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Africa: From Classrooms to the Real World
Ashoka, 30 October 2014
Today more than half the population of sub-Saharan Africa is under the age of 25, and the World Bank predicts that as many as 11 million young people will join an expanding labor… Read more »
African Graduates Struggle to Find Work
Ashoka is investigating the youth employment challenge that plauges much of Sub-Saharan Africa. The rapid increase in educational attainment in the region has come at the expense of quality, which prevents young people from becoming relevant and valued contributors in a rapidly evolving marketplace, notes a report by the World Bank.
Unemployed youths in Sierra Leone sometimes find work pushing wooden carts for merchants (file photo).
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Africa: 3 Tech Innovations that are Solving Youth Unemployment in Africa
Ashoka, 27 October 2014
Sixty percent of unemployed Africans are between the ages of 15 and 24. All too often, university-educated young Africans tell a similar story—upon graduating with a diploma,… Read more »
Documents
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1 January 2014
Youth Employment and Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Deon Filmer and Louise Fox
- Publisher:
- Deon Filmer and Louise Fox
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Sub-Saharan Africa today faces an unprecedented opportunity. Half of the population is under 25 years of age. Each year between 2015 ... see more »
InFocus
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The continent is not creating enough jobs to absorb the 10 to 12 million young people entering its labour markets each year, writes John Page of This is Africa. Read more »
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While digital technology is growing at an exceptionally rapid rate, the continent is engaging in educating people to meet the need for skilled employees and to tackle unemployment, ... Read more »
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While Africa has experienced exceptional economic growth in recent years, leaders will need to urgently address shortage of jobs for Africa's youth, a report shows. Read more »
