Impact of Internationally Funded Youth Interventions on Youth Employment and Employability in Tanzania: Case Study of Kisarawe District.

Mwegelo, Jokate Urban (2023) Impact of Internationally Funded Youth Interventions on Youth Employment and Employability in Tanzania: Case Study of Kisarawe District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This research is oriented towards studying the impact of internationally funded local interventions on Youth Perceptions, Youth Employability and Employment; with a particular focus on Youths of Kisarawe District, Pwani Region, Tanzania. This study was conducted in Kisarawe District, a rural-urban set-up area in Pwani Region involving cross-sectional survey of percent of 192 youth who participated in various employment interventions conducted by international in governmental organizations in Kisarawe district percent Data were collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. The study used descriptive statistics to analyse describe results. The RII rates and percentages were used to rank and rate perceptional extremities. It was found that 75 per cent of youths agreed on an improved skill level post-training. 72 percent of youths were trained by NGOs, where 44.8 percent were vocational skills, and 48.4 per cent were apprenticeship skills. This was a positive perception. It was also noted that the interventions had resulted in Improved Employability where a 98percent of youths noted an increased level of Employability compared to Pre-training, and 95percent of youths signaled a higher client management than before. Finally, Improved Employment was also highly perceived where at least 88 per cent of youths showed an increased level and sustainability of earnings, while 62 per cent showed a higher competitive advantage in Employment over others. Conclusively, this research study has demonstrated that internationally funded interventions exhibit a direct positive influence on Youth's perceptions and Knowledge, Employment chances and Employability. It is thus recommended that an improved collaboration between the Government and Development Stakeholders to expand these interventions in scope, area and content should be extended to more rural areas to boost the Government’s ongoing efforts to curb rural employment and unemployment challenges Keywords: Internationally Funded, Interventions, Youth Employment,

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