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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

Fundación Adecco Foundation or philanthropic organization

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

Partners

  • Fondation Forge

    Youth organization, civil society, non-governmental, non-profit organization

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Fundacion para la Solidaridad Romanos XII

    Youth organization, civil society, non-governmental, non-profit organization

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

  • Municipalidad de Renca

    Government or intergovernmental entity

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

Sustainable Development Goals & targets

  • 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
  • 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
  • 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

Themes

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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

  • 1,000 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
  • 1,000 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
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
Peru

Start

10-Feb-2019

End

31-Dec-2021

USD 444,410

Estimated total value of the commitment

1,000

young people to benefit directly from this commitment

Target: Only young people 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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