Youth Employment in Sierra Leone : Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in a Post-conflict Setting

This study focuses on short- and medium-term solutions. It informs the government about the type of programs and policies that could improve the employability of young people, paying special attention to areas in which productivity can be rapidly improved. The report consists of six chapters. Chapter two profiles young people in Sierra Leone. Chapter three examines young people in the labor market, with a focus on the labor supply side of the equation (that is, the skills young people bring to the labor market). Chapter four turns to employers (the demand side of the labor market) to better understand why they do or do not employ young people. Chapter five reviews skill development programs to enhance employability of young people in Sierra Leone and other countries and presents policy options for improving worker skills (supply side) and employer interest (demand side). Chapter six summarizes the lessons from the analysis and concludes with policy and program recommendations.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Peeters, Pia, Cunningham, Wendy, Acharya, Gayatri, Van Adams, Arvil
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009
Subjects:	ABUSE, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADDITIONAL INCOME, ADOLESCENTS, ADULT MEN, ADULTHOOD, ANNUAL WAGES, APPRENTICESHIP, BASIC EDUCATION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BIRTHS, BUSINESS OPERATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD, CHRONIC POVERTY, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL CONFLICT, CIVIL WAR, COMMERCIAL SEX, COMMERCIAL SEX WORK, COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CULTURAL PRACTICES, DEMOCRACY, DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP, DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, DISABILITY, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DISARMAMENT, DISCRIMINATION, DISEASES, DISSEMINATION, DROPOUT, DROPOUTS, EARLY MARRIAGE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC CHANGE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EFFICIENT INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, EMPLOYMENT CREATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EPIDEMIC, ETHNIC CLEANSING, ETHNIC GROUPS, FAMILIES, FAMILY FORMATION, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE MORTALITY, FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, FIRST SEX, FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FOOD SECURITY, GENOCIDE, GIRLS, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HIGH-RISK, HIV, HOUSEHOLD DUTIES, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLNESS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFECTION RATES, INFECTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INVESTMENT STRATEGY, JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, JOB TRAINING, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR SHORTAGES, LABOR SUPPLY, LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, LEGAL STATUS, LEVELS OF EDUCATION, LIFE EXPECTANCY, LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LIMITED RESOURCES, LITERACY, LITERACY RATES, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, MALE YOUTH, MARKET DEMAND, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MEDICAL CARE, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MORTALITY RATE, NATIONAL ACTION, NATIONAL ACTION PLAN, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY, OLD AGE, OLD SYSTEM, OLDER ADULTS, OLDER PEOPLE, OLDER WORKERS, PEACE, PEACEKEEPING, PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE, POLICY MAKERS, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION CENSUS, POPULATION MOVEMENT, POST-CONFLICT SETTING, POSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION, POSTCONFLICT SETTINGS, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PROBABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICES, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, RAPE, REFUGEE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE POPULATIONS, REFUGEES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESPECT, RULE OF LAW, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL RESIDENCE, RURAL RESIDENTS, RURAL YOUTH, SANITATION, SCARCE RESOURCES, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL LEVELS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SENIOR, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SKILL LEVEL, SOCIAL ACTION, SOCIAL CONTROL, SOCIAL CONTROLS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS, SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, SUBSISTENCE FARMING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, TRADITIONAL SOCIAL SUPPORT, TYPE OF WORK, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND, UNSKILLED WORKERS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN YOUTH, VALUABLE, VICTIMS, VIOLENCE, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE, WAGES, WATER SUPPLIES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORK FORCE, WORKING LIFE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG ADULT, YOUNG ADULT WOMEN, YOUNG ADULTS, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG MEN, YOUNG MOTHERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG PERSON, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUNG WORKERS, YOUNGER PEOPLE, YOUTH, YOUTH CLUBS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH MOVEMENTS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH POLICY,
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