Grants and Contributions:

Aswan Skills Development Program

5007061280 D001112001 P000823001

$10,625,000.00

Apr 21, 2015 - Mar 31, 2022

The project seeks to improve the livelihoods of at least 6 000 young women and men (approximately 40% women) in Aswan Governorate, Egypt, by strengthening the quality and range of technical and vocational training, professional training, entrepreneurship support programs and employment services available to young women and men in Aswan. Through support to local training institutions, government agencies and Aswan University, the project improves the provision of demand-driven skills training, provides programs for entrepreneurs, and supports job seekers through career counselling and job-matching. The project also builds more effective linkages between the labour market and training institutions to reduce the mismatch between training programs and the job market. Project activities include: (1) refurbishing and equipping training facilities in Aswan; (2) building the institutional and technical capacities of education centres to provide demand-driven technical, vocational, employability and entrepreneurial skills training; (3) providing workers with on-the-job training, career management support, professional development programs and management skills training; (4) supporting community-led enterprises, young entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises with a focus on the agri-business value-chain; (5) establishing consultation mechanisms to improve the link between training institutions and market demand and improve the design, financing, performance management and quality control of job training programs; and (6) conducting research to better understand the constraints facing female job seekers.

Global Affairs Canada

The expected results for this project include: (1) improved livelihoods of young women and men in Aswan; (2) improved prospects for employment and employability for young women and men; (3) improved employment opportunities for young women and men; and (4) improved performance of labour market stakeholders in employment and employability mechanisms for young women and men.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N 1K6

GC-2016-Q1-0080

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

100072586

Not-for-profit organization or charity

The end date is postponed to March 31, 2022

May 8, 2020

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Ottawa--Vanier

35078

International Development Assistance Program

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.