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- 1. COVID-19 Youth & Employment Slide 1 MADHAV P. CHAULAGAIN Context: WORLD FOOD DAY
- 2. COVID-19 Cases, highest among youth (as of 10.13.2020/MoHP) 2
- 3. Population pyramid of COVID-19 Cases Slide 3
- 4. Globally, COVID-19 impact on Youth and Employment • One out of six young persons has stopped working • Six in 10 young people believe their studies will be delayed or might fail • One out of two young people may be affected by anxiety or depression • One in three young people report a significant impact on their right to participate in public affairs • One in three young people reported high levels of volunteerism - ILO Survey 2020 4
- 5. COVID-19 Consequences We may lose our gains made in the past decades - Poverty Reduction - Eradication of Hunger - Improving life styles Extreme hunger will double Food Insecurity will increase And, it will be concentrated in least developed countries Slide 5
- 6. Shrinking GDP Growth IMF Projection (Average %) 2017 – 8.2 2018 – 6.2 2019 – 7.1 2020 – 0.0 2021 – 2.5 Slide 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Year 2017 Year 2018 Year 2019 Year 2020 Year 2021 GDP Growth (Average %)
- 7. Sustainable Development Goals COVID-19 Pandemic has now made us to think about De-globalization!!! Slide 7
- 8. To achieve Prosperous and Happy Karnali Slide 8 Karnali’s Long-term Goals
- 9. How many people have returned to Karnali? Slide 9 • Approx. 65,000 people have returned from India (ground crossing) • Very few of them have returned after staying back at home for some months • Little over 1,550 people have come from other countries (by flights) • Approx. 20,000 people have come from other provinces within Nepal.
- 10. What Employment Opportunities do they have? • Basically NONE as they are - • Unskilled, low education, no money for start-up! • But, they have experiences and exposures But, could be engaged in - • Agriculture? • Trade? • Domestic tourism? • Government employment? • Volunteerism? Slide 10
- 11. How this can happen? •Quick skill assessment and listing •Develop support packages •Province government work closely with local governments to identify and mobilize youths •Government alone cannot do this but create an atmosphere to – • Collaborate with private institutions, • Mobilize social partners and Slide 11
- 12. MADHAV P. CHAULAGAIN 9851118442 madhav.chaulagain madhavjee@gmail.co m madhavjee madhavjee.blogspot.com Thank you Slide 12