Marshall Islands : Youth Skills Development and Employment Project
The proposed project will support the Government of the Marshall Islands to improve young people's access to productive livelihoods and decent jobs and reduce harmful gender norms that inhibit young women's economic empowerment.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Bryson, Cindy M.D.
Pacific Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Marshall Islands -
Sector
- Public sector management
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| Project Name | Youth Skills Development and Employment Project | ||||
| Project Number | 56192-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Marshall Islands |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacity |
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| Sector / Subsector |
Education / Non-formal education - social protection initiatives Public sector management / Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender | Gender equity theme | ||||
| Description | The proposed project will support the Government of the Marshall Islands to improve young people's access to productive livelihoods and decent jobs and reduce harmful gender norms that inhibit young women's economic empowerment. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Labor force participation in the Republic of the Marshall Islands is low, particularly for working-aged women. The country also has high youth unemployment higher for young women. Harmful social and gender norms impact women's economic empowerment. More recent government and development partner interventions has focused on formal education, with limited targeted interventions to support livelihood pathways for young women and marginalized or vulnerable youth. | ||||
| Impact | An enabling and sustainable environment built where all adolescents, young people and youth of the Marshall Islands develop their full capacity and potential to be independent and contribute meaningfully to sustainable development and peace for the nation, through strategic partnerships and collaboration with local communities, families, churches, government, non-governmental organizations, regional and international agencies |
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| Outcome | Access to productive livelihoods pathways for youth, particularly young women and marginalized youth, increased |
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| Outputs | Interventions supporting productive livelihood pathways for youth, particularly young women and marginalized youth, implemented Harmful social and gender norms that inhibit young women's economic empowerment reduced Capacity of government and civil society organizations to implement youth and women's programs strengthened |
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| Geographical Location | Nation-wide | ||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | C |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
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| Responsible ADB Officer | Bryson, Cindy M.D. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Pacific Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Social Sectors and Public Sector Management Division |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance, Banking and Postal Services |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 05 Dec 2022 |
| Fact Finding | 30 Apr 2024 to 30 Apr 2024 |
| MRM | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 09 Dec 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Youth Skills Development and Employment Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Dec 2022 |
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