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From Bush to Bounty

The young farmers are making a difference in their lives through farming using climate-smart agriculture technologies.

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“Girls Belong in Construction Too”

Nomfundo Fakudze, a youth graduate who benefited from the UNDP-supported youth programme and the Construction Industry Council, poses with dignitaries at the event.

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Piggs Peak iHub: Powering Digital Futures

The Piggs Peak iHuba is a digital one-stop centre designed to equip the youth, women, small business owners, and people with disabilities from Piggs Peak and surrounding areas with access to the digital world and the skills needed for lifelong learning and entrepreneurship.

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Eswatini Leads Charge Against Toxic Waste

UNDP Resident Representative, Mr Henrik Franklin, assisted by GEF focal point, Ms. Khangeziwe Mabuza, hands over the cheque to the Acting Prime Minister, Hon. Appollo Maphalala.

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New Dawn: handmade reusable shopping bags

The single-use plastic shopping bag ban has created an opportunity for women to generate income from producing reusable bags.

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Powering Women Entrepreneurs in Eswatini

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EU Renewable Energy Boost For Small Businesses

The European Union (EU) has awarded the Government of Eswatini a grant of EURO 820,000 (15 Million emalangeni), to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in adopting renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions.

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Stories
Serving Skills, One Sip at a Time

The culinary arts trainees under the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme preparing drinks.

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Eswatini Eyes AI for Growth

UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Henrik Franklin, hands over the 2025 Human Development Report to the Minister of ICT, Hon. Savannah Maziya.

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Our mission

UNDP works in more than 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

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National Youth Empowerment Programme to Reduce Unemployment

Through UNDP Eswatini Accelerator Lab's methods of collecting intelligence by engaging those directly affected by the problem, we consulted different stakeholders to find solutions to youth unemployment.

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Our Impact

12.1%

percent

Women in parliament

33.3%

percent

National unemployment rate

58.9

percent

Poverty Rate

87.5%

percent

Literacy rate

0.611

human development index

4.20

percent

Inflation rate

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