Rural Economy
programme
Day 1 - 21 August | |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Arrival and registration |
09:00 - 09:15 |
Welcome remarks from Government of Zimbabwe |
09:15 - 09:30 |
Objectives of the Meeting Ms. Hopolang Phororo, Director Harare Office, ILO |
09:30 - 09:45 |
Remarks by SADC Employers’ representatives |
09:45 - 10:00 |
Remarks by SADC Workers’ representatives |
10:00 - 10:15 |
Remarks by SADC Chair |
10:15 – 10:30 |
Round of brief introductions |
10:30 - 11:15 |
Coffee break |
Context Setting | |
11:15 - 11:45 |
Sustainable rural development for decent work Ms. Alette van Leur, Director, Sectoral Policies Department, ILO |
11:45 - 12:15 |
Introduction of the SADC Youth Employment Promotion Policy Framework (YEPPF) Mr. Maxwell Parakokwa, Senior Programme Officer, SADC Secretariat |
12:15 - 13:15 |
Lunch break |
Working Group Sessions | |
13:15 - 13:30 |
Working methods for the sessions ILO Specialist |
Working Group Theme 1: | |
13:30 - 14:00 |
Introduction to the topic ILO Specialists: Bernd Mueller, Specialist Employment and Asfaw Kidanu, Senior Specialist EIIP |
14:00 - 16:00 (with intermittent coffee break) |
Group work to identify major action areas for rural youth in the YEPPF Facilitated by ILO Specialists |
16:00 - 17:00 |
Reporting back on Working Group Theme 1 |
Day 2 - 22 August | |
Working Group Theme 2: | |
08:30 - 09:00 |
Introduction to the topic ILO Specialists: Anna Marie Kiaga, Specialist Informal Economy, and Elisenda Estruch Puertas, Specialist Rural Economy and Related Sectors |
09:00 - 11:00 (with intermittent coffee break) |
Group work to identify major action areas for rural youth in the YEPPF Facilitated by ILO Specialists |
11:00 - 12:00 |
Reporting back on Working Group Theme 2 |
12:00 - 13:00 |
Lunch break |
Working Group Theme 3: | |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Introduction to the topic and presentation 2 ILO projects ILO Specialist: Ms Laura Brewer, Senior Specialist Skills Development, and other ILO staff. |
14:00 - 16:00 (with intermittent coffee break) |
Group work to identify major action areas for rural youth and women in the rural economy Facilitated by ILO Specialists |
16:00 - 17:00 |
Reporting back on Working Group Theme 3 |
Day 3 - 23 August | |
08:30 – 09:00 |
Presentation of the key recommendations from the working groups Mr. Willys Simfukwe, Technical Advisor OVC&Y, SADC Secretariat |
09:00 - 10:30 |
Discussion of the recommendations Moderated by the ILO |
11:00 - 11:30 |
Coffee break |
11:30 - 11:45 |
Way forward Mr. Maxwell Parakokwa, Senior Programme Officer, SADC Secretariat |
11:45 - 12:25 |
Closing remarks Remarks by SADC Employers’ representatives Remarks by SADC Workers’ representatives Remarks by SADC Chair |
12:25 – 12:30 |
Word of thanks from Government of Zimbabwe |
12:30 |
Lunch and departure |