Youth employment promotion

The purpose of the initiative Alliance for African Youth Employability, launched by the International Youth Foundation together with other partners, is to help young people in Africa develop skills and strengthen attitudes and behaviours that will help them find and keep employment. It aims to promote employability and employment for more than 1 300 disadvantaged young people aged 14 to 29 who live in rapidly urbanizing areas of Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and South Africa.

• Focuses on disadvantaged youth;
• Includes vocational training, life and core work skills training, entrepreneurship education and business start-up assistance;
• Involves multiple stakeholders.