Yasmine AlGarf - Working for Major International Development Organizations in Egypt and Jordan
ERF and World Bank Youth Essay Competition Award Ceremony
Cairo, Egypt, January 17, 2017
www.erf.org.eg
Youth Employment in Egypt : A Roadmap to Unleash Egypt’s Untapped Potential
1. Youth Employment in Egypt : A Roadmap to
Unleash Egypt’s Untapped Potential
Yasmine AlGarf
Youth Essay Competition
Greek Campus: Library Small Hall
January 2017
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2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
13.3 12.8 12.5
25.7 26.6 26.7
2014 2015 2016
Unemployment in Egypt
Total Unemployement Rate Youth Unemployement Rate
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5. PILLARS
Pillar I: Job Creation
Pillar II: Youth Education and
Training
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Youth
Employment
6. Pillar I: Job Creation
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Long Term
Improvement of the
Business climate
Diversification of the
Private Sector
Geographical presence
Reduction of the
fertility rate below the
replacement level
Short Term
Registration of
Informal business
Introduction of more
competitive jobs in
the private sector
Promotion of
Entrepreneurship
7. Pillar II: Youth Education and Training
Long Term
Reforms to the formal
Education system
Short Term
Improvement of the governance
and attractiveness of TVET
Provision of career counseling
and mentoring activities
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