• PROSPECTS Kenya supported the development and implementation of a national RPL framework in collaboration with a digital skills training provider to make the most of existing curricula for RPL certification in digital skills.

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When developing and supporting market systems in the PROSPECTS programmes, cultural norms played a part in determining who participated in which type of labour activities and how. For instance, in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Egypt, a gender dimension in the selection of value chains was apparent: in Kenya and other East African countries, women were traditionally more involved in caring for and milking small livestock or camels and in selling the associated products, while men were more involved in decision-making regarding the sale or purchase of large livestock. Moreover, men were still largely in control of household budgets and profits generated from sales. In Egypt, the assessment of the care and food-services value chains highlighted a substantial representation of women, especially in the most informal and microenterprises. Therefore, gender differences need to be taken into consideration when engaging with local communities in creating suitable interventions that are inclusive. For example, the Kenyan PROSPECTS team adopted a market systems approach to strengthen the camel-milk value chain. The establishment of the Kasha Camel Milk Collection Centre empowered women through entrepreneurship, raising hygiene standards and expanding market access. 

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• في العراق، تم إدخال أداة رقمية للمراقبة واستخدمها مهندسون شباب لمراقبة والإبلاغ عن مواقع برامج الاستثمارات كثيفة العمالة (EIIP). تم تصميم هذه الأداة لضمان الالتزام بمعايير الجودة، والتوافق مع الضمانات البيئية والاجتماعية، ومعايير السلامة في جميع مواقع المشاريع، مع تقديم تقنية تتيح للشباب اكتساب خبرة عملية باستخدام المهارات الرقمية.

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• في لبنان، تم حشد الشباب من داخل مجتمعات اللاجئين والمجتمعات المضيفة بسرعة للمساعدة في إزالة الأنقاض وتنظيف الشوارع كجزء من برامج الاستثمارات كثيفة العمالة (EIIP) بعد انفجار بيروت.

• In Kenya, young people were engaged in the mechanical removal and value addition of Prosopis, receiving training in skills like chainsaw operation.
• EIIP can target young people when linked to TVET courses. In both Ethiopia and Kenya, EIIP was integrated with efforts to expand TVET in refugee-hosting areas. A cobblestone production training course offered through a public TVET centre at county level specifically targeted young people. Students on the course got to participate in EIIP and put their learning into practice. In Iraq, EIIP was used to improve the physical infrastructure of TVET centres poriving TVET students  with the opportunity to apply their skills in practice in solar panel installation, painting, plastering, gardening and masonry.
• In Iraq, EIIP work rehabilitated the Zaha Hadid Youth Centre in Ninawa. The physical reconstruction was linked with institutional capacity building (in collaboration with UNICEF) to enable the rollout of training programmes for youth.
• In Uganda the construction of multi-purpose communice centres centers helped link youth with labour markets and business opportunities. The facilities, including the TVET hall, computer room, and sports ground, hosted activities such as youth film projects, graduation ceremonies, and social innovation boot camps. 

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• An Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes (EIIP) approach was used to ensure specific attention was paid to increasing the participation of women in areas traditionally dominated by men, such as construction work. In Iraq, the ILO collaborated with the Women Empowerment Unit at the Directorate of Youth and Sports in Nineveh to rehabilitate the Zaha Hadid Youth Centre. The design and facilities of the centre were developed in consultation with the Unit to help ensure  they met the needs of young women and persons with disabilities in the area.

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