Young Africa Works-IITA

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project. This project was developed in consultation with young people, policymakers, educators, and entrepreneurs as part of the Mastercard Foundation’s strategy to enable 30 million young people in Africa to access dignified and fulfilling work over the next 10 years.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

Activity URL

https://mastercardfdn.org/40000-young-people-in-nigeria-to-benefit-from-young-africa-works-iita-project-training-program/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys out of school, Girls out of school, Youth

Age

18 - 35

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Vocational

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Learning while working

  • Apprenticeship/internship
  • Vocational training
  • Work-study

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power
  • Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building

Policy/legal environment

  • Public-private partnerships

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training
  • Income-generating activities

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms