YOUTH LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GUIDE

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| iYouth LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GuideProject Contacts:Barry SternDirector, EQUIP3Education DEVELOPMENT Center, IgnatowskiEQUIP3 CTOUSAID/ EGAT/ Office of 2008Written By: David James-WilsonYOUTH LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GUIDE | iYouth LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GuideTABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION A. A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR YOUTH LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS B. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR YOUTH LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS Most YOUTH Are Economically Active Young People s Economic Activities Are Linked To Household Livelihood Households Are Actively Engaged In Planning For YOUTH Livelihood YOUTH Must Often Balance Education With Work Livelihood Programming Should Reflect The Marketplace And Build From Existing Assets And Activities Livelihood Is Th

iv | Youth Livelihoods Development Program Guide Imagine a country where half of the youth is neither in school nor employed in the formal economy, where private sector jobs leading to careers are scarce, where youth unemployment rates in the formal economy exceed 50 percent, where educational opportunities beyond the

  Economy, Livelihoods