| Project Detail |
Funded by the Luxembourg Cooperation, the "Youth Employment and Digitalization" project aims to improve the conditions for the inclusion of young people in El Salvador, through actions in favor of employability and professional integration. It is part of Sustainable Development Goal No. 8, which advocates sustained and inclusive economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
An ambitious and necessary project
The five-year project, with a budget of €7.5 million, is being rolled out nationwide. It targets young people aged 18 to 35 with limited digital skills, particularly those from vulnerable groups such as returnees, people with disabilities or those in social reintegration.
Concrete and diversified results
The project is divided into four key results, aligned with the priorities of the Government of El Salvador and private companies.
Improving employability: through comprehensive job matching services, the project will promote the integration of 2,500 young people into the job market in their region;
Encouraging self-employment: The project will support 200 young people towards self-employment and job creation through incubation and acceleration efforts;
Strengthening the productive fabric: a laboratory providing services adapted to the needs of businesses will be set up in order to offer digital solutions to local businesses;
Consolidating public policies: better governance will be facilitated through more efficient data management in the digital employment ecosystem.
A partnership with key players at national and international level
The projects anchor point is the Ministry of Economy; the main stakeholders are the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the National Commission for Micro- and Small Enterprises (CONAMYPE) and the National Training Institute (INCAF).
The project is also part of the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) called LAMARR and is, therefore, complementary to the actions implemented by other European cooperation agencies in El Salvador. In this sense, the direct implementation of the training processes is ensured by other stakeholders, while the contribution of the Luxembourg intervention focuses on facilitating access to the world of work for young people resulting from these processes. |
