The Politics of Youth Employment and Policy Processes in Ethiopia

Gebremariam, Eyob Balcha

doi:10.19088/1968-2017.125

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“…Further, the tendency of the interventions in seeking participation of youth in collective action at the execution phase leaves little space to negotiate interests of the youth (e.g., [12,74,82]). Quite often, agribusiness interventions tend to support organized youth groups with their preset assumptions that the groups will participate in collective action to address their common challenges [46].…”

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African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons

Yami¹,

Feleke

Abdoulaye

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Engaging rural youth in agribusiness has become an important strategy to create employment opportunities in Africa. To this end, governments and development partners have implemented various interventions that facilitate youth engagement in agribusiness for several years. However, there is a dearth of evidence on what worked and what did not work well, making it difficult to inform evidence-based policy making. In an effort to fill this knowledge gap, a comprehensive literature review of the outcomes of interventions related to youth engagement in agribusiness was conducted using a deductive coding approach. Results showed that the interventions implemented by governments and development partners across Africa have succeeded in producing favorable outcomes despite some limitations. Interventions that integrate capacity development, financial support for startups, and continuous mentorship on the technical and financial aspects of youth-run agribusiness projects proved successful in enhancing youth engagement in agribusiness. This suggests that the design and implementation of future interventions should be based on an integrated approach that considers diversity of youths’ aspirations and shared capabilities, interests, expectations, as well as challenges associated with access to resources and participation in collective action. The design of future interventions should also be built on strong partnerships among rural communities, academia, research, and private sector for increased impact on livelihood improvements.

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Section: Youths' Participation In Collective Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%

African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons

Yami¹,

Feleke

Abdoulaye

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…Researchers such as Gebremariam (2017) and Gebru (2017) call for overhauling the economy and creating better employment opportunities for unemployed youths and graduates in the country. Otherwise, if the problem is left to chance, a mismatch between education and employer expectations in Ethiopia could have serious long-term repercussions -particularly because Ethiopia is the second most populous African nation, with over 70 per cent of its population under the age of 30, and with over 150,000 graduates each year (Africa Renewal 2013; Korpela 2017).…”

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Skills Gaps and Mismatches: Private Sector Expectations of Engineering Graduates in Ethiopia

Yizengaw

2018

IDS Bulletin

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This article investigates skills gaps and mismatches of engineering graduates. Sustained growth of the Ethiopian economy has created demand for construction work, yet despite the labour demand and engineering graduates seeking employment, employers identify skills gaps hindering their ability to employ them. The study uses key informant interviews with engineering graduates, lecturers, and private sector employers, and document analysis to collect data on the skills gaps and mismatches. The article argues that, while skills gaps are largely caused by poor design of the higher education curriculum and corrupted recruitment practices, the precarious nature of the construction sector and macroeconomic instability limit graduate employment even further. It suggests that education providers work collaboratively with employers to make the curriculum fit for purpose, and that government both makes more realistic and long-term plans for the construction sector, and increases university funding, with an emphasis on quality and practice-focused graduate teaching and learning experiences.

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“…The labour market is an important 'rite of passage' to adulthood (Honwana 2012;Oosterom et al 2016). Without jobs, youth remain stuck/in limbo, between youthhood and adulthood (Honwana 2012;Gebremariam 2017; Mwaura 2017).…”

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Navigating Precarious Livelihoods: Youth in the SME Sector in Zimbabwe

Gukurume

2018

IDS Bulletin

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Since the late 1990s, Zimbabwe has experienced a protracted socioeconomic and political crisis. This crisis was marked by unprecedented unemployment rates, company closures, retrenchments, and rapid informalisation. In the face of employment uncertainties, many youth joined the burgeoning small and medium enterprises (SME) sector. This article explores private SME growth in Harare and shows how it enables young people to navigate the unemployment crisis. Based on the lived experiences of youth working in the retail and clothing SME sector in Harare, the article argues that young people deploy their agency and resourcefulness in grappling with unemployment by devising creative and inventive ways of 'getting by' through engagement with SMEs. Although SME sector growth can help create employment for youth, the nexus is complex. Both the number and quality of jobs created remain problematic. The SME sector is also politically sensitive, so young people have to navigate partisan politics as well.

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The Politics of Youth Employment and Policy Processes in Ethiopia

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons

African Rural Youth Engagement in Agribusiness: Achievements, Limitations, and Lessons

Skills Gaps and Mismatches: Private Sector Expectations of Engineering Graduates in Ethiopia

Navigating Precarious Livelihoods: Youth in the SME Sector in Zimbabwe

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