News - Education & Employment

1. Just get on with it: the adventure of entrepreneurship

   An office job in the civil service is no longer the only career option for young people in Chad. A rapidly growing group of young ...

   News item | 21-12-2021 | 09:03

2. Empowering youth through welding training and job placements in Kenya

   To prepare young refugees for the labour market in Kenya, they are trained in industrial welding skills. This training is funded ...

   News item | 20-12-2021 | 10:28

3. Investing in girls’ education transforms individuals, communities, countries and the entire world

   The Netherlands is committed to improving access to education for all girls. An investment in girls is an investment in the ...

   News item | 11-11-2021 | 12:06

4. Agriculture: back-breaking or game-changing for young people?

   How can we make our food systems healthier, fairer and more sustainable? On International Youth Day, this topic will be addressed ...

   News item | 16-08-2021 | 14:11

5. From the farm to the market: Ghanaian young people and designers tackle food waste

   On International Youth Day, young people worldwide will be thinking up creative ways to make production more sustainable and ...

   News item | 13-08-2021 | 11:40

6. Practical agribusiness training offers new prospects to young Ugandans

   Around 80 percent of Uganda’s population is under the age of 30. A project initiated by the Dutch embassy in Kampala has trained ...

   News item | 11-08-2021 | 08:16

7. UNICEF Report Talent on the Move: 'Talent is universal, opportunities are not'

   UNICEF launched their flagship report Talent on the Move, developed together with the United Nations Major Group for Children and ...

   News item | 15-07-2021 | 14:48

8. Young experts need knowledge, skills and exposure to thrive

   ‘The most important skill for us is to be reflexive’, say young experts who participate in Young Expert Programmes (YEP), ...

   News item | 14-07-2021 | 08:57

9. Learning from students during a working visit

   ‘Education should meet the needs of the labour market,’ are words Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work Tijmen Rooseboom says ...

   News item | 12-07-2021 | 10:49

10. Merging perspectives on decent employment for Africa’s youth post pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on youth decent employment in Africa. The second session of the INCLUDE knowledge ...

    News item | 23-06-2021 | 09:16