Entrepreneurship within reach: Connecting young people to opportunity

Youth Business International (YBI)
What is it?

This report was commissioned in 2021 by YBI to evidence our 20 years of learning of what works in supporting young entrepreneurs. The report emphasizes the urgent need for youth entrepreneurship.

HIGHLIGHTS

It highlights the rising unemployment rate for young people, which is increasing at a faster rate in low- and middle-income countries, and the worsening effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights how marginalised groups are disproportionately affected.

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