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Creating, matching and improving 230.000 jobs for young women and men
in Subsaharan Africa and the Middle East.
The Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) is a 7-year programme funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Fund is managed by the Palladium Group, Randstad and VSO.
Our Impact
Empowering Women in Digital: Sara Muawad’s Journey with Madfoatcom
For many students in their final years of college or university, a mix of eagerness and fear about the future begins to build. This blend of emotions can be both motivating and challenging, sometimes taking a toll on their confidence. In contexts like Jordan, where a significant portion of the young population is unemployed, the situation is even more daunting. Young women face additional challenges due to gaps in digital literacy, compounded by an unfavorable employment environment.
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Empowering Women in Digital: Sara Muawad’s Journey with Madfoatcom
For many students in their final years of college or university, a mix of eagerness and fear about the future begins to build. This blend of emotions can be both motivating and challenging, sometimes taking a toll on their confidence. In contexts like Jordan, where a significant portion of the young population is unemployed, the situation is even more daunting. Young women face additional challenges due to gaps in digital literacy, compounded by an unfavorable employment environment.
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Breaking Barriers Beyond Borders: Ishobora Allen’s Journey from Refugee to Resilient Farmer
Nigerian women working in the agricultural sector are negatively impacted by various systemic barriers. With limited access to land, financing, and technology they are often relegated to manual, low-income roles. Cultural norms and gender-based stereotypes also influence their access to roles that are usually taken on by men, for example in mechanisation or as tractor drivers, as they are seen as “too manly” for women. Being surrounded by such beliefs can be discouraging for young women trying to enter the growing AgriTech sector. Yet, three talented and passionate women from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Abuja proved these beliefs wrong.
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Women Driving the Change in Nigeria – Literally!
Nigerian women working in the agricultural sector are negatively impacted by various systemic barriers. With limited access to land, financing, and technology they are often relegated to manual, low-income roles. Cultural norms and gender-based stereotypes also influence their access to roles that are usually taken on by men, for example in mechanisation or as tractor drivers, as they are seen as “too manly” for women. Being surrounded by such beliefs can be discouraging for young women trying to enter the growing AgriTech sector. Yet, three talented and passionate women from the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Abuja proved these beliefs wrong.
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Empowering Women in Digital: Sara Muawad’s Journey with Madfoatcom
For many students in their final years of college or university, a mix of eagerness and fear about the future begins to build. This blend of emotions can be both motivating and challenging, sometimes taking a toll on their confidence. In contexts like Jordan, where a significant portion of the young population is unemployed, the situation is even more daunting. Young women face additional challenges due to gaps in digital literacy, compounded by an unfavorable employment environment.
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INCLUSION APPROACHES TO CREATING, MATCHING, AND IMPROVING JOBS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE STUDY OF ECO BRIXS
People with disabilities (PwDs) face discrimination at multiple levels—in society, their workplace, and sometimes within their household. Negative attitudes are prevalent among family members and PwDs themselves, mostly due to a lack of awareness or education about disability, or implicit bias and stereotypes about their actual or potential skills.
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The Creative Sector and Youth Employment – Kenya
This paper is about how to leverage green jobs to realise the transition to a green economy. The first step to achieving this is to create a better understanding of green jobs. To this end, following a literature analysis, we provide a mapping tool to help classify green jobs and measure their (potential) impact. The tool is based on four indicators: (i) sector; (ii) green business strategy; (iii) climate action; and (iv) green skills.
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The Creative Sector and Youth Employment – Kenya
This paper is about how to leverage green jobs to realise the transition to a green economy. The first step to achieving this is to create a better understanding of green jobs. To this end, following a literature analysis, we provide a mapping tool to help classify green jobs and measure their (potential) impact. The tool is based on four indicators: (i) sector; (ii) green business strategy; (iii) climate action; and (iv) green skills.
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Green and Digital Technologies: Are They Really Transforming Youth Employment in Africa’s Agriculture?
This paper is about how to leverage green jobs to realise the transition to a green economy. The first step to achieving this is to create a better understanding of green jobs. To this end, following a literature analysis, we provide a mapping tool to help classify green jobs and measure their (potential) impact. The tool is based on four indicators: (i) sector; (ii) green business strategy; (iii) climate action; and (iv) green skills.
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Shortlist’s Forecasting Green Jobs in Africa Report
This paper is about how to leverage green jobs to realise the transition to a green economy. The first step to achieving this is to create a better understanding of green jobs. To this end, following a literature analysis, we provide a mapping tool to help classify green jobs and measure their (potential) impact. The tool is based on four indicators: (i) sector; (ii) green business strategy; (iii) climate action; and (iv) green skills.
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The Creative Sector and Youth Employment – Kenya
This paper is about how to leverage green jobs to realise the transition to a green economy. The first step to achieving this is to create a better understanding of green jobs. To this end, following a literature analysis, we provide a mapping tool to help classify green jobs and measure their (potential) impact. The tool is based on four indicators: (i) sector; (ii) green business strategy; (iii) climate action; and (iv) green skills.
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