Suxali: Giving young people hope by modernizing and improving vocational training
Senegal
Mbao, Dakar
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Context
For several years, Senegal has posted an annual growth rate of more than 6%, suggesting promising economic development and poverty reduction in this West African country characterized by a young population and political stability. However, recent crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have presented the country with acute economic and financial challenges. Despite economic reforms, the prospects for young people in terms of education and employment have deteriorated. The situation is even more difficult in rural areas, where only 20% of young people have a fixed job.
Local partner
- Jeunesse, Culture, Loisirs, Technique, Interventions Sociales (JCLTIS)
Objectives
- Provide a supportive and stimulating environment for students and apprentices, teachers and social workers by improving the quality of vocational training
- Provide innovative training for and ensure the professional integration of young people
- Strengthen the professional skills of JCLTIS social workers through peer-to-peer sharing of practice
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Activities
Jeunesse, Culture, Loisirs, Technique, Interventions Sociales (JCLTIS) specializes in the training of young people experiencing family, cultural, educational and professional difficulties. The main aim of its training centre – one of the five largest in Dakar – is to provide young people with a welcoming and supportive place conducive to learning. It is one of the only centres providing educational support coupled with family support. Thus, through its reintegration work it is helping to combat the socioeconomic exclusion of young people in Senegal.
Linked programmes
Integration and entrepreneurship
Provide young people with vocational training and socio-educational support to enable them to build a better future.