YOUTH PROGRAMMING By AHMED ALI Program Specialist WHO
YOUTH PROGRAMMING By: AHMED ALI Program Specialist
WHO IS SHAQODOON? Shaqodoon aspires that young people living in Somali territories to realized their full potentialities and access to meaningful work opportunities as well as ecosystem development initiatives.
WHAT WE DO? EMPLOYIBILITY SKILLS JOB PLACEMENT AND LINKAGES TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SHAQODOON MENTORING AND COACHING ENTERPRENUERSHIP SKILLS
Available opportunities for youth § Business Development Services § Employment promotion program § Hargabits (Digital design school) § One Stop Shop Center § Startup Edge § Get Skilled – Pilot
Youth Employment – Achievement 2012 -2016? YOUTH ENTERPRENUERSHIP – SOMALILAND, PUNTLAND SOUTH CENTRAL SOMALIA 9600 had access to our employment support services has been trained on employability skill trainings people has been linked to jobs and internship opportunities 483 has found jobs and internship by their own effort as the result of the training 2480 621 483
Youth Entrepreneurship- ACHIEVED YOUTH ENTERPRENUERSHIP – SOMALILAND, PUNTLAND SOUTH CENTRAL SOMALIA 83 72 123 1, 198 has been linked to financial institutions jobs created by start ups has started up their businesses has been trained on enter premiership and financial literacy
FUND RAISED FOR YOUTH START UP’S IN 2015 v$650, 000 has been raised in 2015 v 600, 000 funds disbursed for 56 youth led start-ups v 50, 000 funds reserved for university students
WHO WE ARE PARTNER WITH IN YOUTH SECTOR? § International Organizations • Admas Smith International • Silatech • Spark • Butterfly Works • 1% Club • Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) § Financial Institutions Partners • Dahabshil Bank (Micro-Dahab) • Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services (KIMS) § Universities Partners • University of Hargeisa • University of Burao • East Africa University
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