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Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy: An Action Plan for Wales 2010-15 (YES Strategy), updated by Prosperity for All: Economic Action Plan 2017-20211

Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy: An Action Plan for Wales 2010-15 (YES Strategy), updated by Prosperity for All: Economic Action Plan 2017-20211

The early 2000s in Wales marked a time of low economic activity, and of relatively high numbers of businesses in low value-added sectors and low numbers of businesses in the knowledge economy. To address these problems and more, the Welsh Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy (YES Strategy) of 2010 is developed through broad consultations with stakeholders and taking into account lessons learned from its precursorRead more

Senegal’s National Strategy Promotion of Green Jobs

Senegal’s National Strategy Promotion of Green Jobs

In 2015, with the support of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), the Government of Senegal elaborated Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (SNEV Strategy) in a participatory manner. The SNEV Strategy is in part being implemented through the Support Programme for the Creation of Green Jobs Opportunities (PACEV), whichRead more

Scotland: Developing the Young Workforce

Scotland: Developing the Young Workforce

Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) is Scotland’s youth employment strategy and commitment to improving the skill levels of young people to adapt to market requirements. The programme’s headline target, to reduce youth unemployment by 40% by 2021, has been reached four years ahead of schedule and the Government is determined to build on this progress.Read more

Constitution of Nepal

Constitution of Nepal

The Constitution of Nepal (2015) marked a major achievement for the country’s peaceful transition to democracy following the civil war between 1996 and 2006. The Constitution introduces a competitive multi-party democratic system, civic freedom, fundamental rights, human rights, periodic elections, voting rights, full freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary. It provides a visionRead more

Rwanda’s Initiative YouthConnekt

Rwanda’s Initiative YouthConnekt

YouthConnekt is a unique, home-grown and innovative initiative that connects youth to government employment, private sector as well as entrepreneurship opportunities and off-farm jobs. It provides a set of policies for youth empowerment, but also looks beyond to provide a virtual platform that connects youth, the private sector and the government through social media andRead more

South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme

South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme

South Africa’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) shows how a large-scale cross-ministerial public works programme can achieve great success. Launched in the context of endemic unemployment, the EPWP provides income relief through temporary work. Its cross-cutting expansion beyond the infrastructure sector to include non-state, social, environmental and cultural sectors has successfully tackled endemic unemployment. TheRead more

Council of Europe’s Co-Management System of the Youth

Council of Europe’s Co-Management System of the Youth

The Council of Europe’s Co-Management System is the longest-standing practice of participatory decision-making in the world, and one of the very few examples of shared decision-making between governments and young people with power shared in full 50:50 parity. Through its constant training and education, as well as its continuous grant-making, the Council of Europe hasRead more

Estonia’s Youth Field Development Plan 2014–2020

Estonia’s Youth Field Development Plan 2014–2020

Estonia’s Youth Field Development Plan 2014–2020 is a comprehensive government policy for young people and the youth sector. It is knowledge-based and evidence-informed, participatory in development and implementation, gender-responsive, employs a holistic approach to youth development, and is fully resourced. It is one of the first youth policies globally to fully respect the Baku PrinciplesRead more