GSYE Country-level research dissemination workshop series

The Growth Sectors for Youth Employment Programme (GSYE) is a collaborative research project commissioned by INCLUDE (with funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and implemented by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in conjunction with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI). The overall goal of the project is to provide new research evidence on the economic sectors with the highest multipliers and potential to create employment opportunities for young people in Africa, focusing on 10 countries from across the continent. Additionally, the project will investigate factors underlying youth’s access to employment opportunities in the growth sectors, and identify inequalities related to gender, spatial, or socio-economic background and how they affect youth’s access to employment.

In this blog, you can find an overview of the GSYE programme, presenting key findings from selected countries.

Workshops Press Releases

Below you can find the workshops press releases, published by AERC

In-country dissemination workshop – Nigeria

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, held an in-country dissemination workshop for the Growth Sectors for Youth Employment (GSYE) Research Project with the theme “Sectoral Development: Assessing the conditions that drive youth unemployment in key sectors of the Nigerian Economy”. This workshop provided a platform for the dissemination, analysis and discussion of the research findings in the Nigerian space targeting policymakers and key stakeholders that can drive policy implementation in Nigeria and have feedback on the study as input into the GSYE Research Project for further policy engagement.

Read the full press release here

In-country dissemination workshop – Ethiopia

The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) in collaboration with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has hosted a dissemination workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the findings of a research on “The Challenge of Unemployment and Youth Unemployment amidst Fast Economic Growth in Ethiopia.” The dissemination event was chaired by Ambassador Peter Robleh, Associate Managing Director of HESPI and former Ambassador of Ethiopia to Belgium.

Read the full press release here

In-country dissemination workshop – Egypt

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in collaboration with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), hosted the dissemination workshop of the research paper titled “Identifying Activities for Greater Employment Generation in Egypt: An Input-output Analysis” authored by Dr Iman Al Ayouty.

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In-country dissemination workshop – Tunisia

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) in collaboration with the Economic Research Forum (ERF) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), hosted a dissemination workshop of the research paper titled “Structural change, productivity and jobs creation: Evidence from Tunisia” authored by Dr Mohamed Amara, Dr Faycel Zidi and Dr Hela Jeddi.

Read the full press release here

In-country dissemination workshop – Mali

The dissemination workshop “The employment potential of women and young people in the sectors and branches of economic activity in Mali” was held in Bamako on Thursday 3 March 2022.

Organized by the Centre d’Études et de Renforcement des Capacités d’Analyse et de Plaidoyer, CERCAP (Centre for Studies and Capacity Building in Analysis and Advocacy), in collaboration with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the workshop was aimed at sharing the research findings with key stakeholders in Mali and was attended by representatives of the relevant government ministries and departments, research institutions, civil society, and the private sector.

Read the full press release here

In-country dissemination workshop – Kenya

The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), in collaboration with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), hosted a dissemination workshop on “Employment Creation for Youth in Kenya”. The event, which took place at the Utalii Hotel on 18th March 2022, drew various participants, including representatives of the Principal Secretary, State Department for ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Hon Charles Sunkuli, CBS; AERC’s Executive Director; and policymakers from various sectors, international organizations, civil society, private sector players, the media, the youth and students.

Read the full press release here