Plan International, Inc. (Indonesia)
Youth Economic Empowerment Program was established as a global program by Plan International and its partners to as joined forces to attract investments and create opportunities around the world for youth empowerment and employment using approaches that can be replicated and scaled up around the world.
- Affiliation
- NGO
- Contact No.
- (+62)(21) 5229566
- Address
Mr Sumarna F. Abdurahman, YEE Program Manager, Menara Duta Building, 2nd and 6th Floor, Jl HR Rasuna Said Kav. B-9 Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan 12910, Indonesia
- Email Address
- sumarna.abdurahman@plan-international.org
- Website
- http://www.plan-international.org
1. Source of funding
Barclays Bank; World Bank; Plan International, Inc.
2. Mission and objectives
Youth (15-29), particularly young women, are economically empowered in target areas
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Skills and employability and enterprise development
4. Partners and areas of partnership
1. KOMIDA as the Micro Finance Partner; 2. IBL as the Life Skills, TVET and MED Partner; 3. PERSEPSI as the Gender Mainstreaming Partner; and 4. Purba Danarta as the Financial Education Partner
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
6. Successful youth employment interventions
Youth will first be provided with basic competencies in the areas of empowerment such as self confidence, interpersonal relationship, problem solving and analytical thinking, etc. Following that, youth will undergo a career test to decide whether to go for employment or self employment track. Youth who choose to select for employment will be given a market-driven vocational training. Youth who choose for self-employment will be supported by a business development services and given access to micro finance.