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.
| Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Yemen |
Emploi & développement économique Formation professionelle
Création d'emplois
Soutien commerciale & inclusion économique Formation professionnelle |
01.09.2024
- 31.12.2026 |
CHF 2’000’000
|
- Banque mondiale - L'Association internationale de développement IDA
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE INFRASTRUCTURE ET SERVICES SOCIAUX DIVERS
ENTREPRISES ET AUTRES SERVICES
EDUCATION
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Politique de l’emploi et gestion administrative
Business support services and institutions
Formation professionnelle
Thème transversal Droits de l'homme
Type d'aide Contribution à des projets ou programmes
Numéro de projet 7F11383
| Contexte | 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. |
| Objectifs | 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. |
| Groupes cibles |
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. |
| Effets à moyen terme |
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. |
| Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus: 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. Principaux résultats antérieurs: N/A |
| Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
| Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Institution financière internationale (IFI) Partenaire de mise en œuvre
The World Bank
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| Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs |
- 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 | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 2’000’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 1’620’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 8’550’000 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF 0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 2’000’000 |
