Matasa Fellows discuss how the private sector can create employment opportunities for African youth
Channel: Institute of Development Studies
Date: 2018-11-28

Creating more, decent jobs is key to tackling the youth employment challenge in Africa. 

In this video clip, Matasa Fellows discuss how the private sector can create employment opportunities for African youth. 

The Matasa Fellows Network is a joint initiative of the MasterCard Foundation and the Institute of Development Studies. Launched in 2015, the network seeks to develop a cohort of young African researchers with the skills and commitment to engage in policy-oriented research around the challenges of young people and employment in Africa. 

The themes in this video are also discussed in the new IDS Bulletin, 'Youth Employment and the Private Sector in Africa'. Read at: https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/youth-employment-and-the-private-sector-in-africa/

Matasa focuses on young Africans with recent PhDs or those nearing completion (see details here: http://www.matasafn.org/).