‘I matter’: giving unemployed young Papua New Guineans a second chance
Young people account for almost half of Papua New Guinea’s population and comprise a large part of the urban poor. In the capital, Port Moresby, an increasing number of young people are leaving school without the necessary skills for entry-level jobs. The Urban Youth Employment Project (UYEP) provides disadvantaged young people (aged between 16 and 35) in Port Moresby with life skills and employment training to increase their chances of finding long-term employment, also the motivation to make a fresh start in life. To help meet immediate economic needs, the project is also providing temporary employment opportunities.
Since the project started in 2011, over 8,000 unemployed young people in Port Moresby have been helped by the project, 40% of them young women. The project has been extended until 2018 through funding from the Australian government, with the goal of reaching at least 15,000 people. The World Bank in Sydney, Australia recently partnered with the team from Humans of Papua New Guinea (an offshoot of the globally-popular photo blog, Humans of New York ) to tell the stories of a number of UYEP participants. Here are some of these stories.
Raymond Papeh
Sadex James
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