Will the $100 million Digital Jobs Africa project solve unemployment?
The head of Rockefeller's initiative, Mamadou Biteye, explains how they can reach a million people through IT employmentWhat is the Digital Jobs Africa initiative?Launched May 2013 at the World...
View ArticleSouth Africa's TEDx queen
Kelo Kubu, organiser of the TEDx Soweto events, wants to see South Africa join the knowledge economyI started watching TED Talks when they were first uploaded to the internet in 2006. I knew then that...
View ArticleWe need a data revolution to gain an accurate picture of the jobs crisis
Youth unemployment will remain in the shadows unless we address the patchy and ambiguous dataYouth unemployment is often referred to as a 'timebomb', and yet so little attention has been paid to when...
View ArticleBooming economies are not boosting employment in Africa, why?
The author of a new African economic development report explains how smarter investment can create more jobsUnctad's Economic Development in Africa report 2014 launches today. What are its key...
View ArticleHow do we help Africa's entrepreneurs?
Can young entrepreneurs flourish in Africa without broader political and economic reform? Sponsored featureAcross the African continent, entrepreneurs are starting every size, and every type, of...
View ArticleAfrica's high youth unemployment: is population to blame?
On World Population Day we question how far rising numbers of young people can explain the continent's employment statisticsSub-Saharan Africa has the fastest population growth projected between now...
View ArticleKillers to healers: training Burundi's youth to choose peace
The award-winning Dieudonné Nahimana speaks about his work with young survivors of the 1993 genocideDieudonné Nahimana was a teenager when he saw first-hand the devastating effects of ethnic conflict...
View ArticleThe private sector or government: who should solve Africa's jobs crisis?
Three experts tell us who they think should take the lead in tackling youth unemployment. Do you agree with them?Unemployment in Africa is a critical issue with massive implications for the continent's...
View ArticleTo not invest in Africa's youth would be disastrous, says head of UNFPA - video
The topic of population often elicits extreme views, especially when contraception, vaccines or unemployment are added to the mix. Executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, Babatunde...
View ArticleWant job, will travel: five ways to help young immigrants find work
Here are five approaches that governments can use to help young people use migration to access jobs and develop skillsWhile young people leave their country of birth for many different reasons, in many...
View Article'India has not escaped the youth employment crisis'
Saket Mani, children and youth representative at the UN, warns against the consequences of long-term unemploymentHow would you describe youth unemployment in the developing world?Alongside high working...
View Article'HIV and Aids are barriers to employment for youth in the Pacific'
Harry James, Commonwealth youth representative for the Pacific, on the social discrimination behind unemploymentHow would you describe the issue of youth unemployment in the developing world?It is...
View Article'Driven by unemployment, youth in Somalia turned to piracy as a solution'
Mohamed Ali, director of the Iftiin Foundation, explains why Somalia's employment situation borders on 'catastrophic'How would you describe the issue of youth unemployment in the developing world?We...
View Article'We need to look beyond youth unemployment statistics'
Theodoor Sparreboom, labour economist at the International Labour Organisation, on the data behind the jobs crisisWhat does the data tell us about youth unemployment in the developing...
View Article'In Morocco youth unemployment is driving up inequality'
Abdeslam Seddiki, Morroccan minister of labour and social affairs, on why creating jobs is a priority for the governmentHow would you describe youth unemployment in Morocco? Youth employment challenges...
View Article'Youth unemployment is an international security issue'
Vicki Escarra, head of Opportunity International, argues without more jobs we may see more gangs, drugs and violenceHow would you describe youth unemployment in the developing world?From our work in...
View Article'Egyptian education system doesn't prepare the youth for modern jobs'
Salma Wahba, youth and adolescent development officer for Unicef Egypt, on supporting the most marginalised young peopleHow would you describe youth unemployment in Egypt?The unemployment rate overall...
View Article'Youth unemployment is being fuelled by an education crisis'
Pauline Rose, former director of the Education For All report, on the impact of failing education systems and sloppy definitionsHow would you describe youth unemployment in the developing world?The...
View Article'To solve youth unemployment, bring employers into the classroom'
Reeta Roy, chief executive of the Mastercard Foundation, on tackling the skills mismatch and the need for collaborationHow would you describe the issue of youth unemployment in the developing...
View ArticleWho can solve the youth jobs crisis? - an interactive
When we hear about youth unemployment, the words global and crisis are usually not far behind. But has the state of youth joblessness been exaggerated? What is really driving it and how do you get...
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