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Youth employment does not only give young people a source of income but contributes to social cohesion.

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Powering Businesswomen Through Renewable Energy

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office, working with the University of Eswatini's Centre for Sustainable Energy Research and Entrepreneurship Department, supported by UNDP, are exploring using clean energy technologies to enhance women's livelihoods

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Legal aid opens doors for the first time in Eswatini

Eswatini Legal Aid Office opened its doors for the first time to the public following its launch by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Pholile Shakantu, to make justice more accessible to the poor and marginalised.

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Graduating Youth Artisans Ready for Business

As UNDP and partners continue to roll out the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP), 90 artisans from Ezulwini and surrounding areas graduated and received starter packs today. The graduates are young people who were out of the formal school system and unemployed.

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Eswatini Bank contributes E1.2 million towards youth programme

Eswatini Bank has announced a contribution of E1.2 Million towards the Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme (EYEP) to support the country in reducing youth unemployment.

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Eswatini considers taxing digital services

Digital services have permeated most sectors of the economy, presenting multiple business opportunities for small and large entities in and outside the country. However, traditional taxation models face an unprecedented challenge of losing the base from which to apply taxation in the digital era.

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UNDP signs MOU with ESCCOM to bridge digital divide

The MOU is a response to the digital divide that Eswatini faces, like many countries, notably the lack of affordable broadband internet and appropriate digital skills that have prevented many people, especially the most vulnerable, from working, studying, and accessing government services.

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Equipping youth with green skills

The training programme responds to the unprecedented energy crisis, exacerbated by climate change, which has created a global demand for skilled workers in the renewable energy sector, known as green skills.

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Youth programme yields positive results

Launched as a flagship youth empowerment programme by His Majesty King Mswati III in November 2022, Eswatini Youth Empowerment Programme has placed 200 graduates across 46 organizations and trained 90 artisans.

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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

15

percent

Women in parliament

28.1

percent

Unemployment rate

58.9

percent

Poverty Rate

87.5%

percent

Literacy rate

0.611

human development index

2.60

percent

Inflation rate

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