SNV Opportunities for Youth Employment & Enterprise 2019-2023 SNV Opportunities for Youth Employment & Enterprise 2019-2023 Målet med den föreslagna insatsen - SNV Opportunities for Youth Employment & Enterprise 2019-2023 - är att bidra till förbättrade möjligheter till en hållbar försörjning och produktiv sysseltättning för unga kvinnor och män i Zimbabwe.  Insatsen kommer att bidra till att omkring 5000 unga kvinnor och män kommer att nås direkt av projektet, och ytterligare cirka 25 000 kommer att gynnas indirekt. Hälfen av målgruppen kommer att vara kvinnor. Swiss Developmen Cooperation  (SDC) kommer att matcha Sidas bidrag med samma belopp vilket kommer att fördubbla antalet som nås av projektet.

Insatsen har tre huvudsakliga mål:
a) Att ge ungdomar som inte går i skolan, samt unga i städer, yrkeskunskaper som är anpassade till den rådande marknaden, med fokus på teknisk kunskap, företagande, och ledarskap, för att kunna tillgodogöra sig möjligheter på arbetsmarknaden.
b) Offentliga institutioner, privata aktörer och aktörer inom civilsamhället erbjuder kapacitetsutveckling och anställning för unga, samt möjliggör egenföretagande och entreprenörskap.
c) Projektet bidrar till lärande och policyutveckling för jobb för unga båda på nationell nivå och regionalt genom SADC-strukturer. 

Den föreslagna insatsen är väl i linje med Sveriges strategi för Zimbabwe, framförallt under samarbetsområde 3, Försörjning, miljö, klimat och energi. De första två målen svarar mot mål 3.1 Förbättrade möjligheter till en hållbar försörjning, med fokus på hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning, produktiv sysselsättning med anständiga arbetsvillkor, särskilt för kvinnor och ungdomar. Det tredje målet relaterar till förslaget att etablera ett regionalt Centre of Excellence, baserat i Harare för att dela de lärdomar som kommit från det regionala OYE-programmet, för att kunna påverka policy och påverkansarbete kring arbetsmarknad och jobb för unga på SADC-nivå. Insatsen kommer också  bidra till mål 1.3 i strategin, Stärkta förutsättningar för jämställdhet och respekt för mänskliga rättigheter, med fokus på kvinnor och flickor. 

Den föreslagna OYE-insatsen för Zimbabwe bygger på ett regionalt  projekt som SNV har genomfört i Rwanda, Tanzania och Mocambique. Sammantaget har knappt 30 000 unga kvinnor och män varit del av programmen i alla tre länderna, och av dessa har 27 245 fullgjort basutbildning och coachning, medan 9 536 gick vidare till mer avancerade kurser i företagande och mentoring.  Som ett resultat av projektet fick 18 975 formell anställning och 1 408 startate upp egna företag. The proposed overall goal of the OYE project in Zimbabwe is to improve livelihoods for young people and contribute towards creation of an enabling environment for youth and women to thrive through creation of enterprises and jobs. Over the four-year project activity period, a total of 5 000 youths is proposed to be reached directly under the Sida support and an additional 25 000 youth will benefit indirectly from Sida funds. Half of the stated figures will be women who will be reached through targeted mobilization. Co-funding from SDC will help to also reach out to the equal number of both direct and inderect beneficiaries. The SNV proposal has three specific objectives:

a) Out of school rural and urban youths acquire market-relevant in technical, business, leadership and life skills to exploit any available market opportunities
b) Public, private and civil service providers develop youth-inclusive capacities and create opportunities to employ youth as well as facilitate enterprise-creation
c) OYE contributes to learning and policy-making on youth employment at national levels and regional level through SADC structures.

The proposed contribution is aligned to Sweden's strategy for Zimbabwe mainly under the key support area of Livelihoods, Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy. These first two objectives above respond to the strategy goal 3.1: Improved opportunities for sustainable livelihoods, with a focus on sustainable food security, productive employment with decent working conditions, especially for women and young people. The third object relates to the proposal to establish a regional Centre of Excellence to be based in Harare to share regional OYE lessons learnt, knowledge developmentand robust evidence-generation to influence policy advocacy around youth employment at SADC level. As a cross-cutting objective, the proposed project also speaks to the goal 1.3 of the strategy that relates to Strengthened conditions for equality and respect for human rights, with a focus on women and girls.  

The proposed Zimbabwe OYE model shall be a replica and a scaling up of the OYE project that was successful on the pilot countries of Rwanda, Tanzania and Mozambique. In all the three pilot countries, 29 183 youths were enrolled under the programme and 27 245 of these completed the basic training and coaching while 9 536 went further to complete advanced business skills and mentoring. A total of 18 975 entered formal employment and 1 408 created enterprises. The proposed overall goal of the OYE project in Zimbabwe is to improve livelihoods for young people and contribute towards creation of an enabling environment for youth and women to thrive through creation of enterprises and jobs. Over the four-year project activity period, a total of 5 000 youths is proposed to be reached directly under the Sida support and an additional 25 000 youth will benefit indirectly from Sida funds. Half of the stated figures will be women who will be reached through targeted mobilization. The project is co-funded by the Swiss SDC and this support will help to reach out to the equal number of both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

The target 10,000 direct beneficiaries will include both rural and urban youths and women. Peri-urban target districts are around Harare, Ruwa, Goromonzi, Seke, Bulawayo, Umzingwane, Umguza and Matobo districts. Under the urban initiative, the programme will target 5 000 youth in and around Harare and Bulawayo provinces. Under the rural initiative, the programme will target 5 000 youth in Manicaland' s  Mutasa, Nyanga, Makoni and Chimanimani districts; Mashonaland East's Mutoko, Murewa and Chikomba districts and Matabeleland South's Beitbridge, Mangwe and Gwanda districts.
The SNV project has three specific objectives:
a) Out of school rural and urban youths acquire market-relevant in technical, business, leadership and life skills to exploit any available market opportunities
b) Public, private and civil service providers develop youth-inclusive capacities and create opportunities to employ youth as well as facilitate enterprise-creation
c) OYE contributes to learning and policy-making on youth employment at national levels and regional level through SADC structures.
The contribution is aligned to Sweden's strategy for Zimbabwe mainly under the key support area of Livelihoods, Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy. These first two objectives above respond to the strategy goal 3.1: Improved opportunities for sustainable livelihoods, with a focus on sustainable food security, productive employment with decent working conditions, especially for women and young people.
The third objective relates to the proposal to establish a regional Centre of Excellence to be based in Harare to share regional OYE lessons learnt, knowledge development and robust evidence-generation to influence policy advocacy around youth employment at SADC level. As a cross-cutting objective, the project also speaks to the goal 1.3 of the strategy that relates to Strengthened conditions for equality and respect for human rights, with a focus on women and girls.