YOUTH PROGRAMMING By: AHMED ALI Program Specialist
WHO IS SHAQODOON? Shaqodoon aspires that young people living in Somali territories to realized their full potentialities and access to meaningful work opportunities as well as ecosystem development initiatives.
WHAT WE DO? EMPLOYIBILITY SKILLS SHAQODOON EMPLOYIBILITY SKILLS ENTERPRENUERSHIP SKILLS MENTORING AND COACHING JOB PLACEMENT AND LINKAGES TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Available opportunities for youth Business Development Services Employment promotion program Hargabits (Digital design school) One Stop Shop Center Startup Edge Get Skilled – Pilot
Youth Employment – Achievement 2012-2016?
Youth Entrepreneurship- ACHIEVED
FUND RAISED FOR YOUTH START UP’S IN 2015 $650,000 has been raised in 2015 600,000 funds disbursed for 56 youth led start-ups 50,000 funds reserved for university students
WHO WE ARE PARTNER WITH IN YOUTH SECTOR? International Organizations Admas Smith International Silatech Spark Butterfly Works 1% Club Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Financial Institutions Partners Dahabshil Bank (Micro-Dahab) Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services (KIMS) Universities Partners University of Hargeisa University of Burao East Africa University
THANK YOU!