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Securing long-term employment for migrant youth

The Hope for the Future project, funded by Postkodsstiftelsen, seeks to provide youth covered by the Upper Secondary School Act the support and tools needed to build a sustainable future in Sweden. Youth arrived as unaccompanied minors in 2015 and faced with specific and in the law outlined application-issues, are allowed to complete their education and may be eligible for permanent residency. To be eligible, they need to secure a permanent employment contract that meet specific requirements, within 6 months after graduation. The Law affects about 7,500 youth. Through multi-sectoral collaborations, the project supports their transition to employment.

Entity

Youth organization, civil society, non-governmental, non-profit organization
  • Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
  • Policy, advocacy and convening power

Partners

  • Arbetskraftförmedlingen

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation
  • Nordisk Kompetens

    Technical assistance, expertise and implementation

Sustainable Development Goals & targets

  • 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
  • 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
  • 16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
  • 16.b Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development
  • 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

Themes

  • Youth in fragile situations
  • Transitions to the formal economy
  • Other

Description

Hope for the Future rests on four pillars: 1) A mentorship program, 2) Support in job searching, 3) Collaboration between the civil society organisations and the private sector, and 4) Advocacy. Through the mentorship program, youth who are experiencing mental health stress are supported by mentors trained by War Child Sweden. Mentors provide first-aid psychosocial support as well as an introduction to Swedish culture and society. The youth receive further support by partner organisations. This includes supporting the youth emotionally as well as engaging companies to employ young people from this target group. As many of the youths have studied and worked in professions that are facing staff shortages, the project will also play an important role in maintaining industries threatened by a high staff vacancy rate.    Throughout the project, open houses will be arranged two times per month, where the youth can receive practical help with cover letter and CV writing, LinkedIn and Yobber registration, and interview training. Additionally, joint activities for all mentors and youth will be arranged once a month. Pillars 3 and 4 aim to broaden the impact of the project, by bringing awareness to the wider public of the issues faced by these youth. By creating a model of united action between organizations within the civil society and the private sector, the outcomes and learnings from the project can be scaled and replicated by organizations and businesses in other areas of expertise. 

Start

20-Sep-2021

End

28-Feb-2023

$ 300000

Estimated total value of the commitment

700

young people to benefit directly from this commitment

Target: 20-24

Primarily:
  • Young people in urban areas
  • Young people in rural areas
  • Specific ethnic groups
  • Low-income individuals
  • Graduates of second-level education and students in third-level education or beyond

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