Plan International has announced that the organisation’s ‘A Working Future Project’ has equipped 1,000 youths in Mwanza region, Tanzania, with relevant skills to engage in sustainable and decent work.
The international humanitarian organisation said that the project aimed to increase the skill set of the youth between the ages of 15 and 24 in order to better prepare them for the labour market.
Development Diaries gathered that beneficiaries of the project were trained in tailoring and aluminium work amongst other job skills.
Plan International’s project is in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that prioritises decent work and economic growth for all.
‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’, the SDG eight reads.
A research by the University of Dodoma, Tanzania, revealed that skills mismatch and low school-leaving age have contributed to the high youth unemployment rate in the country.
66 percent of the population of Tanzania is made up of youths who are under 25 years, and 2016 data from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) showed that youth unemployment in Tanzania stood at 11.5 percent.
‘In partnership with [TAHA Tanzania], [Small Industries Development Organisation] and [VETA Tanzania], we are implementing the “A Working Future Project” to enable 1,000 youths in Mwanza region aged 15–24 years to engage in sustainable, decent work opportunities’, Plan International twitted.
‘The youths make up a vital portion of any nation and their contribution to economic growth is substantial.
‘Despite their importance, most of them, especially in Africa, still encounter significant challenges in the employment market. This project aims at targeting the big challenge facing youths now, especially of lack of jobs’.
Source: Plan International
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