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Microwork for Youth (Pilot)

The Microwork for Youth Pilot project aims at strengthening the economic resilience of Yemeni youth that are currently profiting from unconditional cash transfer under a broader WB/UNDP project. It focuses on increasing the employment rate of poor, low-skilled and vulnerable young individuals and provides them with in-demand digital skills training, as well as access to income-generating opportunities in the microwork sector locally and globally.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Yemen	Employment & economic development Vocational training Employment creation Business support & economic inclusion Vocational training	01.09.2024 - 31.12.2026	CHF 2’000’000

The project in brief

Background	Yemen is in the 10th year of the current conflict and is going through a protracted crisis. Aid dependency has increased since the start of the crisis while at the same time the level of funding is steadily decreasing. A gradual shift towards more sustainable approaches is central – for example a focus on economic resilience, and strengthening local capacities. As a result of the accelerated digital transformation since the COVID-19 pandemic, microwork creates new income opportunities on digital platforms beyond the country’s borders. Supporting vulnerable Yemeni youth in acquiring digital skills and facilitating their access to employment platforms for microwork can become cutting-edge approach to development. This approach is particularly suited to low-skilled Yemeni youth in conflict affected areas, where local job prospects are limited.
Objectives	The overall goal is to strengthen economic resilience of poor and low-skilled Yemeni youth by promoting their access to income-generating microwork opportunities at national, regional and global levels.
Target groups	Individuals: 7000 young Yemenis from UCT house-holds (50% women, 50% men). Geographical coverage: The two districts Attawahi and Al-Mualla in Aden. Additional districts may be included if required to meet the targeted coverage level. This project is limited to the southern part of Yemen although World Bank and UNICEF are working according to a “whole-of-Yemen” approach.
Medium-term outcomes	1. Digital skills of low-skilled young Yemenis in remote areas strengthened. 2. Cooperation with private sector at local, re-gional and global levels established. 3. Youth currently benefiting from unconditional cash transfer have access to employment op-portunities in the microwork sector and can generate income.
Results	Expected results: Output 1: 7000 beneficiaries from UCT households successfully completed the digital skills training programme. Output 2: 3500 beneficiaries from UCT households generated income from at least two microwork opportunities. Output 3: 8 private sector organizations participate in microwork activities such as providing certified training sessions and employment. Results from previous phases: N/A
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Project partners	Contract partner International Financial Institution (IFI) World Bank - International Development Association Implementing partner The World Bank
Coordination with other projects and actors	- Implementation of pilot by UNICEF who sub-contracts local entities. - Partnerships with national and global employ-ers (to be identified as part of project activity). - Collaboration with global tech companies and local/regional entities for certifiable skills train-ing. - Efficient integration of pilot in UCT project (subcomponent 1.3) under Emergency Social Protection Enhancement and COVID-19 Re-sponse Project (ESPECRP). - Leveraging of lessons learned and best prac-tices with previously implemented UNICEF microwork projects in Lebanon and Jordan.
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 2’000’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’620’000 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 8’550’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 2’000’000

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	OTHER SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES EDUCATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Employment policy and administrative management Business support services and institutions Vocational training
Cross-cutting topics	Human rights
Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
Project number	7F11383