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Project

Vocational Skills Training Program

Ongoing

Location

Douala, Littoral Region

Community Served

Out-of-school youth and young women aged 16–30

Beneficiaries

620

Project Period

1 March 2023

Project Objectives

Project Objectives

  • Provide hands-on vocational training in tailoring, plumbing, electrical work, and catering
  • Link graduates to apprenticeship and employment opportunities
  • Issue nationally recognized vocational certificates
  • Prioritize young women and youth with disabilities

Key Outcomes

Key Outcomes

  • 620 youth trained across 6 vocational tracks
  • 72% of graduates employed or self-employed within 6 months
  • 45% of participants are young women
  • Partnerships with 18 local businesses for apprenticeships

Impact Statistics

620

Youth Trained

72%

Employment Rate

6

Vocational Tracks

18

Business Partners

Community Voices

I learned tailoring through BEGARH and now run my own boutique. I employ two other young women from my neighborhood.

Patience Ekwalla

Program Graduate, Douala

The electrical training gave me a real trade. I was unemployed for two years before this program. Now I have more work than I can handle.

Rodrigue Mbarga

Vocational Graduate, Littoral Region

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