youth Project

"Millions of youths in Ethiopia are struggling for job opportunities"

Unemployment is one of the largest challenges the world is currently facing. The effect of unemployment extends from personal to international levels affecting living standards, causing severe financial hardship, poverty, and delaying overall economic growth of nations. Ethiopia's youthful population is incredible asset and untapped resource for positive growth. Of Ethiopia's population estimated at 121 million, 41% is underage of 15 and more than 28% is aged 15-29. Ethiopian youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.72%, a 0.78% increase from 2020 according to world bank data.

Accordingly, Backa community development association (BCDA) is working on promoting sustainable youth and women employment and decent work through improving the skills and learning environment for young people (especially young women).

BCDA aims to enable more than 2,000 young people to access dignified and decent work by 2025.

Project Activities

• Selection & assessment of target youth and women
• Selection of fields, skills and area of interest by the trainees
• Soft skill trainings and mentorship
• Hard skill training and TVET
• Support group of trainees (i.e. Saving groups, Team initiatives...)
• Job internship with employers
• Networking platform formation for post training wage employment
• Project incubation and financing for self-employment

What can you do?

• Contact us for job opportunity partnership
• Share us your professional networks for trainee internship
• Volunteer at our incubation centers
• Raise funds with family, friends and colleagues