People reached
12,450
Completed programme
Youth Employment and Agrifood Livelihoods
Vocational agrifood training, youth group savings schemes, life skills counseling, and linkage to local agricultural markets
IDI’s implementation role
Technical sub-grantee leading health integration, life-skills modules, and youth savings schemes
Activities
Vocational agrifood training, youth group savings schemes, life skills counseling, and linkage to local agricultural markets
Reach and results
Households and institutions supported
2,100 households, 15 youth farmer cooperatives
Established 18 youth-led agribusiness enterprises and recorded a 32% increase in average household seasonal income
Programme statistics
Training Completion Rate
88.4% (11,005 out of 12,450 enrolled trainees completed the 6-month cycle)
Average Youth Savings Accumulation
USD $145 per savings group member annually
Loan Repayment Rate
94.2% across 15 agricultural micro-loan groups
Enterprise Survival Rate
77.8% of micro-agribusinesses active 2 years post-project
Programme enquiries
Discuss this programme, community priorities or opportunities for collaboration.
Detailed programme framework
The sections below retain the programme’s activity explanations, monitoring guidance and planning considerations. Suggested measures and design guidance are distinct from the archive-reported activities and results above.
Programme purpose
Practical routes into agricultural work
The programme framework aims to support young people to develop agricultural and business skills, participate in agrifood value chains and strengthen their earning opportunities.
Programme design will consider local market demand, barriers facing young women, and accessibility for young people with disabilities.
Activity framework
Skills, enterprise and market connections
Agricultural skills
Practical learning in production, post-harvest handling, quality and climate-aware farming practices.
Enterprise development
Business planning, costing, record keeping, mentorship and assessment of enterprise opportunities.
Market access
Identify buyer requirements, service providers and opportunities across production, processing and distribution.
Financial inclusion
Financial literacy, savings practices and information on suitable financial services.
Inclusion and participation
Assess barriers to participation and adapt learning, meeting times and accessibility to participant needs.
Monitoring and learning
Track participation, skills application, employment, enterprise activity and income alongside participant feedback.
Measure progress beyond attendance
Suggested measures include skills applied, work secured, enterprise continuity, income change and quality of work. Final definitions and targets will follow programme design and baseline assessment.
Programme collaboration
Discuss training, market connections, enterprise support or programme monitoring.
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