Amplifying Youth Voice and Energy to Create Solutions for Youth Employment
Original post: blogs.worldbank.org As a child, Alieu Jallow spent long hours each weekend herding goats and sheep in the bush near his village of Kerr Ardo, in the Gambia. Alieu and his 25 siblings all had to pitch in to supplement the income their mother earned from petty trading. That was never enough to sustain…
Creating Jobs Requires Economic Transformation and Investments in Human Capital
Creating new and better jobs is critical to ending extreme poverty and to fostering sustainable development. We know that jobs are the most direct pathway out of poverty. And the challenge is immense: 600 million new jobs will be needed over the next 15 years to keep employment rates stable. In many poor countries, too few-high productivity jobs are being created.
How Impact Sourcing is a Win for Vulnerable Workers and Their Employers
Read the original post here. Jobs are at the heart of development. But getting just any job isn’t enough. Women, youth and the poor are in special need of more productive jobs with better working conditions That’s where impact sourcing comes in. It’s a business model where large firms prioritize suppliers that hire and train…
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