Glorieux Project
( A Project for Young  Unemployed Women and Returnees)

The problem for project intervention
Unemployment is a widespread issue affecting most countries. The ability of youth to engage in productive activities has both social and economic consequences for an economy. In developing countries, youth face the challenge of obtaining not only productive employment but also safe and acceptable work.

According to the 2018 World Bank Enterprise Survey Ethiopia (WBESE), the urban unemployment rate in Ethiopia is 19.1%. The unemployment rate among women is 26.4%, which is more than double the rate among men (12.2%). Similarly, the unemployment rate among young women and men is 30.9% and 19.0%, respectively.
A recent study on youth self-employment in Ethiopia showed a similar pattern, with the unemployment rate among women in urban areas at 28.1%, almost twice that of men at 14.4%. The study also revealed that the disparity increases as people grow older. To address the issues faced by unemployed women, the government of Ethiopia is currently taking initiatives as part of its gender policy to improve the lives of this group.

The purpose of these initiatives is to contribute to the national response project and social protection policy of Ethiopia by tackling the aforementioned problems through improving the economic, capacity, and social reintegration of young jobless women, including returnees from the Gulf states, by providing basic, social, and livelihood improvement services.

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General Objective
The general objective of this project is to improve the economic, Capacity, and social improvement of young jobless and returnee women.

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Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of this project are as follows:

- Enhance the target group's income-generating opportunities by providing a combination of vocational skill training (in leather apparel and tailoring) and basic business skill training.
- Establish connections with potential employers.
- Implement psycho-social empowerment interventions and provide life-skill training on various issues.
- Provide start-up capital.