Youth Economic Opportunities Network
Challenge Youth economic opportunity stakeholders do not have access to many platforms that enable them to share knowledge about the field. Collection, analysis, and dissemination…
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Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Youth Resilience, Inclusion, and Empowerment Project
Challenge The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) region is experiencing evolving conflict dynamics, with notable changes in the past 2 years, ranging from community and…
Inclusive Value Chain Assessments for Youth Workforce and Self-Employment Program Design
Challenge The tourism and hospitality sector in Africa represents a significant opportunity for youth employment, yet there are few training programs focusing on building the…
Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Activity (KCDMS), RTI International (USAID)
Challenge The majority of smallholder farmers in Kenya subsist on low-input, low-output rain-fed agriculture on very small plots. Women and youth represent a large portion…
Agribusiness Competitiveness Activity in Tajikistan (ACAT)
Challenge Tajikistan faces a number of serious economic development challenges, including market failures, lack of access to finance, a weak labor market with limited opportunities…
Positive Pathways Activity
Challenge Jamaica’s persistent problem of violent crime has resulted in its regular inclusion in top ten lists of countries with the highest murder rates in…
Syria Essential Services (SES II)
Challenge The Syrian conflict has destabilized communities and local governance institutions across the country. The provision of essential services to citizens has been interrupted, and…
Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites (MARKETS I, Bridge to MARKETS, and MARKETS II)
Challenge Many Nigerian farmers and their families struggle to move from subsistence farming to small-scale commercial farming due to outdated farming practices and a lack…
Youth Entrepreneurship Program
Challenge Youth in Guyana face multiple barriers that stand in the way of attaining economic opportunities. The lack of soft-skills development opportunities, formal education opportunities,…
Economic Strengthening to Keep and Reintegrate Children into Families (ESFAM) Program
Challenge Endemic poverty coupled with household-level economic shocks hampers the ability of vulnerable households in Uganda to access education, weakens caregiver and child relationships, and…