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<p>Helping young people in Africa to find a decent job is an important component of
DFID’s work for promoting economic growth and private sector development.</p><p> </p><p>In
Ghana, the Enhancing Growth in New Enterprises (ENGINE) programme is supporting over
200 small and medium businesses, the majority of which are owned by entrepreneurs
under 35 years old. Other programmes including the enterprise development programme,
the Western Regional Coastal Foundation (WRCF) and the Campaign for Female Education
(CAMFED), are also contributing to youth employment.</p><p> </p><p>In Kenya, 8000
young people will benefit from new skills under the £5m Mombasa County Youth Employment
programme.</p><p> </p><p>In South Africa, though our bilateral programme has now closed,
by 2014, DFID contributed to 112,327 jobs being created or saved, through: support
to the Community Work Programme; youth employment schemes; a training scheme for workers
at risk of redundancy; and measures to help firms become more competitive.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Details of the programmes can be found on DevTracker.</p>
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