Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 9155
Country/Region: Rwanda
Year: 2010
Main Partner: Education Development Center, Inc.
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $618,750

The Rwanda Youth Program is a 4 year project financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). The Rwanda Youth Program (RYP) will provide youth, ages 14-24, in Rwanda's capital city, Kigali, with market-relevant life and work readiness training and support, hands-on training opportunities, and links to the employment and self-employment job market over a four year period. The program is targeting a total of 12,500 Urban youth of which 5000 will be orphans and vulnerable children. Youth are both male and female, with varied levels of education, and demonstrating the drive to improve their skills and assets to better connect with livelihood and market opportunities.

The project goals are to: • Increase Livelihood Opportunities for Youth • RYP will empower youth with the necessary tools and resources to enter into a positive development pathway that will lead to increased lifelong livelihood opportunities; • Develop a Thriving Youth Livelihood Support System RYP will build capacity and create linkages between youth, the Rwandan economy and the public and private institutions so that youth can access increased opportunities for productive engagement in Rwandan society.

Program's main activities and partners: The Rwanda Youth Project will work with a cadre of youth-serving organizations (local and international) to implement project activities. Implementing institutions will include NGOs, Civil Society Organizations (CSO), government agencies, education and training providers and Private-Sector firms.

All participants will receive a modular, 80-hour work readiness training course designed as a core program. This interactive, dynamic curriculum is designed to promote functional literacy and numeracy as well as essential workforce readiness and employability skills training such as leadership, communication, work habits, financial literacy and numeracy. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a project-sponsored work readiness certificate.

Complementary specialized training will be determined based on market demand and provided by local institutions. This could for instance include topics such as counseling support to OVCs, HIV/AIDS prevention, English, advanced entrepreneurship and business plan development and short term specialized technical training.

Beyond training, RYP will work with local partners to increase their capacity in linking the program's youth graduates to sustainable livelihood pathways, either through pursuing formal and non formal education and training or linking them to jobs, internships and/or helping them to start small businesses.

Specific activities and targets in Fiscal year 2010 FY 2010 will be the second year of implementation of the Rwanda Youth Program (RYP). Activities will focus on youth services for 4000 youth. It is expected that all 4000 youth will benefit from a common "health and well-being package" focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and referrals, nutrition, health and safety at the workplace, in addition to the 80 hours workforce readiness curriculum. These youth will also benefit from employability and coaching services to help them transition to a more sustainable livelihood pathway.

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $495,000

The Rwanda Youth Program is a four year project financed by USAID and implemented by the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). The Rwanda Youth Program (RYP) provides youth, ages 14-24, in Rwanda's capital city, Kigali, with market-relevant life and work readiness training and support, hands-on training opportunities, and links to the employment and self-employment job markets. By the end of the four years the program will serve 12,500 urban youth, of whom 5,000 will be orphans or vulnerable children. Participating youth are both male and female, with varied levels of education, but all demonstrate a drive to improve their skills and assets to better connect with livelihood and market opportunities.

The project goals are to: • Increase livelihood opportunities for youth. RYP will empower youth with the necessary tools and resources to establish a positive development pathway which will lead to increased economic opportunities; • Develop a thriving youth livelihood support system. RYP will build capacity and create linkages between youth, the Rwandan economy, and public and private institutions so youth can access increased opportunities for productive engagement in Rwandan society.

Activities and partners

The Rwanda Youth Project will work with a cadre of youth-serving organizations (local and international) to implement project activities. Implementing institutions will include NGOs, Civil Society Organizations (CSO), government agencies, education and training providers and private-sector firms.

All participants will receive a modular, 80-hour work readiness training course designed as a core program. This interactive, dynamic curriculum is designed to promote functional literacy and numeracy as well as essential workforce readiness and employability skills training such as leadership, communication, work habits, and financial literacy. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a project-sponsored work readiness certificate.

Complementary specialized training will be determined based on market demand and will be provided by local institutions. Examples of such training include counseling support to OVCs, HIV/AIDS prevention, English, advanced entrepreneurship and business plan development and short term specialized technical training.

Beyond training, RYP will work with local partners to increase their capacity to link the program's youth graduates to sustainable livelihood pathways, either through pursuing formal and informal education and training or linking them to jobs, internships and/or helping them to start small businesses.

Specific activities and targets in FY 2010

FY 2010 will be the second year of the implementation of RYP. Activities will focus on youth services for 4,000 youth. It is expected that all 4,000 youth will benefit from a common "health and well-being package" focused on HIV/AIDS prevention and referrals, nutrition, health and safety at the workplace, in addition to the 80 hours workforce readiness curriculum. These youth will also benefit from employability and coaching services to help them transition to a more sustainable livelihood pathway.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Abstinence/Be Faithful (HVAB): $49,500

The Rwanda Youth Program is a four year project which will provide youth, ages 14-24, in Rwanda's capital city, Kigali, with market-relevant life and work readiness training and support, hands-on training opportunities, and links to the employment and self-employment job market. The program is targeting a total of 12,500 urban youth of which 5,000 will be orphans and vulnerable children. Youth are both male and female, with varied levels of education, and demonstrating the drive to improve their skills and assets

to better connect with livelihood and market opportunities.

The project goals are to: • Increase Livelihood Opportunities for Youth: RYP will empower youth with the necessary tools and resources to enter into a positive development pathway that will lead to increased lifelong livelihood opportunities; • Develop a Thriving Youth Livelihood Support System: RYP will build capacity and create linkages between youth, the Rwandan economy and the public and private institutions so that youth can access increased opportunities for productive engagement in society.

Program's main activities and partners: The Rwanda Youth Project will work with a cadre of youth-serving organizations (local and international) to implement project activities. Implementing institutions will include NGOs, civil society organizations (CSO), government agencies, education and training providers and private-sector firms.

All participants will receive a modular, 80-hour work readiness training course designed as a core program. This interactive, dynamic curriculum is designed to promote functional literacy and numeracy as well as essential workforce readiness and employability skills training such as leadership, communication, work habits, financial literacy and numeracy. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a project-sponsored work readiness certificate.

Complementary specialized training will be determined based on market demand and provided by local institutions. This could include, for instance, topics such as counseling support to OVCs, HIV/AIDS prevention, English, advanced entrepreneurship and business plan development and short term specialized technical training.

Beyond training, RYP will work with local partners to increase their capacity in linking the program's graduates to sustainable livelihood pathways, either through pursuing formal and non-formal education and training or linking them to jobs, internships and/or helping them to start small businesses.

Specific activities and targets in Fiscal year 2010:

FY 2010 will be the second year of implementation of the RYP. Activities will focus on youth services for 4,000 youth. It is expected that all 4,000 youth will benefit from a common "health and well-being package" focused on HIV/AIDS prevention (i.e. fidelity, abstinence, partner reduction and social norms) and referrals, nutrition, health and safety at the workplace, in addition to the 80 hours workforce readiness curriculum.

Funding for Sexual Prevention: Other Sexual Prevention (HVOP): $74,250

The Rwanda Youth Program is a four year project which will provide youth, ages 14-24, in Rwanda's capital city, Kigali, with market-relevant life and work readiness training and support, hands-on training opportunities, and links to the employment and self-employment job market. The program is targeting a total of 12,500 urban youth of which 5,000 will be orphans and vulnerable children. Youth are both male and female, with varied levels of education, and demonstrating the drive to improve their skills and assets to better connect with livelihood and market opportunities.

The project goals are to: • Increase Livelihood Opportunities for Youth: RYP will empower youth with the necessary tools and resources to enter into a positive development pathway that will lead to increased lifelong livelihood opportunities; • Develop a Thriving Youth Livelihood Support System: RYP will build capacity and create linkages between youth, the Rwandan economy and the public and private institutions so that youth can access increased opportunities for productive engagement in society.

Program's main activities and partners: The Rwanda Youth Project will work with a cadre of youth-serving organizations (local and international) to implement project activities. Implementing institutions will include NGOs, civil society organizations (CSO), government agencies, education and training providers and private-sector firms.

All participants will receive a modular, 80-hour work readiness training course designed as a core program. This interactive, dynamic curriculum is designed to promote functional literacy and numeracy as well as essential workforce readiness and employability skills training such as leadership, communication, work habits, financial literacy and numeracy. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will receive a project-sponsored work readiness certificate.

Complementary specialized training will be determined based on market demand and provided by local institutions. This could include, for instance, topics such as counseling support to OVCs, HIV/AIDS prevention, English, advanced entrepreneurship and business plan development and short term specialized technical training.

Beyond training, RYP will work with local partners to increase their capacity in linking the program's graduates to sustainable livelihood pathways, either through pursuing formal and non-formal education and training or linking them to jobs, internships and/or helping them to start small businesses.

Specific activities and targets in Fiscal year 2010:

FY 2010 will be the second year of implementation of the RYP. Activities will focus on youth services for 4,000 youth. It is expected that all 4,000 youth will benefit from a common "health and well-being package" focused on HIV/AIDS prevention (like condom promotion, STI management, and other risk reducing messages) and referrals, nutrition, health and safety at the workplace, in addition to the 80 hours workforce readiness curriculum.

The project will measure output and outcome indicators on a quarterly basis which will allow both project management and the USG to monitor the pace of implementation against the plan, verify that key outputs are being delivered, and provide periodic measures of program benefits. Project outputs will be measured quantitatively. Project outcomes will be measured both quantitatively and qualitatively.