Youth Employment in Sierra Leone : Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in a Post-conflict Setting

This study focuses on short- and medium-term solutions. It informs the government about the type of programs and policies that could improve the employability of young people, paying special attention to areas in which productivity can be rapidly i...

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Main Authors:	Peeters, Pia, Cunningham, Wendy, Acharya, Gayatri, Van Adams, Arvil
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADDITIONAL INCOME ADOLESCENTS ADULT MEN ADULTHOOD ANNUAL WAGES APPRENTICESHIP BASIC EDUCATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTHS BUSINESS OPERATION CAPACITY BUILDING CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD CHRONIC POVERTY CITIZEN CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL WAR COMMERCIAL SEX COMMERCIAL SEX WORK COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION CULTURAL PRACTICES DEMOCRACY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISARMAMENT DISCRIMINATION DISEASES DISSEMINATION DROPOUT DROPOUTS EARLY MARRIAGE EARNINGS ECONOMIC CHANGE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION SYSTEMS EFFICIENT INVESTMENT EMPLOYMENT AGENCY EMPLOYMENT CREATION EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EPIDEMIC ETHNIC CLEANSING ETHNIC GROUPS FAMILIES FAMILY FORMATION FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE MORTALITY FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FIRST SEX FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD SECURITY GENOCIDE GIRLS GOOD GOVERNANCE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HIGH-RISK HIV HOUSEHOLD DUTIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFECTION RATES INFECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT STRATEGY JOB CREATION JOB OPPORTUNITIES JOB TRAINING LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SHORTAGES LABOR SUPPLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEGAL STATUS LEVELS OF EDUCATION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED RESOURCES LITERACY LITERACY RATES LIVE BIRTHS LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES MALE YOUTH MARKET DEMAND MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO MEDICAL CARE MIGRANT MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MORTALITY RATE NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY OLD AGE OLD SYSTEM OLDER ADULTS OLDER PEOPLE OLDER WORKERS PEACE PEACEKEEPING PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE POLICY MAKERS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION CENSUS POPULATION MOVEMENT POST-CONFLICT SETTING POSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION POSTCONFLICT SETTINGS POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PROBABILITY PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUALITY OF EDUCATION RAPE REFUGEE REFUGEE CAMPS REFUGEE POPULATIONS REFUGEES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPECT RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENCE RURAL RESIDENTS RURAL YOUTH SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL LEVELS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOLS SENIOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILL LEVEL SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CONTROL SOCIAL CONTROLS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SUBSISTENCE FARMING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH TEENAGE PREGNANCY TRADITIONAL SOCIAL SUPPORT TYPE OF WORK UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATES UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNSKILLED WORKERS URBAN AREAS URBAN POPULATION URBAN YOUTH VALUABLE VICTIMS VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE WAGES WATER SUPPLIES WORK EXPERIENCE WORK FORCE WORKING LIFE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG ADULT YOUNG ADULT WOMEN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG AGE YOUNG MEN YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG WOMEN YOUNG WORKERS YOUNGER PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH CLUBS YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH MOVEMENTS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH POLICY
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