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WORKING PAPERS
May 17, 2023
We evaluate two labor market interventions targeting young women in Nairobi, Kenya. The first was a multifaceted program involving vocational training, in-kind transfers of physical capital, and ongoing mentoring. The second was an unrestricted cash grant. Both interventions shift women into self-em...
Blog Post
May 17, 2023
Youth unemployment is a massive problem in many African countries, where the formal sector is small and the population is still expanding rapidly. Relative to young people in other parts of the world, African youth entering the labor force are more likely to be forced to take unpaid jobs to gain exp...
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2023
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January 12, 2023
Preet Gill, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development and Sir Mark Lowcock, former UN “Relief Chief”; the Department For International Development (DFID)’s longest serving Permanent Secretary; and current Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development will discuss what the future h...