Awareness is growing of the importance of young people to the future of rural communities. In recent years the number of projects targeting young rural people has grown, but more needs to be done. These initiatives can be expanded by developing more systematic approaches to integrating youth issues into rural development projects and programmes. Measures to improve youth livelihoods should, to the degree feasible, take a comprehensive approach. They should encompass demand-side and supply-side factors, adapting complementary mechanisms that integrate training, job search, involvement of the private sector and measures to improve youth access to land, credit, productive inputs, advisory services and information. The following activities, arranged according to theme, may be adapted to programmes and projects to enhance impact on young women and men. Training involved participatory community planning and needs assessment; delivering training, including entrepreneurship component; providing tools and equipment to trainees; implementing business plans developed in training;training the community in community enterprise systems; linking the community with local support mechanisms; making business links with other communities; and linking communities with local development plans and formal sector. It Works on institutional strengthening of community based organizations;employment generation;learning and sharing;and linking rural communities to national planning processes. It aims to support sustainable livelihood opportunities in remote rural communities with focus on youth.
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Publisher:
IFAD
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Publication
in English
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Keywords:
YOUNG ADULTS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, CHILD LABOUR, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WATER MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURE, AGRIBUSINESS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCES, LITERACY PROGRAMMES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES
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Thematic Group:
IFAD
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Thesaurus:
14.05.03
- Social Development
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