Projet régional conjoint de soutien à la coopération transfrontalière dans la région de Liptako-Gourma

The joint United Nations project aims at supporting the Liptako Gourma Authority in its efforts to strengthen the resilience of the communities and human security. The project consists in implementing cross-border activities in order to cope with the environmental, security and socio-economic shocks that currently characterize the Lipkako Gourma region. The project is coordinated by the UNDP. ILO is responsible for a component related to decent jobs creation. More specifically, the ILO mandate is to identify a value chain with high potential for employment creation, the different opportunities and constraints in terms of employment and the required labour market-based skills. Special attention is also given to the potential of green jobs. Subsequently, entrepreneurship support is expected to be provided to 300 (young) women to create and manage businesses and cooperatives, as well as short-term skills training to at least 200 young men and women in the identified value chain. In addition, the project provides for the creation of direct and temporal jobs for marginalized youth through a small-scale employment intensive infrastructure project in an economic sector with high potential for employment creation.

Project symbol

RAF/19/08/UND

Admin unit

CO-Abidjan

Start date

01/04/2020

End date

31/03/2023

Total allocation

860289

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

747849

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Burkina Faso

Outcomes

Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises as generators of employment and promoters of innovation and decent work
Outcome 3: Economic, social and environmental transitions for full, productive and freely chosen employment and decent work for all
Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market