FNCCI Education for Income Generation Program

Members: 617 associations, organizations and chambers

— theme: Youth Employment, Youth Employment Policies and Programmes, Youth Enterprise

— country: Asia, South Asia, Nepal

Through the programme, the FNCCI, USAID and their partners seek to provide training and employment services to youth in Nepal.

Affiliation

Employers' Organization

Date of Establishment

2008

Contact No.

(+977) 1 4262061

Address

Mr. Hansa Ram Pandey, Employers' Council Director,
Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI),
Pachali Shahid Shukra FNCCI Milan Marg, Teku,
P.O. Box 269, Kathmandu, 
Nepal

Email Address

fncci@mos.com.np

Website

http://www.jobsfirst.org.np/index1.php

1. Source of funding

USAID

2. Mission and objectives

The goal of the project is to mitigate conflict by training targeted marginalized youth for employment in the Mid-Western Region of Nepal.

     1. Improved literacy, life skills, and peace-building skills for targeted youth;
     2. Increased vocational training and employment opportunities for targeted youth;
     3. Increased rural income and agriculture productivity for targeted youth; and
     4. Scholarships distributed for targeted youth.

3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

Vocational skills training, enterprise development and employment services

4. Partners and areas of partnership

Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), USAID, Winrock International, Development Project Service Center Nepal (DEPROSC), International Development Enterprises, International Evaluation and Training Corporation (IETC), Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Center (KIRDARC), Samjhauta Nepal, Support Activities for Poor Producers of Nepal (SAPPROS) and F-Skill Pvt. Ltd.

5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO

6. Successful youth employment interventions

      1. A nine month long literacy course;
     2. Vocational training and employment placement in non-agricultural trades;
     3. The enrollment of youth in higher secondary education through scholarships;
     4. Technical training to increase agricultural productivity and enterprise training along the value chain;
     5. Identify job opportunities and strengthen private sector linkages with training providers; and
     6. A job search website at www.jobsfirst.org.np.

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