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The AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Region

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dc.contributor.authorLeon-Solano, Rene
dc.contributor.authorAngel-Urdinola, Diego F.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:24:42Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:24:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractTo respond to high unemployment rates among youth (often educated entrants to the labor market), many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have designed and implemented programs that aim to enhance youth employability. However, a recent study revealed that despite significant investments, many youth programs in MENA lack the necessary features that make these types of programs successful. This note describes a new approach to youth employment programs in MENA through the recently implemented AMAL (Arabic for 'Hope') program in Tunisia. AMAL is the first large-scale publicly financed comprehensive youth program in the region. If well-implemented and carefully evaluated, AMAL could become a building block for a comprehensive reform of youth employment programs in the region. This note starts with an overview of international best practices for the design/implementation of youth programs. The note provides a brief description of youth programs in Tunisia and mainly of the AMAL program, highlighting some of its main challenges and opportunities. The World Bank supported the Interim Government of Tunisia in the design and implementation of the AMAL program through the Governance and Opportunities Development Policy Loan (DPL), a multi-sector program of reforms that supports the post-revolution transition period.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15048723/amal-program-hope-unemployed-youth-mena-region
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10875
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10875
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Brief; No. 88
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCAREER
dc.subjectCRITICAL THINKING
dc.subjectDEGREES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEMPLOYABILITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OFFICE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectFIRST-TIME JOB SEEKERS
dc.subjectGENDER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectJOB COUNSELING
dc.subjectJOB SEARCH
dc.subjectJOB SEEKER
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET REFORM
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLIFE-SKILLS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectON-THE-JOB TRAINING
dc.subjectON-THEJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subjectPROGRAM BENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRE-TRAINING
dc.subjectRISING UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectTEMPORARY INCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRAINEES
dc.subjectTRAINING AGENCIES
dc.subjectTRAINING COMPONENT
dc.subjectTRAINING COSTS
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAM
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED YOUTH
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY DIPLOMA
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY GRADUATES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectWAGE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.titleThe AMAL Program : "Hope" for Unemployed Youth in the MENA Regionen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2011-09-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:11:20.808744Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15048723/amal-program-hope-unemployed-youth-mena-region
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum15048723
okr.identifier.report64501
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.unitSocial Protection (MNSSP)
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