Youth Future Y4f Tender

The project is implemented by the ILO and UNICEF and works on a three-pronged approach that combines skills development and career guidance services capacity development of key stakeholders and policy engagement to improve livelihood opportunities and strengthen the socio-economic resilience of young migrants refugees and youth in host communities.Implementing Partners UNICEF Geographical area of implementation Greater Cairo Alexandria Damietta and Kafr El-SheikhProject BackgroundSince 2013 the Middle East and North Africa MENA region has been facing large-scale mixed migration flows through and from countries in the region including Egypt. Egypt is a country of destination and transit for refugees and other migrants as well as a country of origin. It hosts over 6.3 million migrants- where 900000 persons are considered vulnerable and over 265013 are registered refugees and asylum seekers as of May 2021. This includes around 600000 migrants and 98657 refugees who are children - out of which 4176 are unaccompanied and separated.Many refugees and migrants live in Egypt for years in protracted displacement including large numbers of children adolescents and youth. They face several vulnerabilities social protection issues and labour market integration challenges. Among the most pressing challenges are barriers to residency and secure stay difficulties to obtain work permits limited access to employment services limited access to education and training.Employability services could help refugees and migrants to navigate this challenging labour market landscape yet currently are either inaccessible too little known or do not cater to the realities of youth in host communities.Female migrants residing in Egypt face additional challenges and are at a double disadvantage - first as immigrants and second as women. They often take on family and childcare obligations which may hamper their ability to join the work force.This project has been designed to provide young migrants refugees and youth in host communities access to better livelihoods through enhanced life employability and entrepreneurial skills while taking into account the needs and the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis during the first phase of the project.National Counterparts Ministry of Youth Sports MoYs Ministry of Health and Population MoHP Ministry of Manpower MoM Ministry of Foreign Affairs International National NGOs Employers Organizations Private Sector Workers Organizations Trade Unions Private Sector Coalition for MeshwaryTarget GroupYoung migrants refugees and adolescents in host communities in the age group 18 to 35 yr.old in the governorates of Greater Cairo Alexandria Damietta and Kafr El-Sheikh. The project will target 50 girls and women 30 migrant and refugee adolescents and youth.Total number of direct beneficiaries is 26650.Specific ObjectivesThe project aims to