Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Published purpose

This project aims to increase the employment and self-employment of young women and men in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions of Northern Pakistan. It also aims to increase the involvement of youth leaders in those regions in state and civil society institutions, to promote the betterment of youth. The project consists of two main components, youth employability and youth leadership. The youth employability component prepares youth for the labour market through improved employment skills training and services. At the same time, it prepares the labour market for youth through reforms that increase employment and self-employment opportunities for youth, such as incentives for developing youth-centred enterprises. The youth leadership component prepares youth for community engagement by supporting youth associations, youth support services, and incentives or recognition for aspiring youth leaders. At the same time, it prepares community and state institutions for youth engagement by helping them to better integrate youth perspectives into policy-making and to design youth-friendly programs and services.