Our Approach to Youth Employment
Across Africa, millions of young people enter the labour market every year, yet there are not enough quality jobs for them. Many young people continue to face unemployment, underemployment, or low-paid, insecure, and informal work. Youth employment is therefore not only about creating more jobs, but about creating productive, decent, and sustainable livelihoods that enable young people to contribute to and benefit from inclusive development. This requires looking beyond economic growth alone to the wider social, economic, and environmental conditions that shape opportunities for young people.
At INCLUDE, we approach youth employment through an inclusive development lens. We examine who benefits from economic opportunities, who is left behind, and which policies and investments are needed to ensure that young people can thrive. Our work generates and synthesises evidence to recommend policies on what works to improve youth employment outcomes, with particular attention to skills development, gender equality, rural livelihoods, and the transition to more sustainable and productive economies.
