Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace?
The evaluation found that the program successfully shifted high-risk men from criminal activities into farming. Graduates earned more money than their counterparts who weren t enrolled in the program, spent less time in illegal work and were less l...
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okr-10986-216872021-04-23T14:04:04Z Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? Berman, Daphna ACCESS TO CAPITAL ADULTS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ARMED CONFLICT BASIC LITERACY CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS COUNSELING COUNTERPARTS DEMOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISARMAMENT EX-COMBATANT EX-COMBATANTS EX-FIGHTERS FIGHTING FORMER FIGHTERS IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LIFE SKILLS COMPONENT LITERACY CLASSES MEETING MERCENARIES MERCENARY NATIONS PEACE PEACEBUILDING SCHOOLING SKILLS TRAINING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS VIOLENCE VIOLENT CONFLICT VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH The evaluation found that the program successfully shifted high-risk men from criminal activities into farming. Graduates earned more money than their counterparts who weren t enrolled in the program, spent less time in illegal work and were less likely to consider fighting as mercenaries in neighboring conflicts. The evaluation also showed that skills training isn t always enough; men who received training but didn t get their start-up capital didn t do as well as those who did. As policy makers in the region look to strengthen their economies and boost stability, the results of this evaluation offer guidelines for crafting successful programs. The findings shed light on some of the constraints that youth face when trying to pursue work opportunities: Training alone may not be enough if it isn t supplemented with start-up capital. 2015-04-06T20:36:21Z 2015-04-06T20:36:21Z 2015-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/03/24091969/liberia-giving-people-chance-work-reduce-conflict-boost-peace http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21687 English en_US From Evidence to Policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Liberia |
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ACCESS TO CAPITAL ADULTS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ARMED CONFLICT BASIC LITERACY CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS COUNSELING COUNTERPARTS DEMOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISARMAMENT EX-COMBATANT EX-COMBATANTS EX-FIGHTERS FIGHTING FORMER FIGHTERS IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LIFE SKILLS COMPONENT LITERACY CLASSES MEETING MERCENARIES MERCENARY NATIONS PEACE PEACEBUILDING SCHOOLING SKILLS TRAINING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS VIOLENCE VIOLENT CONFLICT VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH |
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ACCESS TO CAPITAL ADULTS AGRICULTURAL TRAINING ARMED CONFLICT BASIC LITERACY CIVIL WAR CIVIL WARS CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS COUNSELING COUNTERPARTS DEMOBILIZATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISARMAMENT EX-COMBATANT EX-COMBATANTS EX-FIGHTERS FIGHTING FORMER FIGHTERS IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEARNING LIFE SKILLS LIFE SKILLS COMPONENT LITERACY CLASSES MEETING MERCENARIES MERCENARY NATIONS PEACE PEACEBUILDING SCHOOLING SKILLS TRAINING TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS VIOLENCE VIOLENT CONFLICT VIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH Berman, Daphna Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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The evaluation found that the program
successfully shifted high-risk men from criminal activities
into farming. Graduates earned more money than their
counterparts who weren t enrolled in the program, spent less
time in illegal work and were less likely to consider
fighting as mercenaries in neighboring conflicts. The
evaluation also showed that skills training isn t always
enough; men who received training but didn t get their
start-up capital didn t do as well as those who did. As
policy makers in the region look to strengthen their
economies and boost stability, the results of this
evaluation offer guidelines for crafting successful
programs. The findings shed light on some of the constraints
that youth face when trying to pursue work opportunities:
Training alone may not be enough if it isn t supplemented
with start-up capital. |
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Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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Liberia : Does Giving People the Chance to Work Reduce Conflict and Boost Peace? |
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liberia : does giving people the chance to work reduce conflict and boost peace? |
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