Skills Development Programs

The program focuses on short, hands-on training in areas such as digital services, creative entrepreneurship, and small-scale production, enabling participants to quickly transform knowledge into earning opportunities. The aim is to equip over 20,000 youth with market-relevant skills to enhance employability and entrepreneurship, addressing the 12.6% youth unemployment rate (World Bank, 2025). Components of these programs includes vocational training, digital skills training, soft skills workshops and entrepreneurship Support.

Embedded in the skills development and entrepreneurship program is the financial literacy and inclusion program. This program empowers youth with financial knowledge and access to banking and financial services, addressing the 60% unbanked youth population (World Bank, 2023). The financial education and inclusion programs includes Financial Education Workshops, introduction of Youth-Friendly Financial Products through partnerships with financial institutions, creation of savings and cooperatives societies to facilitate youth participation in cooperatives to build financial resilience.