YOUTH FOR CHANGE
Japan pledges renewed support to reintegrate youth back into communities
8 September 2012
Mark Bowden, UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator and Toshihisa Takata, Japanese Ambassador sign the agreement for the Youth for change programme.
Japan today announced that it will contribute USD 6 million to the Youth for Change programme in addition to the USD 6 million it contributed in 2011/2012. The funds will go towards supporting the extension and expansion of the programme in Somaliland, Puntland and south central Somalia and improving programmatic interventions to include support for the criminal justice systems.
The Youth for Change programme is a joint initiative between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The economic reintegration component of the programme is led by ILO. The beneficiaries gains skills for self or wage employment offering participants opportunities for entrepreneurship, cooperative and vocational skills, with supported to in-kind start up grants and employment intensive work.
Japan today announced that it will contribute USD 6 million to the Youth for Change programme in addition to the USD 6 million it contributed in 2011/2012. The funds will go towards supporting the extension and expansion of the programme in Somaliland, Puntland and south central Somalia and improving programmatic interventions to include support for the criminal justice systems.
The Youth for Change programme is a joint initiative between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The economic reintegration component of the programme is led by ILO. The beneficiaries gains skills for self or wage employment offering participants opportunities for entrepreneurship, cooperative and vocational skills, with supported to in-kind start up grants and employment intensive work.