Question 1

I your view, how effective are entrepreneurship trainings in assisting young people gain livelihoods.

it gives youth more confidence and resources in approaching challenging issues in their lives.

the numbers of those that these trainings reach is minimal that we cant realise the impact you are making reference to

Interesting... have you come across information or experience indicating that youth come out more confident?

there are a few from a GET Ahead workshop (for example) that have been making a great number of improvements so i base my opinion on that.

Ktembo (talk)‎

They are effective because they enable young people to start some micro businesses which will later grow into big profitable businesses.

Simonda (talk)‎

do the trainings directly link youth to micro credit schemes?

Ktembo (talk)‎

Not as effective as they should be - a lot more young people are still unemployed and have no source of livelihood

Nmunala (talk)‎

Not as effective as they should be - a lot more young people are still unemployed and have no source of livelihood

Nmunala (talk)‎

True - though this raises the point that there are a number of other important linkages to youth empowerment beyond training. Therefore the question here is not only about the effectiveness of the training, but of what happens beyond the training, who has a role to play in different respects, etc.

Lungowe (talk)‎

This is a very broad question. There are various entrepreneurship training programmes offered and the assumption is that the training leads to:

new skills attained in entrepreneurship
new skills in networking
opportunities opened up for marketing and other relevant links

Lungowe (talk)‎

is it as easy as it sounds from a youth's perspective? some still have challenges in networking even after attending a workshop and attaining a certificate.

Ktembo (talk)‎

I feel this is an assumption, the reality is that the structures on the ground (country and community levels) in many instances do not allow for the skills to be transferred effectively.

Nmunala (talk)‎

Thank you all for your wonderful contributions. But what is our understanding of LIVELIHOODS?

Victor.mensah (talk)‎

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