AfDB Launches Youth Employment Initiative to Address African Job Crisis

AfDB, IsDB Launch $263.8m Abia Infrastructure Devt Project

The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank, the Federal Government and Abia State, has launched a $263.8m Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project. The initiative is aimed at modernising urban infrastructure, enhancing mobility, and promoting inclusive, climate-resilient development and rehabilitating over 248 kilometres of roads. The AFDB in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the project, w…

AfDB Launches Youth Employment Initiative to Address African Job Crisis

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/afdb-launches-youth-employment-initiative-to-address-african-job-crisis/The African Development Bank (AfDB) has introduced a youth-focused investment system designed to directly create jobs and support entrepreneurship across Africa. Developed with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the initiative responds to the continent’s urgent employmen…

World Youth Skills Day: AfDB to prioritize investing in Africa’s youth - Worldstage

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the International Labour Organization, has launched a transformative system to mainstream youth employment, skills development, and entrepreneurship across its investments. The approach, called the Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System, is aligned with the Bank’s latest Ten-Year Strategy, which places Africa’s young people at the center of development efforts to maximize the impact of every…

How African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation Are Transforming Youth Employment Across Africa - Techish Kenya

African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation's technology-driven partnership has trained 2.4 million youth, facilitated 600,000 job placements, expanding across Africa.

How The African Talent Company and Mastercard Foundation are scaling youth employability across Africa

In a world increasingly shaped by technology, the promise of opportunity often comes with a catch: “access”. For millions of African youth, particularly those in marginalised communities, the digital revolution has been a double-edged sword, offering pathways to economic empowerment but also exposing stark inequalities. In Nigeria, a partnership between The African Talent Company (TATC) and the Mastercard Foundation is flipping this narrative, l…