Programs

  • Youth Employment and Training Initiatives

    SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2012, EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT TUNISIA ("EFE-TUNISIE") HAS CONNECTED YOUTH TO IMPROVED LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES THROUGH TARGETED TRAININGS. EFE-TUNISIE PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP TAILORED TECHNICAL, SOFT SKILLS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGS ACROSS ALL OF THE REGIONS OF TUNISIA. IN 2022, EFE-TUNISIE, WITH PRIME IMPLEMENTER CHEMONICS, CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING ITS FIRST CONTRACT UNDER THE FIVE-YEAR USAID/TUNISIA BUSINESS REFORM AND COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM II ("BRCP II") (LATER RENAMED "JOBS, OPPORTUNITIES AND BUSINESS SUCCESSES" (JOBS)). UNDER JOBS, EFE-TUNISIE IS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE MATCH BETWEEN SKILLS DEMANDED BY THE LABOR MARKET AND THE TRAINING PROVIDED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH TWO PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: CURRICULA REFORM AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTERS. EFE-TUNISIE ALSO COMPLETED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUPPORTING JOB CREATION FOR YOUNG TUNISIANS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES PROJECT, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (NEA-AC) FROM 2017-2022. THE NEA PROJECT PROVIDED YOUTH WITH DEMAND-DRIVEN JOB AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING AS WELL AS STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS TO SUPPORT YOUTH. UNDER NEA-AC, EFE-TUNISIE HAS TRAINED OVER 1,200 STUDENTS IN VARIOUS VOCATIONAL SECTORS, SUPPORTED OVER 44 ENTREPRENEURS START THEIR BUSINESSES, AND LAUNCHED AN INCUBATION HUB FOR NEW IT BUSINESSES IN SOUTHERN TUNISIA.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $1.3M

  • Youth Job Connection and Training

    FOUNDED IN 2008, EFE-YEMEN IS THE LEADING YEMENI ORGANIZATION CONNECTING YOUTH TO JOBS AND INCOME THROUGH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS, MARKET DEMAND-DRIVEN TRAINING, AND WORLD-CLASS CURRICULA DELIVERED BY DYNAMIC LOCAL TRAINERS. SINCE INCEPTION, EFE-YEMEN HAS CONNECTED OVER 6,300 YOUTH TO THE WORLD OF WORK. IN 2022, EFE-YEMEN MANAGED A NUMBER OF UNIQUE PROJECTS INCLUDING THE MUSTAQBAL PROJECT FUNDED BY ALWALEED PHILANTHROPIES AND THE SAUDI DEVELOPMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM FOR YEMEN (SDRPY). THIS PROJECT GRADUATED 688 YOUTH FROM TRAININGS IN JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT (JTP), PATHWAYS TO A JOB, AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT. EFE-YEMEN ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT & DEVELOPMENT II (MED II) PROJECT, FUNDED BY CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES (CRS), WHICH FOCUSED ON YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND LIVELIHOODS IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN SANA'A AND ADEN. THE PROJECT, WHICH CONCLUDED IN NOVEMBER 2022, GRADUATED 180 YOUTH (101 WOMEN) FROM JTP TRAINING. AMONG THE GRADUATES, 116 YOUTH (58 WOMEN) OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT IN THE HEALTH SECTOR WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF GRADUATION. THE MED II PROJECT ALSO PARTNERED WITH YEMENI VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS TO PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING TO THEIR STAFF AND INTEGRATE EFE'S WORK READINESS CURRICULUM. EFE-YEMEN ALSO IMPLEMENTED THE LIVELIHOODS FOR YEMEN'S FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS (LYFE) III PROJECT FUNDED BY THE VITOL FOUNDATION. LYFE III AIMS TO ENHANCE THE LIVELIHOODS AND BUILD THE RESILIENCE OF 1,000 VULNERABLE YOUNG YEMENI ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH A TARGETED BUSINESS ACCELERATION PROGRAM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $710.5K

  • Youth Employment Skills Development

    SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2016, EFE-SAUDI ARABIA HAS CONNECTED SAUDI YOUTH WITH EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROVIDING SKILLED YOUNG TALENT TO BUSINESSES IN SAUDI ARABIA. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA WORKS DEVELOPS PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH THEIR WORKFORCE REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFYING JOB-READY AND RETAINABLE EMPLOYEES. IN 2022, EFE-SAUDI ARABIA STARTED WORK ON "LEAGUE OF WOMEN IT" PROJECT WITH JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE ENTRY-LEVEL JOB TRAINING & PLACEMENT (JTP) AND A IT SKILLS TRAINING. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA CONTINUED PROVIDING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO SAUDI YOUTH THROUGH THE "TRAINING FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE" PROGRAM FUNDED BY ACCENTURE. EFE-SAUDI ARABIA PROVIDED DIGITAL AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TO SAUDI YOUTH THROUGH THE CITI "DECENT JOBS FOR THE DIGITAL FUTURE" PROJECT, CONTINUING AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH CITI FOUNDATION. ALSO, EFE SAUDI CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONLINE TRAININGS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $641.5K