OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-1

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

Mozambique

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Mozambique

Location

€ 1,995,000
Committed

€ 0
Used

Description

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, employment, and gender equality, Sprouts for the Future aligns with SEJE's strategic goals in Mozambique, reaching 700 youth aged 15-24, 57% of whom women, in Quelimane and Morrumbala districts, opening the doors of opportunity to all youth in Zambezia Province as well. Sprouts for the Future strengthens public technical and vocational training offer in the agricultural sector (TVET) in Zambezia, responding more accurately and up-to-date to market skill needs, including those related to the digital transition (R1). Certifying the skills of provincial trainers, launching courses on digital, short vocational courses also in the form of mobile brigades and providing 100 scholarships, it will increase the % of youth benefiting from quality, job-oriented programs. In addition, the Action supports and structures enterprises and MPIs in the province (R2), prioritizing youth entrepreneurship. Building on INEP's national good practices, a Green Incubator will be installed at IFPELAC-IP in Quelimane, with training programs in entrepreneurship and access to credit, for business development in the green and digital fields. The best 100 ideas will be accelerated with KITS within the national program MeuKitMeuEmprego. Fundamental are activities to strengthen access to professional opportunities and economic empowerment for women and girls (R3). Through a top-down and bottom-up approach, including the draft of a Gender Equity Policy at INEP-IP and IFPELAC-IP, scholarships and other support for girls, and community involvement with awarenessraising actions, 400 girls will be directly involved and 1,800 people sensitized, with the expectation that the % of time they spend on economic activities will increase. The Consortium is composed of COSV - an Italian NGO that has been present in Zambezia for more than 25 years and has global experience in social impact business development; Enaip net - an Italian social enterprise active in Mozambique with vocational training programs; DEVELHOPE, an Italian enterprise with a focus on ICT and entrepreneurship; the national institutions IFPELAC-IP and INEP-IP; and the grassroots organization AMUDZA, active on gender in Zambezia. read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2025	€ 1,995,000	€ 0

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	COSV - Coordinamento delle Organizzazioni per il Servizio Volontario	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-013244-08-1
AID013244/08/1
Planned start 2025/05/01
Planned End 2028/04/30
Actual start -
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
Nutrition not targeted
Aid to Environment not targeted
Participatory Development/Good Governance significant objective
Trade Development not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation significant objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted

SDGs

4.3 - By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.5 - By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations
4.b - By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries
5.4 - Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.b - Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women
8.5 - By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.6 - By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training