Skills, Livelihoods & Enterprise

What this programme is designed to change.

To strengthen employability, enterprise readiness and access to realistic livelihood opportunities, especially for young people whose education, location, displacement status or networks limit entry into work.

What CYEI does

• Employability and workplace-readiness learning
• Financial literacy and personal budgeting
• Enterprise ideation and customer discovery
• Vocational referrals and apprenticeship pathways
• Job shadowing and employer exposure
• Business mentorship and peer enterprise groups
• Digital tools for marketing and record keeping
• Market, finance and service referrals through qualified partners

Results CYEI seeks in funded projects

• Improved work readiness
• Stronger financial and enterprise knowledge
• Credible links to training, apprenticeships, jobs or markets
• Better understanding of practical livelihood pathways
• Evidence on what works for different groups of young people

CYEI does not promise jobs, start-up capital or income increases unless a funded project has the resources and verified pathway to provide them.