The role of the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in reducing youth unemployment in Namibia with special focus on the urban Khomas region

Finding decent work for young people to staunch the youth employment crisis is one of most significant challenges of our time. This research paper reports on the role of the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in combating youth unemployment in Namibia focusing on urban Khomas region. In the introduction section a comparative approach displays the global and sub-Saharan Africa features of youth unemployment as compared to the Namibian situation. This reflects that the problem of youth unemployment cuts across countries the world over. The paper further discussed various government initiatives and programmes introduced to promote youth employment in the country. The commitment of the Namibian government to provide equal opportunities to the youth and to mainstream them into the economic life in order to realize their potential is here confirmed

Author dc:creator

• Kaapanda, Rauna N.

• Unemployed youth
• Youth
• Employment

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11070/377

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.unam.edu.na:11070/377