Situation analysis of existing non-financial services and support for business start-up initiatives targeting Palestinian refugee youth

Objectives • Palestinian youth (women and men) between 18 and 30 years selected from inside and outside camps in different areas and with varied educational background;(the Beneficiaries) • UNRWA staff involved in youth livelihood in Education, Relief and Social Services, Employment and others. • CBOs / NGOs providing vocational skill training and credit for Palestinian youth and partner MFIs providing fnancial and non-financial services for youth. Outputs • Report on the situational analysis of existing services and support for business start-up initiatives targeting Palestinian refugee youth. • Provide Executive Summary of the situation analysis report in Arabic. • Proposal for Palestinian youth (women and men) specific self-employment approach with recommendations on: - Technical interventions among existing structures operating in UNRWA and other entity/entities that need to be established or sub-contracted; and - Relevant ILO technical tools and processes for UNRWA to adopt to faciliate youth entry to labor market. Activities • Review available entrepreneurship awareness raising and educational programmes targeting Palestinian youth within UNRWA and with other CBOs / NGOs and MFIs. • Review the career counselling content provided to students pre and post skills training through the UNRWA employment centers and the Education Department. • Review financial support services provided by UNRWA and the various requirements applied to ensure how youth could be encouraged to apply and benefit from these services. • Review any other financial support services provided by other existing entities (CBOs, MFIs etc..) • Review existing non-financial business start - up support services provided to youth and other age groups such as training, coaching, business clinics, mentoring by UNRWA and other existing CBOs.

Project symbol

LBN/15/01/UNR

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

14/01/2016

End date

14/04/2016

Total allocation

40553

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

29277

Development Partners

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Country/Countries

Lebanon

Outcomes

Promoting sustainable enterprises