Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People: Tackling the Challenge Together

The project aims to create and access decent work opportunities for young men and women in the Egyptian Governorates of El-Minya, Port-Said, Red Sea and Luxor.

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Project details

Duration

1 June 2011 - 31 March 2020

Development partner(s)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Reference

EGY/11/02/CAN

Additional details

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Geographical area of implementation: Egypt: Cairo and the selected governorates: Minya (agriculture sector), Port Said (manufacturing sector), Red Sea (tourism sector) in phase I from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2016, in addition to Luxor (agriculture sector) in phase II from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2020.

Project Background

The purpose of the project is to put the Government of Egypt, actors on the governorate and community level, civil society partners, the private sector, and young people in a better position to create and access decent work opportunities.
The core problem that will be tackled through the project is the increasing lack of decent work opportunities for young people (aged 15-29), especially for young women.
In order to give a full account on various experiences, the selected governorates are dominated by different sectors: El– Minya and Luxor by agriculture, Port-Said by industry, and Red Sea by tourism.

Objectives and expected outcomes:

Strengthening the Egyptian Ministry of Manpower (MoM), other relevant ministries and national partners, with a focus on contributing to the development of policies and implementation of youth employment programmes.
Contributing to the development of policies and implementation of youth employment programmes in the selected governorates while encouraging local partners to provide related services.
Developing the capacity of skills training institutions through modern apprenticeship systems for youth in the informal sector, in addition to developing and providing entrepreneurship education packages for undergraduates, graduates, poor rural women and persons with disabilities.
Strengthening the capacity of local public and private employment services, training for employment programmes and youth organizations to efficiently match skills supply and demand.
Promoting enterprise development and self-employment through a promotional campaign, improved policy environment, and strengthened business services to reach youth.

Approaches for sustainable development:

The project will mainstream four approaches for sustainable development throughout all activities:

Green jobs
Social economy
Gender equality
Community-based approaches for inclusion (Persons with disabilities)

Implementing partners:

Global Affairs Canada (GAC):

Established in 1968 by the Canadian government, administers foreign aid programs in developing countries, and operates in partnership with Canadian and local organizations in the public and private sectors, as well as other international organizations. The goal of Canada international development program in Egypt is to help the country generate economic growth by strengthening the enabling environment for small and medium-sized enterprises and providing skills for employment to under privileged people.