Centering Youth in the Green Workforce: Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship presents a viable option for providing decent employment to the world’s growing youth workforce, with green entrepreneurship growing faster than other sectors. 
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development: Natural Climate Solutions

When youth are supported in NCS sectors, this can help align green workforce development activities with local realities and market needs, facilitate skill building and local capacity development, create jobs, and enhance resilience.
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development: Intro

In partnership with Unbounded Associates, we developed a set of resources to help international development organizations design inclusive, green programming and prepare young people for the transitioning workforce.
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Workforce Development for a Resilient Future

By 2050, the United Nations estimates at least 47 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, Northern Africa, and Western Asia will experience a 62 percent increase in their youth population, accounting for more than 150 million additional youth that will be entering the global workforce.
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Reading for East Africa's Development

The READ IDIQ aims to improve student learning outcomes in basic education and expand access to education for all, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized populations. 
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Case Study: Climate Smart Agriculture

The Cascading Impact of Green Agri-preneurship on Youth Income Generation in Uganda: The Story of Byeffe Foods Company
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development: Agriculture

Youth employment and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector can provide direct career opportunities, promote positive economic outcomes along the agricultural value chain, and drive the adoption of climate-smart technologies.
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Alliance for Root Causes and Opportunities (ARCO)

The Alliance for Root Causes and Opportunities (ARCO) Activity aims to strengthen USAID’s strategic partnership with the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) by addressing the root causes that influence people from Central America to migrate to the United States through Mexico.
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development

In partnership with Unbounded Associates, we developed a set of resources to help international development organizations design inclusive, green programming and prepare young people for the transitioning workforce.
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Next Generation Early Grade Reading (NextGen) Activity

Since offering free primary education in 1994, Malawi has made remarkable strides in student enrollment, yet significant challenges to the quality of education have led to low literacy rates.
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