| Project Detail |
The Vocational Training for Youth in Mali project, or Chinfinw ka Baara sira (“Youth’s Path to Employment” in the Bamanankan language), is part of the European Union’s Multiannual Indicative Programme for the Republic of Mali 2021–2027. It responds to priority axes No. 2 “Creation of decent jobs promoting the green economy” and No. 3 “Meeting human/basic needs,” as well as the European Joint Programme in Mali 2020–2024. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to ensuring citizens right to quality education and training through an inclusive, more adapted, coherent, and functional education system. The specific objective is to develop a training offer that is aligned with the needs of the labor market and local potential for young people aged 15 to 35. Thus, the intervention strategy advocates the involvement of the private sector throughout the training-integration-employment continuum. The project aims to respond to the needs identified and expressed by the private sector by improving the quality of the training offer, diversified and inclusive, adapted to the skills required by the market. It also facilitates self-entrepreneurship and the socio-professional integration of young people into salaried jobs or self-employment, thanks to innovative mechanisms aimed at the most vulnerable. More specifically, the three results identified to achieve this objective are: the training offer in line with the needs of the labor market is improved; the capacities of young people, women, people with disabilities and returning migrants to find employment or start their own businesses are strengthened; the mechanisms for dialogue and collaboration between training institutions, local authorities, economic operators and communities are strengthened. The direct end beneficiaries are young men and women aged 15 to 35 seeking professional integration in the regions of Kayes, Koulikoro, Sikasso, and the District of Bamako. Particular attention is paid to the most vulnerable populations, such as girls and young women, people with disabilities, and returning migrants. Trainers from partner training providers will also be trained. The indirect end beneficiaries are the companies in these regions, which will be able to rely on this trained staff and themselves benefit from capacity building for the expression and collection of skills needs, and their consideration by the public sector. |
