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PROSPECTS Impact

Unemployed graduate builds her own business with ILO's support

With support from the ILO’s Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2YF), Amal Irshad Abdirahman, a 24-year-old entrepreneur, transformed job rejections into success, turning her homemade beauty products into a thriving business that’s changing lives in Jigjiga,...

Video

Kenya’s TVET system transforms through innovations and training

Kenya’s ambition to build a globally competitive workforce hinges on the capacity of its vocational trainers. Supported by the ILO PROSPECTS programme, the Kenya School of TVET has emerged as the driving force behind modern, standards-based training...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Refugee inclusion in practice: Experiences, outcomes, and impacts

This final episode of the series examines how the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus (HDPN) shapes refugee livelihoods and host community economies. Svein Erik Stav (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research) and Tewodros Aragie Kebede...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Refugee agency, livelihoods and inclusion

In the fifth episode Professor Alexander Betts (Oxford University) and Bisimwa Mulemangabo (Oxford Refugee-Led Research Hub) discuss refugee livelihoods, access to decent work, and the importance of recognizing refugee agency in shaping sustainable...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

How the ILO is redefining refugee livelihoods and advancing host community development

Nick Grisewood, Global Programme Manager for the ILO PROSPECTS Programme, joins the fourth podcast episode to discuss how the ILO has become a central actor in refugee responses and why access to decent work, skills and social protection is key for...

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

ILO’s Business Plan Competition fuels Hinda's entrepreneurial journey

Through the ILO’s Business Plan Competition, Hinda Mawlid Ahmed, a Somali refugee living in Ethiopia's Somali Region and mother of four, has significantly expanded her butchery business, demonstrating the transformative impact of targeted...

Factsheet

Creating opportunities and promoting decent work for all in Jordan

This factsheet presents the results of the first phase of the PROSPECTS project in Jordan and offers a sneak peek into the next.

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Innovating refugee response: How the Netherlands built the PROSPECTS Partnership

In this episode, Ana Uzelac, Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the origins and evolution of the PROSPECTS partnership. She highlights how innovative donor approaches can strengthen the...

PROSPECTS podcast

Young, displaced & determined: Refugee voices on rights to and at work

This special episode of the PROSPECTS podcast series features young refugee leaders sharing their perspectives on the right to work and the barriers they face to economic inclusion. Hasan Almatroud from Jordan and Shadya Abduljabbar from Ethiopia...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

The history of the ILO’s refugee engagement

In the second episode, we trace the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) historical engagement with refugee issues — from the post–World War I Russian refugee crisis to today’s debates on migration, labour, and displacement. Researcher and...

Factsheet

Creating opportunities and promoting decent work for all in Iraq

This factsheet presents the results of the first phase of the PROSPECTS project in Iraq.

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Transforming the international refugee regime and framing the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus

In the opening episode of "Refugees at work – What are their prospects?", we speak with Professor Roger Zetter, a leading voice in refugee studies, to explore global trends in displacement, the challenges refugees face in accessing labour markets,...

Factsheet

Creating opportunities and promoting decent work for all in Lebanon

This factsheet presents the results of the first phase of the PROSPECTS project in Lebanon.

Press release

ILO launches OSH guide in agriculture in Jordan

New guide provides practical tools to improve safety, reduce risks, and promote decent work for Jordan’s agricultural workforce.

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

Business skills open doors: Amin’s journey from graduate to entrepreneur

With targeted training and mentorship from the ILO, a young entrepreneur in Ethiopia turned a backyard production into a fast-growing business—now supplying thousands of litres of shampoo across the Somali Region.

ILO Publication

Embracing digital in Uganda

A practical guide for freelancers, digital entrepreneurs and owners of micro and small enterprises.

Voices from the ILO PROSPECTS

Threads of hope: Refugee entrepreneur finds new markets online

Masika Masimengo, a Congolese refugee in Kakuma, turned traditional basket-weaving into an online enterprise after completing ILO's Digitalize Your Business training and joining an online marketplace. Her success under ILO PROSPECTS Kenya...

Press release

ILO launches first occupational safety and health guide in agriculture in Lebanon

New guide aims to raise safety standards, protect workers’ rights, and promote decent work in Lebanon’s agriculture sector

Lost after displacement: One ILO training and one language skill lead to two jobs

Displaced by the Sudan war, Suleiman arrived in Egypt with no plan, no degree, and no knowledge of the local labour market. Today, he has two jobs and volunteers in multiple community roles, all thanks to the skills and support he gained through the...

Single mother of three rewrites her story with ILO training

In the heart of Cairo, 33-year-old Salwa Hassan is a single mother of three daughters who overcame adversity with the support of an ILO training. Divorced at a young age and struggling to raise her children, Salwa rediscovered her confidence,...