News Archive 2017

Burkina Faso lacks sufficient opportunities for vocational education and professional training in many of the key economic sectors. Several years ago, HOPE’87 established a technical and vocational training center in the rural community of Komki-Ipala, where more than a hundred girls and boys have already received various job trainings in agricultural and non-agricultural courses.

As the second-poorest province in Pakistan, access to skilled work is vital for the population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is especially important for youth and women, who have the lowest participation in the country’s workforce at present. This project was located in Peshawar district, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and aimed to complement efforts by the KPK government to establish public-private partnerships for skills development.

The estimated population of Pakistan is 186 million. Due to high birth rates, Pakistan is facing a rapid population transition. The US Bureau of Census analyzed in 2010, that 62 percent of the population are in the working age, but only 30.1 percent of this group take part in income generating activities.The next generation in Pakistan will face major problems, because another 85 million people will enter the work force in the coming decade (GOP, 2012-13).

More than 50% of the Bangladesh population of more than 158 million is under the age of 24. Youth is the hope of the Nation for the future. Young people are the most energetic and productive segment of the total population. A vast majority of this section unfortunately remains unreached.