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Confronting Challenges of Reality And Making A Dream Come True Bridging the Gap to A Future Career By Hisham El Rouby UNDP – DESA Sub-regional Workshop on Youth Policies and Strategies for MDGs Sana'a, Yemen Jun 2005 Center for Development Services Youth Association for Population and Development

The Reality of Human Development: An Overview  160 million women and men unemployed  billion or more people underemployed or working poor.  500 million new entrants to the labor force next ten years. the Human Development is the process of broadening the range of choices for people

National Level 3.5 million 13.5 million workforce unemployment 20% employment 80% Population others 60% working - age 40 %

Current Situation and its relation to Social, Educational and Cultural Problems in Egypt  Aspects of the Unemployment Problem - Characteristics of population - Educational systems - Economic systems and labor markets - Cultural problems

Definition of jobs in eyes of youth  To have a job (or to be employed) is to go to a place 5 or 6 days a week to do a specific task and get paid for it  A good job is one that ensures continuity  A good job is one that does not require much effort to get promoted, but where promotion is rather based on seniority  A good job is one that you will never have to change, i.e. a lifetime job.

Opportunities to start with  Work from home  Work on a part time basis  Work as an intern or a volunteer

The Role of NGOs in Dealing with the Problem of Employment and Youth  Capitalize on youth as an asset in the process of change and not just consider them as a target group.  Help our youth explore their capabilities and potentials and to utilize these for their benefit and for the interest of their country.  Coordination

“ Labor Horizons ” What the Program is All About?

Enabling people to qualify themselves for entering the labor market and creating their own career, through modifying their concept of a lifetime job to a future career. Objective:

Fresh Secondary School Graduate Women Fresh university Graduate Job Seeker without previous experience Job seeker with previous experience Target Groups

Packages Services P {1} P {2} P {3} P {4} P {5} P {6} Apprenticeship according to apprentice desire Employment On the job training Employment with 2 months salary Apprenticeship according to market demand Local training facilities S {1} S {2} S {3} Counseling General Courses Job search skills Credit Income Generating Activities Program

S {1} P {2} S {2} Fresh university Graduate Credit S {3} P {4}

Contact information Hisham El Rouby Chairman Youth Association for Population and Development E.Mail: Web site