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Search by Keywords: Advanced Search Sign-up here! Subscription is free and allows you to receive email newsletters, alerts, and to access a comprehensive member directory and network with other development professionals. Sign-up here About this Report This Special Report provides a forum about the involvement of youth in development activities. Participating in this Special Report are our dgCommunities focused on: Afghanistan Reconstruction Capacity Development Civil Society Culture & Development E-Learning Gender and Development Glocalization Governance HIV/AIDS ICT for Development Knowledge Economy Microfinance Open Educational Resources Population and Reproductive Health Poverty Urban Development Youth for Development     Become a Development Gateway member, and you will be notified of our upcoming reports. Sign-up! See previous Special Reports here. Special Report From Our Members How Are Countries Promoting Youth Employment? Joblessness among young people is an important social and economic concern in many developing countries. How are youths coping with unemployment? What are countries doing to enhance job skills and employment opportunities? A Development Gateway survey asked its users: What is being done to promote employment for youths? Vietnam - Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung Youth in the ASEAN region have rather strong influence in changing many areas, such as society, economy, policy, etc. There are more and more young businessmen and owners of enterprises in the region nowadays. However, youth in ASEAN still have not been really dynamic to show their role in politics. Pakistan - Amera Salman Yunus I have worked towards female education and empowering women by teaching them not only income-generating skills but also to understand their own dignity as human beings. Officially there is a policy that male and female candidates should be treated equally but there is a case of "some are more equal than others." However this is changing especially in urban areas as more and more private and foreign companies bring business to the cities. Sierra Leone - Salis Bangs Sierra Leone has just emerged from 12 years of brutal war. Most youths were engaged in the war. They now want to forget the war and become engaged in self-development activities such as skill acquisition, education and more. Kenya - Elijah Khakame Youths are now getting partial government support through policy formulation and finance support to start their own small businesses. Sri Lanka - Azra Cader Many young people are vague about their future, waiting for opportunities rather than creating them for themselves. There is a feeling of political apathy among youth and resentment toward those who support the "winning side" and thus have access to employment and other benefits. Along with this disillusionment there is also distrust of the judiciary, police, bureaucracy, local government authorities etc. Thailand - Prayat Punong For the young, many employers employ openly on the black market, paying under minimum rate regardless of the law. The law cannot control it. Nigeria - Ayodele Ayoola The economic state of the nation is really affecting the youth nowadays. In Nigeria an average youth is not in a position to decide for himself and herself because the confidence is not there. There is no promise or elements of brighter future through the economy. Nigeria - Rachael Funke Olatunbosun There are many graduates roaming about our streets. Many have taken to armed robbery because of lack of job. South Africa - Jan Jordaan In the so-called developed world the youth plays a major part in influencing social trends particularly in fashion, music, art etc. This is done mainly because of the buying power in the hands of the youth in those societies. Because of the lack of material strength of the youth in the so-called developing world, this trend is less evident, but are visible in the major centers. Kenya - Jacob Nasong'o Youth are easily manipulated by the politically well-placed because they are unemployed. Crucially affected are youth in rural and slums in urban areas. Decisions have been made for them until the Ministry for Youth Affairs was created, but the politically placed persons are still influencing it. India - Anuradha Gupta The dream for a better life has overtaken the boundaries of nations. The extensive use of cable TV has provided youth with a peep into the world of developed countries, the problems faced by the poor in developing nations and the extremely quick transmission of news has made them more aware of their predicament. India - Vijay Jadhav Most young people are unemployed. Thus, I think when they have a job they will improve themselves. Email this page Sign-up Learn about AMP...   From Our Members What did Development Gateway members have to say in our Youth Survey? Should Youth Try to Influence Policy Change? How Are Countries Promoting Youth Employment? What Steps Sustain Health and Well-Being for Youths? Partners Key Resources 2007 World Development Report "Development and the Next Generation" 2006 Global Employment Trends for Youth: ILO UN World Youth Report 2007 UNICEF Voices of Youth Global Youth Network Glocal Youth Parliament Staying Alive Our Time Is Now: Young People Changing the World Employability, Leadership and Engagement, Health and Education Global Events Sept. 13-16: 3rd Global Youth Employment Summit, Nairobi, Kenya Oct. 29 - 31: UN Global Youth Leadership Summit Nov. 14-20: Youth and ICT Week: Making ICTs Available for African Youth Dec. 2-10: BBC: Generation Next Dec. 4-6: ITU Telecom World Youth Forum, Hong Kong Jan. 21-25, 2007. Brightest Young Minds Annual Conference, Australia Feb. 22-25, 2007: International Youth Volunteerism Summit, Chicago, USA

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