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Rapid assessment of the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on Khartoum, West Kordofan and East Darfur, Sudan

More than 1,500 households from forcibly displaced and host communities and over 460 enterprises were surveyed in the States of Khartoum, East Darfur, and West Kordofan, followed by a number of focus group discussions at different levels. The...

Gaming app encourages students to explore future career pathways in Jordan

The ILO, together with the Ministries of Education and Labour, has developed a career guidance gaming app to help youth make informed decisions about future career options that are in demand in the labour market.

Trainers in Sudan capacitated to help small-scale entrepreneurs to start and grow their business

The ILO held its first face-to-face Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Training of Trainers (ToT) to promote entrepreneurship and business start-ups in PROSPECTS’ targeted states of East Darfur and West Kordofan.

Young female entrepreneur strives to transform the medical sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Nasreen Hassan - Iraq

Youth Engagement: EIIP and Green Works

ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq

With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO and UNICEF are working together to build the capacities of selected youth to engage in Employment Intensive Investment Programme interventions aimed at improving the local environment...

State-level Local Economic Development Committees capacitated to provide critical field-level feedback in Sudan

In November 2021, the ILO held a workshop with representatives of Local Economic Development Committees (LEDCs) from the East Darfur and West Kordofan states to transfer relevant knowledge and skills for ensuring coordinated, locally appropriate...

Report

Opportunity scouting and mapping analysis of inclusive skills and lifelong learning strategies and policies in Egypt

The report provides inclusive skills and lifelong learning implementation scenarios to address the skills mismatch and lack of decent work opportunities faced by the country.

Market-based interventions to create more and better jobs in the dairy value chain in Somali Region, Ethiopia

On 25 October 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) Suisse launched their joint intervention to develop the dairy value chain in the Fafan zone of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.

Diagnosis on informality in targeted intervention areas of the PROSPECTS programme in Uganda

In 2020, the ILO commissioned a study on the informal economy in the forced displacement context in Uganda. The aim of the study was to assess drivers of informality in refugee settlements and host communities in targeted regions of the PROSPECTS...

Women entrepreneurs join hands for better recovery post COVID-19

Supported by the ILO, the women entrepreneurs’ forum in Uganda extends its support services to refugee and host community business women affected by the pandemic.

News

The ILO and ITU highlight opportunities for boosting youth employment in the digital economy in Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions

On 1 November 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) invited key youth employment stakeholders to discuss, validate the results and identify potential priority areas in the study on...

Report

Refugees and the Egyptian Labour Market: An analysis of the potential role of employers’ organizations

This report aims to create the foundation for social dialogue, by better understanding the position of employers on the topic of refugees and their economic inclusion in Egypt.

Report

Quality assurance and accreditation in technical and vocational education and training in Lebanon

This report analyses quality assurance and accreditation mechanisms in Lebanon in light of regional and global best practices to inform efforts towards the development of a national quality assurance framework.

Community centres to bring new skills and employment opportunities for refugee and host communities in Uganda

The ILO and UNHCR, with support from the Government of Netherlands, have initiated development of six multipurpose community centres which will offer safe spaces and socio-economic services for refugees and host communities.

Refugee and host community apprentices graduate in Alexandria, Egypt

On 7th August 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC) of the Alexandria Business Association (ABA) celebrated the graduation of 42 trainees from an apprenticeship programme being...

Addressing child labour among forcibly displaced and host communities in East Darfur and West Kordofan States, Sudan

A new ILO assessment involving more than 1,100 households in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and host community members in Khartoum, East Darfur and West Kordofan, has collected evidence on the magnitude of child labour among forcibly...

Changes in Jordan’s work permit regulations for Syrian refugees contribute to decent work – ILO, FAFO report

Findings of a new report which analyses changes in work permit regulations in Jordan since 2016 show a clear positive impact with respect to improving decent working conditions for Syrian workers in the country.

Jordanian trainer embarks on cooperative management training initiative, supported by the ILO

Jordanian Ahlam Mahadeen took part in ILO’s Trainers of Trainers (ToT) programme on My.Coop and is now training cooperative members on the package, which focuses on the management of agricultural cooperatives.

PROSPECTS Uganda: Dutch envoy inspired by refugees in Nakivale Settlement

Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Uganda met with young refugees at the country’s oldest refugee settlement, and examined impact of ILO's entrepreneurship training programme, implemented with the support of PROSPECTS.

Partnerships

PROSPECTS develops strategic partnerships with local government and the private sector to support decent jobs creation in Kenya

Partnerships and collaboration are at the heart of the strategy in the implementation phase of the PROSPECTS programme in Kenya. Over the last year, the programme has prioritized the development of relationships with key stakeholders in the project...