Based on the problem
described above, the project aims to improve youth livelihoods and access to
economic opportunities including access to green jobs through research,
training, mentorship and entrepreneurship development. The project addresses the above noted issues
of youth unemployment, poverty, ecological safety[1]
change by developing models and policies that will lead to the meaningful
engagement of young people in the development of Cities in China and Africa,
decrease in youth unemployment and improvement in their livelihoods and those
of their communities.
The project's key
strategies are;
- Promoting young
people's innovations and entrepreneurship through skills training and tools
development to enable them to successfully implement ideas and improve their
livelihoods through green jobs.
- Build youth
capacities on leadership, business skills, information communication
technologies, ecological safety, climate change mitigation and adaptation to
contribute towards local economic development
- Publishing youth
focused research including the State of the China Urban Youth report to deepen
the understanding of urban dynamics of prosperity and poverty affecting the
lives of youth in China. Young men and women will be involved in the data
collection, analysis and publication of the report
- Establishing Youth centres
based on the UN-Habitat One Stop Centre Model to provide skills training and
resources to young men and women in targeted countries.
- Promoting Biennial
Youth Innovation Awards focused on following themes Entrepreneurship, Green
jobs, Culture and Peace, Ecological Safety, and Technological Innovations,
The immediate
beneficiaries of the project are youth and youth led organizations from the
selected cities in particular those who receive support and trainings through
the activities of the project. The long-term beneficiaries of the project are
national governments, local authorities, civil society and academia who work to
develop programmes and policies through learning from the One Stop Centers, the
Ecological Index and other programmes. The Cities will benefit from the knowledge
gained through the research activities of the project and can then use this
knowledge to develop effective disaster management, youth programmes and
policies
[1]
It is the practice of policies and procedures
that ensure that the environment on which the life system of the earth depends
on for survival is not destroyed or threatened. A safe place to live and work
is the key element of ecological safety.
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