The goal of the New Beginnings program is to enhance the financial and market-based practices of young people so they are able to better contribute to household economic mobility by improving their own economic activities. The program focuses on four results:
- Increased access and availability of youth-friendly services and opportunities;
- Improved quality of youth-friendly services and opportunities;
- Enhanced capabilities, knowledge and attitudes of youth
- Strengthened enabling environment.
Program activities include:
- Working on building self-confidence, market and financial literacy through practical learning, entrepreneurial life skills training (communication and negotiation, positive risk taking, collaboration, valuing of life long learning, ability to learn from others, critical thinking, self-care, responsibility, active listening, money management skills and planning
- Linking and promoting awareness and access to financial (formal/in-formal savings) and non-financial services (mapping, awareness raising, partnerships);
- Promoting awareness of savings practices and planning for the future;
- Building capacity of existing service providers (local NGOs, National Council for Youth and Ministry of Education) on livelihoods programming for young people;
- Exploring practice-based employability skills development (through implementation of small economic activities and/or apprenticeships/internships);
- Supporting youth in identifying livelihood pathways through mentorship;
- Promoting attitude shift by communities about young people’s positive contribution to family and community livelihoods.
Contact Information:
Mona Moneer
mmoneer@savechildren.org
Sita Conklin
sconklin@savechildren.org
Performance Period:
March 2008 to December 2012
