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Youth Population of Bangladesh Population of Bangladesh is about million About one third of the total population is youth. According to National Youth Policy the age group between years is defined as Youth in Bangladesh. 3

Establishment of the Youth Ministry : 1978 Establishment of the Youth Ministry : 1978 Establishment of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) : 1981 Establishment of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) :

2. To involve the youth in the main stream of national development process. 3. To facilitate the unemployed youth for Self- employment/ wage employment at home and abroad providing skill development training and micro-credit support. Vision of the DYD 5 1. To transform the unemployed youth into organized, disciplined and productive work force.

Objectives To encourage the youth for self-employment or wage employment through motivation, training and other necessary support. To organize the youth through voluntary youth organizations and motivate them to take part in community development and nation building activities. To Promoting formation of youth organizations at the grass root level and ensuring their participation in national development process. 6

To involve the youth in socio-economic activities like literacy programme, disaster management, primary health care, environmental improvement, resource conservation and awareness building against anti- social activities, drug abuse, AIDS/STDs etc. To take necessary steps for empowering the youth by providing skill development training & micro-credit support for establishing self-employment projects and ensure their participation in decision making process. Objectives 7

There are 64 district, 476 upazila and 10 metropolitan thana offices and 111 training institute of the DYD. Director General who is assisted by 5 Directors and Project Directors. ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP 8

On-going Programmes of DYD  Skill Development training  Youth enterprise development and Self- employment  Credit support programme  Motivational and Awareness Program  Public Private Partnership (PPP) (MoU Regarding Joint Programme Collaboration) 9

1. Skill Development Training On-going Programmes of DYD 1.Computer Basic course 2.Computer Graphics course 3.Electrical & House wiring course 4.Refrigeration & Air-conditioning course 5.Electronics course 6.Modern Office Management & Computer application 7.Livestock, Poultry, Fishery & Agriculture course 8.Aquaculture course 9.Dress Making and tailoring course 10.Block, Batik & Screen Printing course 11.Block Printing course 12.House keeping & Laundry Operations 13.Food & Beverage Service 14.Pattern Making 10

1. Skill Development Training On-going Programmes of DYD Poultry Rearing and Bird-Flu Control and Biodiversity Management. 16.Flower & Vegetable Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing 17.Mushroom Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing 18.Nursery, Propagation, Making of fruit Garden and Management Course 19.Dairy Rearing and Beef Fattening Course. 20.Fruit Processing, Packaging and Marketing Course 21.Seed Production, Processing, Preservation and Marketing Course 22.Beautification and Hair Cutting Course 23.Shuttering

1. Skill Development Training On-going Programmes of DYD Sweater Knitting 25.Linking Machine Operating 26.Household Service Course 27.Korean Language Course 28.Arabic Language Course 29.Oven Sewing Machine Operating 30.Mobile Phone Servicing and Repairing Course 31.Tourist Guide Training Course 32.Mason Training Course 33.Rod binding Training Course 34.Plumbing Training Course 35.Tiles fixer Training Course 36.Handiwork Training Course

Number of Trained Youths : 36,67,801 (upto September 2011) Number of Self-employed Youths : 19,62,164 (54%) (upto September 2011) Range of monthly income of Self-employed Youth : Tk. 1500/- to Tk. 1,00,000/- 2. Youth enterprise development and Self-employment : 2. Youth enterprise development and Self-employment : On-going Programmes of DYD 13 Yearly Target of Training : 2,15,000 Persons

DYD TRAINING CENTRES A.DYDs own infrastructures Youth Training Centre53 B.Human Resource Development Centre 1)National Youth Centre at Savar, Dhaka01 2)Central Human Resource Development Centre01 3)Regional Youth Centre,Bogra01 4)Regional Human Resource Development Centre04 Total = 111 C.Training Centre of Hired House 51 14

3. CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAMME 1.Individual Credit Programme 2.Group based Credit programme Two types of Credit programme 1. Features of Individual credit Programme: - Credit in disbursement to individuals. - Participation in training course on any trade from DYD is the precondition of this credit - Ceiling of credit for individual is Tk. 10,000-50, % service charge is collected in declining method. 2. Features of Group based Credit Programme: - Loan is disbursed for people under extreme poverty line. - Five members forms a group - Five to ten groups forms a Kendra - Each group members receive Tk as first to fifth disbursement. -Credit repaid on weekly basis within 52 weeks. - 10% service charge is collected in declining method. 15

CREDIT PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Principal Revolving Credit Fund: Tk lakhs Present Total Credit Fund : Tk lakhs (including service charge) Total amount of loan disbursed: Tk lakhs (Including revolving fund) Total beneficiaries : persons Recovery (average) rate : 91% 16

On Reproductive Health, Prevention of HIV/AIDs, STD, Substance Abuse, Norms, Values, gender and development, good governance, disaster management, behavioural development, environment conservation, civic education for responsible citizenship and against immoral activities. This programs are being implemented through 64 district offices, 476 upazilas and 10 metropolitan thana offices, 111 youth training centres and 6838 Youth clubs all over Bangladesh. 4. Motivational and Awareness Program 17

Sl. Name of Partner organizations Name of the Programme Status 1.BGMEA & BIFTA i) Sweater Knitting Machine Operating training ii) Linking Machine Operating training. On going 2.BRAC Training program on Community Library Members of BRAC Under process 3.HASAB Reproductive Health Care, Gender Issue & HIV AIDS Training On going 4.HOPE’87 Welding (6-G) training Rod binding training On going 5. Modern Herbal Group Training Program on Herbal Treatment and Herbal Plantation On going 6.CRPSkill Training for the CRP MembersOn going 18

6. On-Going Projects A) Investment Projects: 1.Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts. 2.Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre. 19

1. Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded). 3. Project on Commonwealth Youth Programme Technology Empowerment Centre on Wheels for Disenfranchised Rural Young People of Bangladesh. B) T.A Project : Project on Strengthening the Programme Based Networking Between DYD & Youth Organizations.

1. National Youth Day: The Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh celebrates National youth day every year. 2. Club Enlistment and Grant-in-Aid : youth organizations have been enlisted with the DYD. Tk lakh has been sanctioned to 5861 youth clubs from a welfare fund named “Youth Welfare Fund”. The principal amount of this fund is Tk. 10 crore. 3. National Youth Policy: National Youth Policy hasbeen approved by the Government in the year of The registration of the youth clubs by the DYD is yet to be implemented. 7. Other Activities. 21

4. Relations with other International Agencies: UNDP, UNFPA, ESCAP, ILO, UNESCO, JICA(JOCV), American Peace Corps and KOICA are extending their Cooperation in implementing the programmes of the DYD under the Ministry of Youth & sports. 5. Commonwealth Youth programme (CYP): 175 Youth officials & Youths participants obtained “Diploma in Youth and Development Work” from CYP Asia Centre. 6. Khas Ponds & Tanks Lease for Youth Employment: DYD can lease out up to the size of 20 acres of khas ponds and tanks to the enlisted and registered youth co-operative societies. The total no. of ponds is and among these ponds and tanks has been leased out among the registered youth co-operative societies all over Bangladesh. The total revenue collected from the leased ponds is Tk lakh. Now this program is ended. 7. Herbal Tree plantation: Programme is being undertaken To motivate the unemployed youth regarding plantation, use and export of herbal trees to generate self-employment. 22

8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DYD AT A GLANCE ( Up to June/2011) Total no. of trained youth 36,67,801 persons Total no. of self-employed youth19,62,164 (54%) Principal Revolving Credit Fund Tk.166,91.51 lakh Total amount of loan disbursedTk lakh Total no. of beneficiaries7,63,902 persons Present Total Credit Fund with Service Charge Tk lakh Rate of loan realization91% Total no. of ponds26,572 nos Total no. of leased ponds12,878 nos. Revenue earned from the leased ponds Tk lakh 23

Total amount of grant disbursed from Youth Welfare Fund Tk lakh Total no. of youth organizations received grant- in-aid from Youth Welfare Fund 5861 nos. Total capital of Youth Welfare FundTk 15 crore Total amount of grant-in-aid disbursed to the Youth Organizations from revenue budget Tk lakh Total no. of youth organizations received grant-in- aid from revenue budget 1870 nos. Total no. of enlisted youth organizations/clubs13592 nos. Total no. of successful youth received National Youth award 270 nos. Total no. of youth training center111 nos. Total no. of Diploma in Youth and Development Work 175 nos. Total no. of Commonwealth Youth Award19 nos. Total no. of SAARC Youth Award2 nos. 24

9. Future Plan 1.Project on Strengthening of Training at Upazila level for Creation of Employment and Self-employment. 2.Project on Technical Training to Unemployed Youths for Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities. 3.Project on Innovative Management of Resources for Poverty Alleviation Through Comprehensive Technology (phase-2) 4.Project on Capacity Building and Enhancing the Training Facilities of the Department of Youth Development. 5.Project on Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities for Unemployed Youths in 7 Poverty Stricken Districts of North Bengal. 25

10.Revenue Allocation & Expenditure for DYD : Lakh 26

11. ADP Allocation for of DYD ( In Lakh Tk. ) Sl. Project Name and Duration Estimated Cost ADP Allocation Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded) to ( P.A) 03. Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre Strengthening the programme based networking between DYD & Youth organizations Project on Commonwealth youth programme technology empowerment centre on wheels for disenfranchised rural young people of Bangladesh Total

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