has now been brought under the In the Works umbrella. We are also planning to launch a new platform in Nigeria with the engagement of Microsoft Nigeria.<\/p>\n

In The Works – Factsheet<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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