Among the youth population in El Salvador, labour participation rates are more than eight percentage points lower than the national average. Policies and support actions to promote employment and employability of young people are very dispersed. There is a need for more inter-institutional coordination to enhance the impact and results from the low level of financing in this area. The ILO-Sida partnership is providing technical assistance in developing a roadmap for a unified response to the youth employment challenge in El Salvador.