The ILO at Work: Results 2014-2015

Our impact, their story: Aya

Since 2011 the ILO’s Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People project has supported the creation of micro and small enterprises and provided skills for employment to young women and men.

Shortly after taking training in ‘Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET) Ahead’, I started my own business from home selling handmade accessories and female pyjamas. I am delighted to say that my business is thriving, and I am now earning enough money to help my family live in a more comfortable state."

Aya Khalil, 19 years
Since 2011 the ILO’s Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People project has supported the creation of micro and small enterprises and provided skills for employment to young women and men. So far, the project has resulted in some great accomplishments:
  • 3,000 job opportunities have been created in the targeted Red Sea, Minya and Port Said Governorates.
  • 32,000 people have received capacity development and technical assistance, including 21,700 students, 459 women in the handicrafts sector, 2,031 entrepreneurs, and 775 young people.
Based on this success, the project was recently extended until 2018 and expanded to the cities of Luxor and Aswan in order to reach up to 25,000 more young people. The project has also trained 460 women from the Minya, Port Said and Red Sea Governorates using the adapted “GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise” training tool.