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PROPOSAL TO RESTRUCTURE THE NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME (NYEP) AND DELIVER NEWPROJECTS TO CREATE OVER ONE MILLION (1M) JOBS IMMEDIATELY

1. INTRODUCTION

The National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) and the Management Development and Productivity Institute(MDP) of the

Ministry for Employment and Social Welfare with the support of a Consultant and funder has completed feasibity on theestablishment of a youth development and employment fund to be called National Youth Employment and Development

Fund( NYEDF). The fund shall be used to deliver the following objectives:

1. Create over one million private sector jobs immediately to absorb unemployed Ghanaian Youth;

2. Provide resources and services for youth owned enterprise development and large scale investment in agriculture,

information, Communication and Technological and housing;

3. Provide platform for well coordinated and sustainable youth advocacy and development.

The same models are being implemented under the Black Empower Programme in South Africa and the Youth Enterprise

Development Fund of Kenya, as well as the Less-privileged Economic Empowerment Fund in Botswana and the Mauritius

respectively. Because the Consultant supporting this initiative led the consultancies for South Africa, Kenya, Botswana and the

Mauritius programme the design and strategic focus of this initiative is based on experience and success reports from those

programmes.

The fund, NYEDF will be resource by public placement (PP), public private placement (PPP), donates (social responsibility

packages), as well as loans, credit, debt, matching grants, and internal generated founds. The NYEP and MDPI of the ministry for

Employment and social Welfare with the facilitation of the Consultant has already secured the commitment (in principle) offinanciers, investors, donors, and technical services providers to support the programme

The funds shall be applied in the delivery of the following in pursued of the objectives:

1. Properly organize NYEP and provide capacity building for its staff to effectually deliver its mandate on youth advocacy and

development

2. Set up Youth Development fund to provide financing and other resource support for sustainable youth enterprising;

JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY NYEP OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS AND MDPI OF THE MINISTRY FOREMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CABINET


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3. Implement a Multi-media all directional reality show that advocates on the socio-economic development opportunities in Ghana

and facilitating support for youth to explore the opportunity.

This plan (proposal) has been prepared by the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in terms of the legislated public

service requirements, specifically those of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. The plan briefly outlines the coremandate and strategic focus elements. It further outlines key strategic objectives, interventions and outputs linked to the variousresponsibility units. The plan notes key developments in the youth development sector and outlines the National Youth EmploymentProgramme (NYEP)s strategic response to these developments and challenges in support of the overall strategic goals of theGovernment of Ghanas Better Ghana Agenda. The plan also serves as a tool for guiding the work of the new Coordinators for thenext three years.

The plan remains a living document subject to approval as well as mid-term reviews and shall be translated into annual operationalplans and work plans with comprehensive outline of activities, programmes, key performance and results indicators, and budget andresponsibility matrices. The work plans will be utilised to inform the contents and context of the performance contracts. This is

meant to achieve and alignment of the daily activities of the Agency to its legislative mandate.



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2. BRIEF ON NATIONAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (YEDA)-OBJECTIVE 1

The overall mandate of the YEDA derives from the Better Ghana Agenda on Youth Employment and Development, We outline theobjectives of the propose YEDA as follows:

To coordinate and develop an integrated national youth employment and development strategy To develop an integrated national youth development plan that utilizes available resources and expertise for the

development of youth and which shall be integrated with the Reconstruction and Development Programme To develop principles and guidelines and make recommendations to the government regarding such principles and

guidelines, for the implementation of an integrated national youth policy To coordinate, direct and monitor the implementation of such principles and guidelines as a matter of priority To implement measures to redress the imbalances of the past relating to the various forms of disadvantages suffered by the

youth generally or specific groups or categories of persons among youth To promote a uniformity of approach by all organs of state, including regional government, to matters relating to or

involving the youth To maintain close liaison with institutions, bodies or authorities similar to the Agency in order to promote cooperation To coordinate the activities of the various regional government institutions involved in youth matters and link to those

activities to the integrated national youth policy To develop recommendations relating to any other this may affect the youth

VISION, MISSION AND CORE VALUES

Vision

An enabling environment in which youth realize their potential and contribute to the consolidation of a caring society.

Mission

To coordinate, promote and monitor youth development through the implementation of an integrated youth developmentframework.

Core Values

The work of the Youth Agency is guided by core values of the Ghana government as expressed in the Constitution of the Republicof Ghana. The values that influence how the Agency will do its work are:



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DemocracyThe Youth Agency will be democratic in its operations and execution mandate. This democratic culture will encompass values oftransparency, accessibility and accountability.

Integrity

The political and administrative support staff of the Agency will be men and women of the highest integrity who will, at all times, beicons of the highest order of discipline in both their social and professional lives.

ProfessionalismAgency and members of the Secretariat will discharge their responsibilities in a professional manner that does not compromise thepublic standing of the organisation.

Quality serviceThe Youth Agency will provide quality service to all its clients in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of government policyon service delivery Better Ghana.

Non- discriminationTaking cognisance of our past that was characterised by exclusions, and tribal and political bias, the Youth Agency will strive for aninclusive approach to development programmes that ensures greater equal participation of all young men and women.

Key Focus Areas

The following key focus areas, in order of priority, will direct the work of the Agency for the next three years 2010/11 to 2014/15:

Policy and research

Advocacy and lobbying

Coordination and capacity building

The content and context of the work will be informed by the following priority areas related to youth employment and development:

Economic participation and empowerment

Education and training

Social mobility, capacity building and conscientisation

Social well-being

Justice and safety



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KEY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

Coordination and capacity building

To ensure integration, cohesion and uniformity of approach on matters related to youth development To ensure meaningful participation in international engagements related to youth development

Policy and research

To ensure access to updated information on the status of youth development to inform the work of the Agency

To provide a framework to direct all sectors involved in youth development initiatives

To guide initiatives towards economic participation and empowerment of young people

To guide measures aimed at addressing the well-being of young people

To promote the institutionalization of youth participation in local government

To support youth civil society initiatives

Advocacy and lobbying

To influence policies and programmes of government structures, private sector and parastatals on youth development

To promote access to education and training by young people

To encourage conscious participation of young people in the decisions that affects their lives

To influence policies and laws on youth and crime

To actively promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles among young people

STRATEGIC PLAN 2010/11 2014/15Strategic Objectives Strategies Key Deliverables and

OutputsTimeframe Responsibility

To ensure access toupdated information onthe status of youthemployment anddevelopment to informthe work of the YEDA

Conduct research on the Status of theYouth

Status of the YouthReport

2014/15 Research Unit



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Conduct sector-specific research projectsannually

Updated researchreports

Annual Research Unit

Collect data from secondary sources onspecific items access to education,access to and impact of the social

security system healthyouth, crime and the justice systemimpact of two-tier labour market on youth

Database of existingresearch reports onyouth matters

Consolidated researchreports


Stage periodic seminars/symposia onresearch related to youth development

Documented outcomesfrom the seminars

Annual Research Unit

Develop a comprehensive monitoring andevaluation system

Fully functioning M&Esystem DatabaseLessons fromprogramme documented

2010/11 M&E Unit

Facilitate the establishment of a dedicatedyouth research institute

Established ResearchInstitute


Assessment of the impact of criminal lawon young people

Assessment Report 2010/11 M&E Unit

To provide a frameworkto direct all sectorsinvolved in youthdevelopment initiatives

Develop an integrated youth developmentstrategy

Integrated youthdevelopment strategy

2010/11 Policy Unit



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Strategic Objectives Strategies Key Deliverables andOutputs

Timeframe Responsibility

To guide initiatives

towards economicparticipation andempowerment of youngpeople

Review the youth economic participation

strategy

Revised YEPS

Revised YES

2010/11 Policy Unit

Developing a framework for youthsresponse to Ghanas economic bilateralagreements

Framework 2010/11 Policy Unit

Monitoring the implementation of youth

indicators in variousdistricts/constituencies

Updated reports Ongoing M&E Unit

Monitor and evaluate the role andeffectiveness of NYEP collaborators

Impact assessmentreport on NYEPcollaborators

2010/11 M&E Unit

Monitor and assess the role andeffectiveness of other DFIs in relation toyouth economic participation

Information on status,role and effectiveness ofother Intermediaries

2010/11 M&E Unit

Develop suitable policy responses to

Youth Budget and funding Initiatives

YEDA policy position 2010/11 Policy Unit

Develop a strategic position on youthinvolvement in projects linked to theBetter Ghana Agenda

YEDA strategic position 2010/11 Policy Unit

To guide measuresaimed at addressing thewell-being of youngpeople

Develop a comprehensive youth healthstrategy

Youth health strategy 2014/15 Programmes



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Develop a strategy on youth and Sport Strategy on Youth &Sport

2014/15 Programmes

Develop a strategy on Youth participationin arts and culture

Strategy on youthparticipation in arts &culture

2014/15 Programme

To promote theinstitutionalization ofyouth participation inlocal government

Develop a strategy on local government Local governmentstrategy

2014/15 Programmes

Monitor the implementation of guidelines Status of implementationof the guidelines

2010/11 M&E Unit

To support youth civilsociety initiatives

Assess the effectiveness of SAYC Support mechanismsdeveloped

2010/11 M&E Unit

Lobbying and Advocacy



To influence policiesand programmes ofgovernment structures,private sector andparastatals on youthdevelopment

Participate in fora/structures dealing withdifferent aspects of youth development

Increased involvement ofYEDA in strategic structures

Ongoing Agency

Advocate and lobby for youthconsultation and participation in thedesign of the youth developmentprogrammes

Increased youth participation invarious programmes

Ongoing Agency

Advocate for youth representation instructures that deal with developmentand youth development in particular

Increased representation Ongoing Agency



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Engage SALGA and other localgovernment structure on youthparticipation in local government

Agreement Ongoing Agency

Develop a standard package for lobbyingand advocacy on different youth

development aspects

Package 2010/11 CommunicationUnit

Review YEDA representation at allstructures outside government includingNEDLAC to ensure meaningfulparticipation

YEDA position and agreedrepresentation mechanism

2010/11 Agency

Enter into clear MOA/MOU with NYEPcollaborators and other Intermediaries

Signed MOU/MOAs 2010/11 Agency

To promote access toeducation and training

Lobby for youth representation instrategic fora that drive thetransformation of the education sector of

the country

Increased participation ofyouth in the education sectorforums

Ongoing Agency

Lobby for increased access to educationby young people

Increased access to education Ongoing Agency

Lobby for increased participation of youthin leaderships

Profile of learnerships Ongoing Agency

Participate in appropriate educationboards

Increased participation Ongoing Agency



To encourageconscious participationof young people in thedecisions that affecttheir lives

Engage different sectors involved inyouth development

Increased involvement Ongoing Agency

Develop generic MOU/MOA to guideYEDA relationships with variousstructures and stakeholders

MOUs/MOA 2010/11 Agency



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Engage appropriate authorities to ensuredevelopment of youth development workas a profession

Availability of specific trainingprogrammes focusing on youthdevelopment

Ongoing Agency

To influence policies

and laws on youth andcrime

Support the development of youth social

crime prevention strategies

A plan to support the

development of acommunity/district/constituencyadvisory committees

2010-15 Agency

Effective engagement with governmentdepartments and agencies involved injustice, safety and security

Established engagementmechanisms

Ongoing Agency

To actively promote theadoption of healthylifestyles among youth

Lobby for increased participation ofyoung people in Sports, Arts & Culture

Increased involvement of youthin Sports/Arts/Culture

Ongoing Agency

Coordination and Capacity Building

Strategic Objectives Strategies Key Deliverables and Outputs Timeframe ResponsibilityTo ensure integration,cohesion and uniformityof approach on mattersrelated to youthdevelopment

Investigate appropriatecoordination mechanisms

Established coordinationmechanisms

2010/11 Agency

Strengthen relationships withRegional Youth Agencies

Working coordinationmechanisms

2010/11 Agency

Stage biennial Summit on YouthDev

Documented outcomes 2014/15 Agency

Develop a database of youthservice providers and enterprises

Database 2010/11 Support Services

Strengthen youth civil societystructures

Established partnerships Ongoing AgencyProgrammes Unit

Strengthen links with existinggovernment structures

Established mechanisms Ongoing Agency



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Assess and continue to monitorthe implementation of the NYEP

YEDA position on theeffectiveness of the NEYPAnnual M&E reports

Ongoing Programmes Unit

Review an MOU between YEDAand Local Government bodies

across the Country on the localGovernment programme underNYEP.

Sustainability plan 2010/11 Programmes Unit

Establish links with the Office onRights of the Child to ensurecoordination

Established coordinationmechanisms

2010/11 Agency

Engage other Chapter 9organisations and establishpartnerships on areas of mutual

interest

Established partnerships 2010/11 Agency

Engage the Gender Agency andstructures dealing with Peoplewith Disabilities

Established partnerships 2010/11 Agency

To ensure meaningfulparticipation ininternationalengagements

Develop a suitable strategy Strategy 2010/11 Agency

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

The following factors are pivotal to the successful implementation of the strategic plan.

Clarity and consistency of roles, responsibilities and approaches of the AgencyIt is important to ensure that the roles and responsibilities of staff members and Coordinators are clear and consistent to avoidconflict and confusion. Furthermore approaches adopted by the YEDA to its work must be consistent although allowing flexibility ofreviewing what is not working effectively.



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Strong relationships with Regional Youth Agencies (RYAs)The relationship with RYCs is critical in ensuring coordination and integration of programmes. It is important to ensure that

mechanisms established for coordination, engagement and collaboration are seen to be mutually beneficial for both the YEDA andthe RYCs.

Organisational cultureTo ensure that the YEDA remains efficient and effective in its work, it is highly important to instill a strong sense of work ethic,dedication, leadership, decisiveness and transparency.

Governance mechanismsThe Agency should provide leadership through adoption of effective governance mechanisms which would ensure achievement ofpolitical oversight responsibilities and guiding the work of the Secretariat.

Sufficient capacityThere is a need for adequate capacity to support the implementation of the activities proposed. This includes suitable technical andconceptual skills amongst staff, effective organisational systems and procedures and adequate support resources.

Alignment with the national agendaThe Agency must ensure that its work continue to appeal to key stakeholders by aligning its programmes with priority issues in thenational agenda and continuing to explore mechanisms through which resources can be mobilised to achieve the stated objectivesbeyond what is immediately available through state machinery.



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3. BRIEF ON THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FUND

The Youth Employment and Development Fund (YEDF) is conceived by the NYEP as one of the strategies of addressing youthunemployment. The Fund shall be officially launched to mobilize financing through public placement, public-private placement,loans, matching grants, donations, internally generated fund, etc. It was then formed into a national trust company.

OBJECTIVES OF THE FUND

The Fund is established in order to:

Provide loans for on-lending to youth enterprises

Attract and facilitate investment in micro, small and medium enterprises oriented commercial infrastructure that will bebeneficial to youth enterprises

Support youth oriented micro, small and medium enterprises to develop linkages with large enterprises

Facilitate marketing of products and services of youth enterprises both in the domestic and the international markets

Provide business development services to youth enterprises

Facilitate employment of youth in the international labour market

MODES OF DISBURSERMENT

The loans mandate of the Fund shall allocate the lions share of resources since it is the most popular with the youth. The Fundwould disburse loans in three ways:

1. The Constituency Youth Enterprise Scheme (C-YES)This component shall finance projects of registered youth groups. The loans shall be approved by Community/DistrictConstituencies level. The maximum amount to be lent through this component is GHCs. 50,000.



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2. The Easy Youth Enterprise Scheme

This component shall finance projects of individuals who belong to groups that have completed repayment of the C-YES loandescribed above. Individuals start with loans of not more than GH. 25,000 and graduate upwards up to GH 100,000 after whichthey can access the loans through financial intermediaries to engage in medium to large scale enterprising.

3. Through Financial intermediariesThis component shall be managed by financial intermediaries that are in partnership with the Fund. The Fund would give term loansto these intermediaries at 1% - 2% interest who would in turn lend to the youth at 5% - 10% interest. They use the 4% - 8%difference to cover administrative costs and to mitigate opportunity cost that may arise from lending to a clientele. Theintermediaries under this component can lend up to GHCs. 1,000,000. However large scale investors requiring higher funding shallbe facilitated to scare Guarantees and securities to raise the funds from potent financial institution.

GENERAL USES OF THE FUND

The Fund shall be disbursed loans as follows:

*Cumulative figures to be loaned to beneficiaries as categorized aboveYouth Employment Scheme Abroad

The Fund is mandated to facilitate young people whose services are not engaged locally but are required abroad to securetemporary employment. In regard to this objective the Fund would:

Established a Steering Committee on Youth Labour Export whose membership comprises key government ministries such asLabour, Foreign Affairs, Immigration and relevant private sector players.

Engage local Private Employment Agents to source and place youth in international labour market.

Facilitated youth to secure employment abroad particularly in the Middle East. The youth would be facilitated to securenecessary documentations such as passports and certificates of good conduct as well as in financing of air tickets as part ofrelocation cost.

Youth Employment Scheme Abroad legal framework to be approved by cabinet.

Establish and operate youth labour banks to develop Ghanaian youth for effective engagement in foreign and internationalprofessional and technical service.



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Market and Linkages Support

One of the mandates of the Fund is to facilitate marketing of goods/services of youth enterprises. The Fund would facilitated thefollowing activities in this respect:

Organize national trade fairs for hundreds of youth entrepreneurs drawn from across the country to showcase their productsand services to the public. During these events, youth exhibitors make critical contacts for selling their products/services.

Facilitate youth entrepreneurs to exhibit in local and international trade fairs thus exposing their products and services toboth local and export market

Lobby the government to support youth enterprises through deliberate policy of buying goods/services. The government hascommitted at least 10% of its procurement needs to be sourced from youth enterprises. The Fund is finalizing development ofYouth Enterprise Directory to be distributed to all public entities at district and national levels.

Commercial InfrastructureThe Fund would engage several Local Authorities and other private sector players to partner in establishing commercialinfrastructure appropriate for youth enterprise needs. These partners are also being lobbied to mainstream youth entrepreneurs intheir existing market infrastructure.

Entrepreneurship Training/Business Development ServicesEntrepreneurship training and provision of appropriate Business Development Services are key to the Fund`s achievement of itsmandate. Besides ensuring that the youth have adequate skills, it also assist them in identifying and tapping into businessopportunities, while embracing modern business management techniques. The fund shall support this area, as outlined below:

Trained youth on entrepreneurship.

YEDA officers shall undergone entrepreneurship training course to enable them equip young people at the grassroots withrelevant skills.

The fund shall support a business plan competition in which over 1,000 of youth entrepreneurs would be trained and winnersawarded. In another version the Fund would support a business and development advocacy reality shows and competitionwhere thousands would be trained and winners awarded.



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Mitigating against low repaymentTo ensure that the C-YES and Easy YES component are sustainable the Fund shall take the following measures:

The Funds/ORMPM would open an Mobile Money/ ZAP/ E - Zwich account to make it easier for youth in the rural areas to

repay their loans

The Funds/ORMPM would intensify entrepreneurship training of beneficiaries to enhance the sustainability of theirenterprises

The Funds/ORMPM would recruit two interns to work in every constituency. These interns will provide information on theFund to the youth as well as provide business counseling.

The Fund will open regional offices within the existing NYEP Regional Offices in order to reach the youths more efficiently.

The Funds/ORMPM shall provide the financial controller for each beneficiary venture, who will be the confirming signatory toall transactions of beneficiaries.



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4. BRIEF DESCRIBTION ON THE PRODUCTIVITY/YEDA FORUM

This component shall deliver a multimedia widely broadcast programme aim at Fostering and promotion of entrepreneurship,

typically in the form of micro, small and medium businesses/enterprises as well as attracting foreign large scale investment. The

importance of capacity building and provision of other support services in the multimedia on at interactive manner to youth

entrepreneurs is deemed important in enhancing the sustainability of their enterprises.

The Enterprise Development (ED) unit of the ORMPM falls under the department of Lending and Investment as per the strategic

plan of the ORMPM. It the productivity forum is design to undertake the following broad activities/mandates:

1. Profile and market investment and enterprising opportunities in the various communities of Ghana2. Establish a capacity building programme for youth enterprises by identifying skills and competency needs for youth

enterprises.

3. Provide business development services to youth owned and youth focused enterprises

3. Establish Business Development Services (BDS) partnership for capacity building

4. Lobby for preferential sourcing from youth enterprises

5. Establish a capacity building programme for District Youth Officers (NYEP officers)

6. Promotion of networking among youth entrepreneurs and resource support.

7. Increase access to Information Communication and Technology (ICT) for youth enterprises by creating linkages with existing

ICT initiatives.

8. Establishment of a market place for business partnership, joint ventures, marketing and social support

Requirements for provision of Business Development Services

Ghanaian youth running a registered business enterprise as a group or individual

Need for BDS provision as established by the Enterprise Needs Assessment of the Fund.



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Have qualified for financing from whichever financier (Not mandatory)

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR YOUTH ENTERPRISES

Purpose

To enhance the capacity of youth entrepreneurs to manage funds loaned to them by the fund and to ensure prudent management

that can perpetuate business growth among the enterprises.

Scope

To cover all youth enterprises in the country those have been financed through the fund and any other youth enterprise seeking for

such assistance.

Procedure

1. The Enterprise Development Officer (EDO) ( the interns at the Constituency levels) in consultation with the NYEP District

Officer (NYEP-DO) identifies training needs for the youth in enterprises;

2. Prepares a training curriculum, syllabus and calendar of events

3. Prepares training tools and materials (manuals and other teaching resources)

4. Liaises with field officers i.e. NYEP-DOs and Youth Organizers in the respective areas to mobilize the youth for training;

5. Train the youth on the identified areas of need in collaboration with the engaged Business

6. Development Service (BDS) providers/Enterprise Development Agents (EDAs);

7. Writes a comprehensive report on attainment of objectives during the training



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DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH FOCUSED BUSINESS INCUBATORS

Purpose

To accelerate successful development of entrepreneurial businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.

This is purported to increase the likelihood that a start up company/enterprise will stay in business for the long term.

Scope

This will include the top performers in every region in the annual business plan competition

Procedure

1. Identify viable business ideas through conducting a national business plan competition;

2. Conduct a feasibility study to design the business incubator

3. Finance the startup

4. Set up the governance structure/frame work

5. Engage the human resources either inhouse or contracted

6. Establish relationships and alliances with other key stakeholders that will strengthen the business incubator and services

rendered to the business;

7. Run the incubator and monitor its progress

8. Final evaluation after elapse of the incubation period.



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PROMOTE NETWORKING AMONG YOUTH ENTERPRENEURS AND RESOURCE SUPPORT ENTITIES.

Purpose

To help young entrepreneurs to make connections that is mutually beneficial to their enterprises through promotion of products and

services. Besides, networking also allows entrepreneurs to tap into the synergy of the group where business ideas are shared and

new opportunities discussed and reviewed by other members and external support entities.

Scope

This targets all young entrepreneurs in businesses across the country

Procedure

1. Forum participants to: organise with NYEP officer to hold regional networking forums for youth entrepreneurs periodically

2. Liaise with NYEP-DOS to invite young entrepreneurs for the forums in their respective regions

3. Secure regional venues to host the forums

4. Have the invited youth attend the forums

5. Facilitate exchange of ideas and discussions that will enlighten the entrepreneurs

6. Create an online interactive information portal on youth enterprises that is done through development of a YEDFB website

for online networking to youth with access to ICT.

7. Broadcast all activities of the forum.

8. Engage the participation of the general public in advocacy and education for effectual enterprising and investment in the

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5. CRITICAL ISSUES OF CONCERNS STUDIED AND ADDRESSED

Question: How was the Youth Employment Development Agency (YEDA) conceived?

The YEDA shall be formed as a result of a Restructure of NYEP and the establishment of Youth Employment and development

Fund. The move creates a single, consolidated structure that is responsible for all aspects of youth employment development.

Question: Is the YEDA an extension of government or a government supported institution?

The YEDA is a national public entity; the organisation is owned and funded by government. It also reports to government through

The Presidency.

Question:What is the beneficiary age group for YEDA services?

Answer: The primary beneficiaries of YEDA products and services will be young people between the ages of 14 and 35 years. This

is aligned to the beneficiary age criterion set out in the National Youth Policy and the Youth Employment Development Agency Act.

However projects that also benefit people above the age of 35 years will only be supported if majority of their beneficiaries areyoung people between ages 14 and 35 years.

Question:Youth Fund / ORMPM is to cater for women not more than 35 years in their entrepreneurship products. Will

women who are older than 35 still be catered for by the YEDA?

Answer: Yes, the YEDA will be focussing on young people between ages 14 and 35 years, but also create a room for people above

this age brackets.

Question:Will the YEDA provide assistance to employed youth?

Answer: Yes, the YEDA will provide assistance to youth of all backgrounds. Priority will be given to people from low-income groups.

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Question:What is the position of the YEDA with regards to the needs of youth with disabilities?

Answer: The YEDA propose policy requires the YEDA to promote the interest of youth with disabilities. The YEDA will mainstream

the youth with disabilities into its programmes and will, with resources allowing, implement stand alone projects focussing on youth

with disabilities.

Question:What engagement strategies does the YEDA have for young people in rural areas?

Answer: The YEDA is developing a YEDA Rural Development Strategy and once available this will be shared with the public. We

will be utilising its offices and other government offices to reach young people in rural areas. We will also intensify outreach going

into these areas using our Mobile Youth Advisory Centres. Regional Advisory Boards are also being formed to assist in this regard.

Question: Will YEDA establish new offices or current National Youth Employment Programme and NYEP collaborators

offices will be used?Answer: The YEDA will continue using NYC and NYEP collaborators infrastructure as it is by law the YEDA infrastructure now. The

plan is to open new offices in future.

Question:Are the offices going to be seated in certain municipalities or selected ones?

Answer: It is the YEDAs intention to make the YEDA widely accessible to all youth of Ghana. The plan is to have offices in all

districts and constituencies.

Question:What programmes are offered by the YEDA?

Answer: YEDA shall adopt a five-year strategic plan that is underpinned by eight key performance areas:

Economic Participation: Aimed at enhancing the participation of young people in the economy through targeted and integrated

programmes. The YEDA will support both for-profit businesses as well as social enterprises that promote job placement, self

employment and income generating activities.

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Education and Skills Development: Aimed at promoting access to quality education and skills to both in-school and out of school

youth through second chance interventions for school drop-outs and School to Work programmes.

National Youth Service: Aimed at providing young people with meaningful and accredited skills and activities that benefit their

communities through national service and patriotism.

Social Cohesion: Aimed at engaging young people in activities that build their social capital, networks and strengthen the

relationships that bind people and communities together. These activities will propel young people to reach their personal goals and

develop their full capacity. Furthermore, young people will be aware of themselves and their rights and responsibilities

Information Services and Communications: Aimed at providing young people with information about various opportunities aimed

at improving their living conditions. Through this area of work, the YEDA will also be able to provide information and career

guidance services to young people.

Policy , Lobby and Advocacy: Aimed at creating platforms and other social dialogue forums to engage the state, civil society and

other social partners for purpose of mainstreaming youth development.Research , Monitoring and Evaluation: Aimed at generating a body of research, knowledge and best practice in the youth

development sector. It will inform various ways through which government, business and other social partners can contribute

towards youth development.

Effec tive and Efficient Resources Management: The YEDA aims to set efficient and effective management processes that will

ensure that resources are managed optimally. This will be done through effective financial management process, risk management,

legal, improved business processes and the development of controls.

Question: Are the products/services going to change?

The YEDA has come up with eight (8) Key Performance Areas, which are, Social Cohesion, National Youth Service, Information

Service and Communication, Economic Participation, Education and Skills Development, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation,

Policy, Lobby and Advocacy and Effective and Efficient Management Resources. It is anticipated that the products which were

available at both affiliate and NYEP collaborators will be available in the YEDA. Proposed changes to date have been on supporting

women and the less privileged over 35 years.

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Question: We are unable to access the existing models of National Youth Employment Programme. What is the future of

the programme?

Answer: The models of programme will continue under the YEDA, with improvements in terms of how it is offered and funding. The

changes to the models will include emphasis on product quality and less use of Service Providers, especially those that offer shoddy

services. The ORMPM Division is reviewing the programme and will soon be tabling its recommendations to management/

Government.

Question: In some government departments, small emerging businesses receive grant funding, will YEDA do the same?

Answer: The grant aspect of the support to small and emerging businesses (SMMEs) and social enterprises will largely be in the

form of non-financial services/ business development services such as the entrepreneurial training, the voucher and mentorship

programmes.

Question: I was registered on the NYEP and its collaborators and/or Supplier Databases as a service provider. Do I need to

re-register with the YEDA?

Answer: No, you need not to re-register on the YEDA Supplier Database as the NYEP collaborators and Supplier Databases would

be consolidated to create the YEDA Supplier Database. The YEDA will however invite more suppliers in the near future to be

assessed with existing once and selected on merit based on the public procurement laws.

Question: What role do politicians have in the disbursement of the Fund?

Answer: Politicians have no role in the disbursement of the Fund. However members of parliament or their representatives as well

as OCEs sit in the community committees which recommends for approval of the C-YES loans. This is important to ensure that

there is linkage between these committees and ORMPM which can allocate resources for training beneficiaries. ORMPM is also an

important source of business for youth enterprises.

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Question: Must I have a business plan to access the loan?

Answer: For the C-YES and Easy YES loan you only need to fill the application form which is actually a structured business plan.

It helps you bring out information that would be contained in a business plan. For loans through financial intermediaries, joint term of

ORMPM and ORMPM / NYEP will take you through an interview process and then give you an application form to fill. You are

therefore advised to visit the financial intermediary before you embark on the business plan. However a business plan is the road

map for any enterprise and is therefore an important tool. Entrepreneurs will be supported by the ORMPM to advised to have

business before any District Office support/funding.

Question: Does the Fund give scholarships?

Answer: The Fund is an enterprise development fund. It therefore does not give scholarships. Issues of scholarships are handled bythe ministries in charge of education and their institutions such as the Student Loan Trust(SLT) and the Ghana Scholarship

Secretariats as well as the local Government bodies.

Question: Can I borrow to do anything else besides business?

Answer: The Fund is an enterprise development fund. It will not lend money for other things such as charity or welfare etc.

Question: Do I have to be in a group to access the loan?

Answer: You can access the youth fund as a group or as an individual. The loans that go through financial intermediaries can be

accessed by individuals, groups and other registered youth entities such as companies and cooperatives. However for the

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Question: Must I have a bank account to access the loan?

Answer: It is important that you have a bank account to access the loan. The loan is deposited in your account. In addition a bank

account is a good record of your business progress and this may help you when your financial statements may be required. We

also want to encourage the youth to professionalize their businesses by using bank accounts. The account helps you separate

business money from personal money.

Question: If I do not live in Accra or any of the regional or district capitals where can I get information about the youth

fund?

Answer: The NYEP offices in all districts and majority of constituencies. You will find highly trained ORMPM youth officers who give

you information on all government youth programmes.

Question: Where do I get the application forms from?

Answer: If you are applying for the constituency component, you can get the application form from the district youth officer near

you. You can also download it from this MDPI or GIC or NYEP websites. If you are applying through financial intermediaries then

you need not worry about application forms, the ORMPM District Officers will furnish you with all the needed documents upon your

request by mail.

Question: What is the repayment period?

Answer: The repayment period for the all loans is base in the cash flow structure of the business to be funded. However the

repayment period of loans taken through financial intermediaries depends on the amount taken and is agreed on between the

borrower and the ORMPM

Question: Will financial ORMPM ask me for a title deed?

Answer: No pre- requisite will be place for securities such as household items, guarantors etc. However the ORMPM have a

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Question: How do I access the youth fund?

Answer: You can access loans by approaching any one of the district offices. You can also access loans through the Constituency

Youth Enterprise Scheme (C-YES) and the Easy Youth Enterprise Scheme where you need to be in a registered group at the

constituencies level. (Easy YES).

5. JUSTIFICATION

It is now one year since the NYEP was transformed into a real national youth employment and career development programme. The

programme has since mid 2009 registered impressive achievements against many daunting challenges. These achievements are

without any doubt a clear confirmation of greater things to come and a demonstration of remarkable results when we choose to

invest in the youth. It is common knowledge that prior to the establishment of the NYEP and MDPI feasibility on development and

financing of youth owned enterprises, financial institutions erroneously misconceived the youth to be unbankable. The perception

was that many of the youth were too risky to lend money due to the fact that they lacked business acumen, reliable income and

collateral property as assurance. In this short time of NYEP and MDPI with the help of a consultants discussions and negotiations

with financial institutions, the NYEP and MDPI have shattered this myth that had marginalized the youth and condemned them from

participating fully in economic affairs of this country.

By the proposal of the NYEP and MDPI, the same youth have emerged as a major attraction and highly potential clients for these

financial institutions. NYEP and MDPI are feeling proud to announce that for a period covering slightly over one year, financial

institutions and investors are generally appreciating investment on youth oriented ventures with financial institutions and investors

already firmly committed in principle to support the activities of this proposal. The youth would access these funds in all parts of the

country and their loan repayment study report is commendable. The NYEP/YEDA will continue to evaluate its operations while at

the same time put into consideration multiplicity of skills, changing needs and aspirations of our young people. As you are aware,

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marks major milestones in evolution of the Constituency Youth Enterprise Scheme which targeted youth groups. This new NYEP

invention is expected to increase enterprise development resource access to many youth who are ready to start and expand their

businesses. It will also attract large scale investment in the earmarked sectors that will create lots of jobs and generate significant

income for the country and the citizenry. Its sustainability is guaranteed since it established to be a viable investment programme

with certainty for huge economic returns and accelerated growth.

The government is well aware on the complexity and magnitude of youth unemployment. I hereby call upon Development partners,

Non governmental organisations and the people of Ghana at large to participate fully in the empowerment of young people through

enhanced collaboration and partnership. Policy and legislative changes that contribute to the empowerment of the youth in size and

scale are religiously explored to be implemented by YEDA. The NYEP and MDPI with the leadership of their Ministers would

facilitate the Cabinet Memorandum on Youth Employment Scheme Abroad (YESA) framework to guide the exploitation of

employment opportunities abroad for our young people. The youth would be assisted in form of training and grants to enable them

start employment abroad. With its 3 year Strategic Plan, the NYEP/YEDA is now in a better position to rise to the occasion of

meeting the expectations of the youth and the Ghanaian public at large. However, the success of this NYEP/YEDA still remains the

responsibility of every Ghanaian. The public especially the leaders are needed to join hands to address the youth problem. The

youth should be encouraged to access the loans as well as all other services and opportunities and repay appropriately to create a

revolving fund that is beneficial to others.

Estimated achievements, challenges and the way forward have all been ascertained. The transformation of NYEP to YEDA would

establish the effectual practice of good governance, transparency and accountability, informing the public about its operations

hereafter. The YEDA will also continue to apply the principal of fairness, efficiency and effectiveness, which the New NYEP team

has been cultivating since the past one year, to make it one of the most trusted and youth enterprising friendly. The project design

and its implementation arrangements have been harmonized at both points of convergence and points of divergence with all

applicable public and civic laws as well as private and public regulatory framework of Ghana. The project does not put any cost

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resources are disbursed. Upon consultations and technical discussions a joint implementation of the NYEP and MDPI of the Ministry

of Employment and Social Welfare has been ascertained. The projects proposition has gained receptivity at all levels and by all

stakeholders. All key partners and cluster stakeholders have committed to deliver their respective support and responsibilities as per

the project design instantaneously. Some stakeholders like the World Bank, who was not earmarked as a key funder has already

offered to provide sixty million US dollars to support the project.

7. APPENDIXES

Feasibility report re-affirming the need for establishment of YEDA and YEDF from the current NYEP

Inception report on the establishment of the Office for Resource Mobilization and Project management (ORMPM) under the

NYEP/YEDA

Templates and implementation framework for the restructure of the systems of NYEP/NYEP to support effectual delivery of

the projects

Proposal to restructure the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) to National Youth Employment and

Development Authority (YEDA).

The proposal for the establishment of the national youth employment and development fund

Proposal for youth enterprising development and large investment in the sectors of agriculture and village enterprise, ICT and

Nano technology, as well as housing and general infrastructure that will create over one million jobs immediately.

Concept paper to implement the YEDA/Productivity Forum

Financing strategy and Financial management plan for YEDA

Agreements/MOUs with service providers and funder/fund arrangers



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