- Title
- The sustainability of international labour organisation’s youth empowerment programme in Harare
- Creator
- Muradya, Thelma Irene
- Subject
- Youth in development -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- Youth -- Employment -- Zimbabwe -- Harare
- Subject
- Community development -- Zimbabwe
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/41592
- Identifier
- vital:36543
- Description
- The study evaluated the sustainability of the International Labour Organisation’s ‘Skills for youth employment and rural development’ programme in Harare. The purpose of the study was to understand the reasons behind the rise of youth unemployment despite many interventions targeting youth being implemented within the country. Youth contribute to the development of nations if presented with opportunities. Also, the economy of Zimbabwe is highly informal; hence the need to assess the long term impact made by strengthening the skills of the youth through informal apprenticeships and if there were possibilities of growth within their businesses. Sustainability issues were therefore critical in addressing problems faced by youth empowerment initiatives, so as to ensure that beneficiaries of programs attain long term benefits in future and that future programmes can also make sustainability their core focus. This mixed method study utilised interviews with youth beneficiaries and an ILO official in Harare as well as document analysis to gather data about the programme. The findings indicated that despite the programme achieving its targeted objectives and providing skills within the various sectors as well as business and leadership skills, majority of youth remain unemployed. This is mostly attributed to a lack of financial support to start or grow businesses, politicisation of programmes and the unstable state of the Zimbabwean economy which is not favourable for the survival and growth of small businesses. The researcher recommended increased government participation and collaboration with the private sector to promote youth businesses and tackle unemployment in a holistic manner. Promotion of economic growth and stability, depolitising empowerment programmes and strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems are also crucial to achieve real impact in youth development initiatives. Furthermore, providing financial support, will aid in starting and sustaining businesses, after training.
- Format
- 146 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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