Panel 2
Economic Empowerment and Youth Employability
Economic empowerment and youth employability
Turning youth potential into decent jobs, income, and sustainable opportunities.
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Topic
Economic empowerment and youth employability
Moderator
Dr WADOUM FOFOU, Mme DJEBBA Fidèle
Date & Time
14h30 – 16h30
Venue
Yaounde Conference Center
Panelists
14 participants
MINEFOP
MINADER
MINEPIA
MINPMEESA
MINDDEVEL
MINDUH
MINTSS
MINAS
MINPROFF
MINFOPRA
MINAC
MINJEC (PAJERU)
MINPOSTEL
MINTOURL
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Overview
This panel focuses on youth economic empowerment and employability, bringing together public institutions and stakeholders to examine how young people can access skills, decent work, entrepreneurship support, and sustainable income opportunities.
Objective
Identify practical pathways and coordination mechanisms to strengthen youth employability and economic empowerment, aligned with national priorities and existing programs.
Who Should Attend
Youth leaders, youth coordinators, program implementers, training providers, entrepreneurs, public administration representatives, and partners working on jobs and youth inclusion.
Key Discussion Tracks
- Skills development and matching: bridging training with labor market needs.
- Youth entrepreneurship and MSME support: financing, mentoring, markets, and incubation.
- Agriculture and value chains: youth access to land, inputs, processing, and market linkages.
- Digital economy and innovation: employability through tech skills and digital jobs.
- Decent work: quality jobs, workplace standards, and pathways to formalization.
- Inclusion: gender, disability, vulnerable youth, and equitable access to opportunities.
Guiding Questions
- Which skills are most demanded today, and how do we help youth access them quickly and fairly?
- How can institutions coordinate better to avoid duplication and improve impact for youth jobs?
- What are the main barriers to youth employment (experience, financing, information, networks), and how do we reduce them?
- How can youth entrepreneurship move from “survival” to scalable, sustainable businesses?
- Which sector pathways (agri-business, services, industry, digital) can absorb youth at scale?
- What measures ensure that youth jobs are safe, decent, and sustainable?
Expected Outputs
- A shared set of priorities and action points for youth employability and economic empowerment.
- A shortlist of coordination and follow-up recommendations for institutions and youth structures.
- A panel report capturing key proposals, opportunities, and areas needing further work.
Format Note
Session format follows the forum panel approach: structured presentations followed by exchanges and a synthesis by rapporteurs.
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