Matchmaking Workshop-2019 India, Workshop on Empowering Youth through Decent Jobs: Working Together in South Asia

This event was organized by The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), South-South Network for Public Service Innovation (SSN4PSI) and supported by UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) on 31st October, 2019 in Mumbai, India.

The primary objective of this matchmaking workshop is to bring together government representatives, relevant multi-stakeholders in India and across South Asia in order to enhance the exchange of knowledge by sharing and learning from regionally relevant and scalable solutions addressing the challenges on education, skills, and employment. Besides, the matchmaking workshop will be-

  1. Identifying underemployed and unemployed youths and developing their skills for the market;
  2. Exploring competitive advantages and entry points in favor of youth training, expertise and jobs in the community for the public sector, corporations, and other partners.
  3. Promoting community development through proven methods to engage;
  4. Emphasizing that a sustainable future is possible if youth are employed and integrated into their communities.