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Case Study: The Maison de l’entreprise du Burkina Faso -MEBF

The impact of business coaching tools and mechanisms developed as innovative solutions for supporting young entrepreneurs

Cover of the Nakuru Learning Route report by the JOY Project, highlighting CoELIB’s role in training, youth enterprises, and agribusiness innovation in Kenya.

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Catalyzing Youth Employment through Innovation and Agribusiness Hubs

Learning Route in Nakuru, Kenya

Cover image of the JOY Project Learning Route in Kakamega, showcasing youth engagement in agribusiness hubs, ICT, aquaculture, and renewable energy practices

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Youth Agribusiness in Action through JOY Project Hubs

From May 9–11, 2022, the JOY Project hosted a multi-day Learning Route in Kakamega County, Kenya. Organized around Shamberere Technical Training Institute (STTI), and supported

Cover page of the JOY Project value chain report in Cameroon, highlighting agricultural sectors for youth employment in the Moungo Department.

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Mapping Cameroon’s Agricultural Value Chains

New opportunities for young people in rural areas

Visual highlights from Kenya’s JOY Project on youth agribusiness: dairy farming, aquaculture, vegetable production, mechanization, and youth training sessions across Kakamega, Kilifi, and Nakuru counties.

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Agribusiness opportunities for youth in Kenya

JOY Project Value Chain Analysis

A young Kenyan farmer harvesting and packing potatoes, representing rural youth employment opportunities in agriculture under the JOY project.

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Youth Rural Employment in Kenya: Insights from the JOY Project

Value chains, barriers, and strategies to empower young agri-preneurs

Young participants in the JOY project in Cameroon’s Moungo Department engaged in agriculture and agro-industry for youth rural employment promotion.

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Youth Rural Employment in Cameroon: Opportunities and Challenges in the Moungo Department

Priority sectors and smart solutions.

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The INCUBATION approach of PEA-JEUNES

A model for transforming unemployed youth into Agropastoral Entrepreneurs