The global youth unemployment rate increased to 12.4% in 2012 and has continued to grow to 12.6% in 2013. With nearly 74 million young people unemployed worldwide, youth-guarantees programs may help keep youth connected to the labor market by boosting skills and giving them support to find jobs.

Rwanda must strategically develop its youth to be the drivers of its economic growth. The Second Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS2), Rwanda’s plan to reach medium-term development over the next five years, states that youth employment is one of the four thematic areas on which EDPRS2 will focus — the others being economic transformation, rural development, and accountable governance.
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