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Empowering youth at risk of social exclusion

Adecco Group and its Foundation is committed to supporting decent jobs for youth through the Empowered: Youth Employment Programme for youth at risk of social exclusion, which seeks to equip 1,000 disadvantaged young people in Latin America with the skills and tools to access employment opportunities in the formal economy. The Program is active in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.

Entity

Foundation or philanthropic organization
  • Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
  • Financial and/or in-kind contribution

Partners

  • Fondation Forge

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Fundacion para la Solidaridad Romanos XII

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Municipalidad de Renca

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Corporacion Educacional Tecnologica de Chile

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • KUEPA

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Cuso International

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • COLSUBSIDIO

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • FEDERACION MEXICANA DE EMPRESARIOS LGTB

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • INTRARE

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Servicio Nacional de Empleo de México

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • PARALIFE

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Fundacion Pachacutec

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Plan International

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Adecco Mexico

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
    Financial and/or in-kind contribution

  • Adecco Argentina

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
    Financial and/or in-kind contribution

  • Adecco Colombia

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
    Financial and/or in-kind contribution

  • Adecco Peru

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
    Financial and/or in-kind contribution

  • Adecco Chile

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
    Financial and/or in-kind contribution

Sustainable Development Goals & targets

  • 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
  • 1.1 By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
  • 1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
  • 4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
  • 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

Themes

  • Quality apprenticeships
  • Youth in fragile situations
  • Transitions to the formal economy

Description

The Empowered Programme aims to support 1,000 young women and men at risk of social exclusion in selected countries in Latin America. Through training workshops, the Programme equips young people with soft skills and offers job search advice to faciliate smooth transitions to the labour market.

Organizations supporting the implementation of the Empowered Programme at the country level provide human and physical resources to strengthen the targeting and profiling of young people, understanding their needs, local contexts and the employment opportunities in the job market.

The Programme focuses on a unique and effective solution for decent jobs through targeted supports to young people's professional and personal growth.

Deliverables and links to SDG targets

  • 1000
    Young people trained in relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, ICT skills and soft skills
    8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

    1,000 young people in LAC region will receive the adequate and appropriate skills to facilitate their integration and insertion in the labour market for securing decent jobs.

    BY:
    Dec 2021
  • 1000
    Young people benefitted from employment services, including job search assistance, job fairs and career counselling
    1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

    Providing integrated employment services for young people with the support of Adecco group\'s network branches.

    BY:
    Dec 2021
  • 5
    Knowledge sharing or advocacy tactics on youth employment carried out, including events, campaigns and media items
    17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

    Creating an effective network of partners supporting the action and impact on promoting effective and sustainable labour integration in five Adecco national networks.

    BY:
    Feb 2020
  • 1
    Knowledge products on youth employment developed
    8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

    Facilitating effective and practical sharing of good practices and lessons learned based on benchmarking. The goal is to publish book with the best practices from different sectors.

    BY:
    Dec 2021
Argentina
China
Colombia
Mexico
Peru

Start

10-Feb-2019

End

31-Dec-2021

$ 444410

Estimated total value of the commitment

1000

young people to benefit directly from this commitment

Target: 15-19, 20-24, 25-29

Primarily:
  • Young people in urban areas
  • Young women
  • Young men
  • Youth with disabilities
  • Low-income individuals
  • Young people with low levels of education and/or drop-outs

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