Developing Vocational Skills through Private Sector Engagement

The KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) funded urban livelihood programme (April 2024 to December 2026) is being implemented Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city. The programme aims to improve urban livelihoods, developing vocational skills through private sector engagement for extremely impoverished women and unemployed youth residing in urban informal settlements.

The programme prioritises poverty alleviation at the forefront to ensure social protection. Based on an assessment of the capabilities of participating households and an analysis of the labour market, Concern is utilizing two primary approaches:

1. Expanding employment opportunities for marginalised women and youth through vocational skill development engaged with the private sector.
2. Enhancing tailored start-up opportunities based on the analysis of market demand.

This learning paper presents the impact, lessons learned and recommendations from year 1 of the experience.