Youth employment and national development in Africa

Abstract

This document deals on African nations are turning to the critical problem of youth employment of young men and women, in both rural and urban areas. Governments (as well as voluntary organizations and public spirited individuals) have come to recognize that, in large measure, success in achieving sustained and meaningful long-term development depends on the national ability: (1) to promote welfare measures that will maintain or improve the physical and mental well-being of youth before and after their joining the national work force; (2) to provide the facilities for their necessary basic education and skill training; (3) to create an economic environment in which productive and rewarding work opportunities are available for youth.