Project Introduction:
Despite recent high economic growth, unemployment in youth, which constitutes 27% of our population, is more harmful to the society as compared to other unemployed people, because they are sensitive and vulnerable to many unlawful activities. Another factor that makes the situation more complex is that, the youth may be academically qualified but still lack professional skills specific for available jobs in the market.
Given the critical situation described above, employment strategies need to be devised in order to face the unemployment challenge in youth. ASK Development with the support of USAID, IYF, EEA, and RSPN initiated an innovative project for training the graduate youth and their placement in the corporate/ development sector.
Project Partners:
The Education and Employment Alliance (EEA) works in six countries with high youth unemployment rates including Pakistan, to develop and expand quality education, job training and placement programs. The program was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Youth Foundation (IYF). IYF hosts the Alliances Global Secretariat and coordinates all Alliance activities.
In Pakistan, RSPN is the main organization for implementation and coordination for EEA and its partners for the employability project. RSPN awarded this project to ASK Development for implementation. The local implementing partner NGOs are SUKHI (Society for Up - Gradation of Knowledge and Infrastructure) & DOVE (Develop Our Valuable Earth) and now BAIDARIE from Sialkot.
Project Objective:
“To enable disadvantaged unemployed youth, especially women, by providing them entry level job skills training, hence creating employment opportunities for them which will meet needs of different industries.”
Project Focus Areas:
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Sialkot.
