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

Peeters, Pia; Cunningham, Wendy; Acharya, Gayatri; Van Adams, Arvil

dc.creator	Peeters, Pia
dc.creator	Cunningham, Wendy
dc.creator	Acharya, Gayatri
dc.creator	Van Adams, Arvil
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:02:45Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:02:45Z
dc.date	2009
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:38:46Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:38:46Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20090227091204
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-7822-9
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2599
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/242999
dc.description	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 improved. The report consists of six chapters. Chapter two profiles young people in Sierra Leone. Chapter three examines young people in the labor market, with a focus on the labor supply side of the equation (that is, the skills young people bring to the labor market). Chapter four turns to employers (the demand side of the labor market) to better understand why they do or do not employ young people. Chapter five reviews skill development programs to enhance employability of young people in Sierra Leone and other countries and presents policy options for improving worker skills (supply side) and employer interest (demand side). Chapter six summarizes the lessons from the analysis and concludes with policy and program recommendations.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABUSE
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subject	ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subject	ADDITIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	ADOLESCENTS
dc.subject	ADULT MEN
dc.subject	ADULTHOOD
dc.subject	ANNUAL WAGES
dc.subject	APPRENTICESHIP
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subject	BIRTHS
dc.subject	BUSINESS OPERATION
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD
dc.subject	CHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subject	CITIZEN
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CITIZENSHIP
dc.subject	CIVIL CONFLICT
dc.subject	CIVIL WAR
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL SEX
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL SEX WORK
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COMMUNITY EDUCATION
dc.subject	CULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	DISABILITY
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
dc.subject	DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subject	DISARMAMENT
dc.subject	DISCRIMINATION
dc.subject	DISEASES
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DROPOUT
dc.subject	DROPOUTS
dc.subject	EARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	EFFICIENT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT CREATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	EPIDEMIC
dc.subject	ETHNIC CLEANSING
dc.subject	ETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY FORMATION
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	FIRST SEX
dc.subject	FIRST SEXUAL EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subject	FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject	GENOCIDE
dc.subject	GIRLS
dc.subject	GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	HIGH-RISK
dc.subject	HIV
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DUTIES
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ILLNESS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFANT
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject	INFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	INFECTION RATES
dc.subject	INFECTIONS
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject	JOB CREATION
dc.subject	JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	LABOR FORCE
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR SHORTAGES
dc.subject	LABOR SUPPLY
dc.subject	LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	LIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subject	LIMITED JOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	LIMITED RESOURCES
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERACY RATES
dc.subject	LIVE BIRTHS
dc.subject	LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subject	MALE YOUTH
dc.subject	MARKET DEMAND
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject	MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO
dc.subject	MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION
dc.subject	NATIONAL ACTION PLAN
dc.subject	NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject	NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY
dc.subject	OLD AGE
dc.subject	OLD SYSTEM
dc.subject	OLDER ADULTS
dc.subject	OLDER PEOPLE
dc.subject	OLDER WORKERS
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	PEACEKEEPING
dc.subject	PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POOR PEOPLE
dc.subject	POPULATION CENSUS
dc.subject	POPULATION MOVEMENT
dc.subject	POST-CONFLICT SETTING
dc.subject	POSTCONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	POSTCONFLICT SETTINGS
dc.subject	POVERTY RATES
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PROBABILITY
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER
dc.subject	PURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subject	QUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	RAPE
dc.subject	REFUGEE
dc.subject	REFUGEE CAMPS
dc.subject	REFUGEE POPULATIONS
dc.subject	REFUGEES
dc.subject	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subject	RESPECT
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject	RURAL RESIDENCE
dc.subject	RURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subject	RURAL YOUTH
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SCARCE RESOURCES
dc.subject	SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject	SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOL LEVELS
dc.subject	SECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SENIOR
dc.subject	SEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subject	SKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SKILL LEVEL
dc.subject	SOCIAL ACTION
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONTROL
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONTROLS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SOCIAL NORMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	TEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL SOCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	TYPE OF WORK
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYED
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
dc.subject	UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
dc.subject	UNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	URBAN YOUTH
dc.subject	VALUABLE
dc.subject	VICTIMS
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	VULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subject	WAGE
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject	WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subject	WORK FORCE
dc.subject	WORKING LIFE
dc.subject	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULT
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULT WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUNG ADULTS
dc.subject	YOUNG AGE
dc.subject	YOUNG MEN
dc.subject	YOUNG MOTHERS
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG PERSON
dc.subject	YOUNG WOMEN
dc.subject	YOUNG WORKERS
dc.subject	YOUNGER PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.subject	YOUTH CLUBS
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH MOVEMENTS
dc.subject	YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	YOUTH POLICY
dc.title	Youth Employment in Sierra Leone : Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in a Post-conflict Setting
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Sierra Leone