Eswatini Youth Employment Opportunities Project

About this project

The project will support income-earning opportunities through a mix of economic inclusion interventions for youth, alongside strengthening delivery systems to support identification and targeting of vulnerable youth. Component 1 will provide youth with various earnings opportunities through self-employment along the agriculture value chain in sectors that can also support improved nutrition security in their communities; Component 2 will operationalize a digital social registry to support the government in objective profiling and identification of youth and provide tailored support to youth needs and capacities, including prioritizing youth in climate-affected regions to support proactive climate risk management. Component 1:Creating earning opportunities through sustainable livelihoods. Under subcomponent 1, the project will develop a package of economic inclusion support to build youth capacity for self-employment and entrepreneurship along the agriculture value chain, with a focus on climate-smart agricultural practices. The interventions will prioritize soft skills training including climate-sensitive trainings that enable resilience and adaptability in the face of climate-related risks. Gender will remain a salient feature of both subcomponents, in terms of soft skills training on gender sensitivity in the workplace, being mindful of women's care and family obligations in intervention design and identifying gender sensitive livelihood opportunities.Component 2: Strength…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Eswatini

Sectors

Social protection and welfare services policy, planning and administrationAgricultural services

Places

Mbabane

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Deputy Prime Minister's Office

Accountable

Kingdom of Eswatini

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P507360.

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