Youth work and youth unemployment in Jordan

Why this training course is important?

Regionally:
• Arab Spring's spark in Tunisia was by Bo Azizi due to Unemployment
• What's happening now in many MEDA countries as well as some European neighbours; e.g. Greece, Spain, Portugal...
• Economic growth and jobs represent a central concern for the peoples of the region, which has the highest youth unemployment rate of any region in the world.
• Tackling the issue of 'unemployment' was one major track of Salto's Lyon seminar recommendations 2012.

Nationally:
• During the WEF 2011: HM King Abdullah II emphasized that Political and economic reforms must be in parallel,
• Finally, HM addressed the region's young people as having "The power to transform the future''. He called them "A vital dynamic in this World Economic Forum "
• During the WEF 2011: HM Queen Rania highlighted the importance of Entrepreneurship to overcome unemployment.
• In fact, economic reform is the one of the main pillars for the ongoing socio-political evolution in Jordan

General Aim:
• To support overall economic and political stability in the EuroMed region.
Objectives:
• To reach a deeper understanding for the relationship between unemployment and economic/ political instability.
• To provide participants with tools for more entrepreneurial initiatives.
• To make participants motivated to get engaged as active citizens for better economic reform.

Estimated results:
• Gaining knowledge about the inherent inevitable relationship between unemployment and economic and political instability.
• Acquiring/ developing entrepreneurial skills.
• Creating a more positive attitude towards youth economic involvement.

Outputs:
• Networking
• Partnership building and potential project ideas
• Recommendations about 'how to entrepreneurship regionally among youth?

Target group:
Youth leaders from EU and MEDA countries

Other target group:

NAs and EMYUs (EU and MEDA) and NGOs stake holders

Travel costs: Each NA covers the travel cost of its participants (tickets, visas, vaccination and health insurance if applicable).

Working language
English

Dates: 13/18 May 2013

Deadline: 04/03/2013

 

Application online, please click here!