GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE

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GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE

• YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
• Presentation by
• DR. DENNIS BRIGHT
• MINISTER OF YOUTH AND SPORTS
• TWELFTH MEETING OF THE SIERRA LEONE DEVELOPMENT
  PARTNERSHIP MEETING (DEPAC)
• 8TH SEPTEMBER 2005

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YOUTH BASKET FUND

• YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CREATION
• GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
• AND
• UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

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1. INTRODUCTION

• Background to youth situation well known
• Less talk, action now
• Youth patience
• Urgency need for rapid action

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2. FRAMEWORK

• A) Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)
• TRUST FUND
• gtDurable response
• gtComprehensive better planned, statistics, etc.
• gtLonger maturing time
• gtAdministered from New York
• gtDonor supported
• B) YOUTH BASKET FUND
• gtImmediate action- address urgency. Start now
• gtLimited range but focused
• gtOperated from Freetown
• gtDonor supported

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FRAMEWORK (contd.)

• C) COMPLEMENTARITY
• gtShort and longer term needs addressed
• D) GOVERNMENT YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES
• gt Mainstreaming youth job creation
• gt MDAs Source of jobs
• gt Resources land, legal, training,
  volunteers, etc
• gt Government commitment Inter-ministerial
  sub- committee on youth employment

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SITUATION ANALYSIS YOUTH

• A vital component of countrys human resource
  base
• Youth population about 33
• Youth participation in war attributed to
  marginalization, unemployment, poverty
• Dangers of sub-regional instability-Youth
  disenchantment
• Improved security environment UNAMSIL draw down
  sensitive
• Heavy donor support to Governance, Security
  Democracy
• Economy slowing catching but fragile youth
  unemployment high

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PROJECT INTENTIONS

• Line 1 Production
• gtproposals for production of marketable
  physical products (food, furniture, artisan items
  etc.)
• Line 2 Trade
• gtproposals for transfer of product from
  producer to the customer.
• gtbroaden market for potential products.
• Line 3 Services
• gtsectors where available/developable skills,
  capacities are marketed.

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APPROACH

• Build on and expand already existing successful
  activities
• Incentives to companies to employ youths
• Idea generation through youth-network (National
  Youth Council)
• Explore new sectors for employment generation

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STRATEGY

• Government leadership
• National Ownership and international partnership
• Capacity building and sustainability

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MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

• Executing Agency
• The executing agency will be the UNDP Country
  Office/ Recovery and Peace Building Unit, through
  a Project Management Unit (PMU).
• Steering Committee(SC)
• The fund will be managed by a
  Steering-Committee co-chaired by the MoYS, UNDP
  and the WORLD BANK.

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring and Reporting
• The administrative, monitoring and reporting
  requirements among the Partners, Government and
  UNDP will be articulated in line with the
  respective cost sharing agreements, the various
  Terms of Reference appended to those of PMU and
  the project document.
• Evaluation and audit
• The Youth Basket will be audited / reviewed at
  least once during the programme implementation
  and at least once after its termination.
  Additional audit(s) shall also be subject to
  UNDPs regulations and rules.

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Budget

• Outcome

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Budget (Contd.)