YEN Meeting, Manila 25-29 June 2017 Nepal youth employment program Hem Poudyal Livelihood and Microfinance Coordinator Plan International Nepal Country Office YEN Meeting, Manila 25-29 June 2017

CHINA INDIA Plan working districts in Provinces in new CS period Plan Program Units Phasing out districts Phasing in districts INDIA Grant only districts Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Nepal employment situation update Skewed land distribution Small land size-land fragmentation Only 54.5% male youths are employed in agriculture (women 81.4%) High rate of under-employment High influx of rural population in urban area Urban population 17% growing @ 4-7%/year Potential problem for the future Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Nepal employment situation update…… 512,000 persons enter job market/year 1500 go out of country for employment each day Out of the estimated 3.48 m youth (58%) of 14 – 24 years of age are abroad for employment, 75% in foreign employment are unskilled. The CTEVT and private training institutes can train only 30,000 per year- Insufficient for youths looking for training Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Construction related-Mason, carpenter, plumbers, electricians Emerging sub-sectors Tourism related- Staff for different functions for Hotel, restaurant, entertainment, trekking, travel and tours, handicraft Construction related-Mason, carpenter, plumbers, electricians Service related-Electrical, electronic related mobile and computer repair Commercial agriculture related- commercial production of vegetable, fruit, milk products, egg and meat products Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Nepal employment situation update…… Increased foreign employment by women:0.19% in 2007 to 5.9% in 2012. Cases of violence in workplace is common Though decent work is an agenda, hardly followed by employers and monitored by government Women are less paid to men Loan sharks are still prevalent and they charge high rate of interest. Most of the commercial banks have concentration in geographical accessible and densely populated areas. Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Modality of YEE program of Plan Nepal Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Modality of working Common practice Special practice YES practice

Common Practice Selecting survivors and highly vulnerable by CBOs Counselling and finding area of her interest and advantage Training Provide start-up micro grants Make attempts to link to financial services Follow-up/monitoring/couching Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Special practice Followed during the Earthquake response Identified families particularly young women affected by EQ. Participants for skill training and support selected by using Vulnerability criteria Sub-sector analysis done in each geographical location involving the survivors and highly vulnerable Skill training provided Start up supports provided in kind Monitoring/follow up  

YES Practice Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

PROCESS Market Scan Selection of TVET Provider Coops TVET providers-Result based payment Employment-Self employment Introduction of YES ! ME Ready to work course under consideration E-learning (YES Academy)- under consideration

Resource availability for expanding YEE program Challenges Finding out an appropriate market analysis tool for on-farm interventions Resource availability for expanding YEE program Market opportunities in the rural area Work burden on women due to migration of men Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

Young women in non-stereo type of work Women can do anything that a man can do…… Chitra, 21 Sindhuli works as Barber after training Anita, 18, Sindhuli Castrating Goat after training Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

AGENCY = CAPACITIES, SKILLS, ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERMENT, LEADERSHIP (active drivers) Section title [enter in Footer field from the Insert ribbon]

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