Sprouts for the Future. Nurturing Green and Digital Job Opportunities in Mozambique

About this project

Sprouts for the Future. Nurturing Green and Digital Job Opportunities in Mozambique is an initiative aimed at (OG) contributing to promote employment opportunities and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises development in Zambezia, one of the country's most populous provinces. With more than 2 million NEETs and a youth participation rate in technical and vocational programs of less than 1%, Mozambique remains one of the poorest countries in the world (185th in the Human Development Index 2022). In Zambezia, data show that 79% of those employed are self-employed without employees, and in 2011, for the entire province, there were only 177 job openings. Support for entrepreneurship is thus the path to employment, but it is crucial (OS) to strengthen the link between vocational training and employment, with a view to the inclusion of youth and women and a focus on two sectors that can offer great opportunities: green transition and digital. Mozambican public institutions responsible for technical and vocational training (IFPELAC-IP) and the promotion of employment, self-employment and entrepreneurship (INEP-IP), both under the responsibility of the State Secretariat for Youth and Employment (SEJE), emphasize in their documents the importance of promoting equity and inclusion. They also underline how the lack of adequate space, qualified staff and equipment in provincial delegations reduce their operational capacity. Through a three-pronged approach of vocational training, emp…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 4Quality Education
• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 13Climate Action

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Mozambique

Sectors

Vocational trainingHuman rightsEmployment creation

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

COSV - Coordinamento delle Organizzazioni per il Servizio Volontario

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-1.

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