Egypt

The results we’d like to see

We want to:

Train 20,000 young people in entrepreneurial, employability and life skills
Offer career guidance and support to 25,000 young people through counselling centres
Refer at least a quarter of the 25,000 to organisations and employment services that can offer even more help
Provide micro-credit finance to up to 25 promising young people in one governorate so that they can start their own businesses
Help young people access work placements and full-time employment

About the partnership

Barclays has joined forces with UNICEF to help children and young people around the world achieve a brighter future for themselves and their communities. The partnership will undertake projects in more than 10 countries and commit US$10 million in addition to employee volunteering time over three years.

The partnership aims to develop the skills of young people in the communities where Barclays operates by focusing on opportunities for education, employment, entrepreneurship and enterprise. The individual projects will help disadvantaged young people across the globe access education, find employment and start businesses.


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Home About the partnership About UNICEF Downloads Press release Conceptual paper Acrobat PDF reader	Overview Who we are helping What we are doing The result Egypt The results we’d like to see We want to: Train 20,000 young people in entrepreneurial, employability and life skills Offer career guidance and support to 25,000 young people through counselling centres Refer at least a quarter of the 25,000 to organisations and employment services that can offer even more help Provide micro-credit finance to up to 25 promising young people in one governorate so that they can start their own businesses Help young people access work placements and full-time employment About the partnership Barclays has joined forces with UNICEF to help children and young people around the world achieve a brighter future for themselves and their communities. The partnership will undertake projects in more than 10 countries and commit US$10 million in addition to employee volunteering time over three years. The partnership aims to develop the skills of young people in the communities where Barclays operates by focusing on opportunities for education, employment, entrepreneurship and enterprise. The individual projects will help disadvantaged young people across the globe access education, find employment and start businesses.	Our projects around the world You need to have Flash Player 8 or above to see this page.
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