Youth Reintegration & Development Program
Youth Reintegration & Development Program
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YOUTH REINTEGRATION & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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I. Project Identification;
The key problem to address in this initiative is the need to strengthen the
infrastructure that is required to meet the physical, social and economic demands
of absorbing the returning and displaced population in northwest Somalia
(Somaliland).
III. Justification:
The local community older have requested participation from us to take part the
task of reintegrating returning refugees and displaced populations through
development program.
The proposal new project will be based on the concept and implementation
principles of the previous project the self employment concept.
This type of training is practical skills training with minimal theory input apart
from practical training, two supplementary subjects (entrepreneurship and IT ) will
be provided.
The training model is structured in such a way to offer a short- term labour
intensive and demand driven training focused on market needs to enable trainee to
enter into workforce in the informal sector.
The initial stage of the training is a center based for basic skills and
entrepreneurship complemented by attachments in local enterprises.
The attachment, which lasts for six months, is a crucial element in the program. it
is intended to facilitate the critical stage in transition from training to work. This
stage of training will have the following components:
Training in skills formed the main and most important component for the whole
program.
During the actual training which is to conducted in the workshop, instructors
concentrated on the Assisting trainees to acquire the necessary skill to make a
specific product and other products require a similar skill.
2. Entrepreneurship Training :
Training for self-employment aims at making the trainees able to start their own
small businesses at the end of the program;
3. IT Skill:
The program has a unique basic IT course to give the trainee a chance to acquire a
knowledge necessary to upgrade their stance in the labour market.
4. Enterprise Visit:
In this component trainees will have the opportunity t familiarizing themselves to
the particular trade and train on the job.
During the session trainees will be given specific assignments to perform.
However, the first sphere of the program includes five different specialties such as:
1. Woodwork: The course consists of carpentry front-shop design, painting, etc.
2. Building Construction: Masonry, bock making etc.
3. Textile: garment making and fashion design.
4. Electric Installation Course.
5. Metalwork and Auto Body repair Course.
6. Plumbing course.
7 Computer Skills course.
8 Office Management Course.
9 Adult Literacy Course.
The second sphere contains also five different specialties which includes
Such as:
1 Electronics,
2 Beauty Art and Lady‘s hair dressing,
3 Photography and film development,
4 Cooking and dietary,
5 Interior Décor.
4 . Recruiting trainers and assessing their skill needs to be registered for the
program;
It is expected that the project will achieve the following results by October 2012:
1 . 485 youth of both genders will complete their skill training courses;
3 . Generally supervise the project and have the authority to recommend change
and reform.
1 . Minimal training fee by the trainees can cover some operating costs;
3 . Grant aid provide by donors can min the center in shorter terms.