The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFa) is developing a strategy to invest in better future prospects for young people, with a focus on education and work. Young people (15-35 years) in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) regions are the target group. As Wemos, we gave our input on this subject during the consultation round that MoFa ran from half of July until the 30th of August. The final strategy on Youth, Education and Employment is yet to be published.
At Wemos, we believe education and employment are crucial for the empowerment of youth, both male and female. As global health advocates, we especially emphasise the opportunity to build a strong health workforce by investing in the education and training of new health workers and the creation of jobs for them.
This strategy serves multiple purposes: good education and adequately paid jobs for youngsters contribute to their economic empowerment; decent jobs result in income security, improved equality and social stability. In addition, a strong health workforce is essential for the well-functioning of a country’s health system, which in turn leads to better population health and boosts economic development.
Read our input to the development of the Strategy for Youth, Education and Employment.
If you want to learn more about the (closed) consultation, you can visit this website.
