Youth, Employment, Skills, YES
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Programme type
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To provide temporary employment opportunities to improve the employability of young people in Liberia.
World Bank. 2015. “LR: Youth, Employment, Skills Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P121686/lr-youth-employment-skills-project?lang=en>.
3. World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status & Results Report Seq No: 7. Washington,
DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/
default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/04/24/090224b082e073fe/1_0/Rendered/PDF/
Liberia000LR000Report000Sequence007.pdf>.
Programme components
Community livelihoods; employment through skills training.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status & Results Report Seq No: 7. Washington,
DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/
default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/04/24/090224b082e073fe/1_0/Rendered/PDF/
Liberia000LR000Report000Sequence007.pdf>.
Start date
2010
World Bank. 2015. “LR: Youth, Employment, Skills Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P121686/lr-youth-employment-skills-project?lang=en>.
3. World Bank. 2015. Implementation Status & Results Report Seq No: 7. Washington,
DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/
default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/AFR/2015/04/24/090224b082e073fe/1_0/Rendered/PDF/
Liberia000LR000Report000Sequence007.pdf>.
Previous programme name (if any)
The Community Livelihoods component (public works) is a scaled-up version of the Cash-for-Work Temporary Employment Project (CfWTEP), implemented by the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE)
Coverage
Community livelihoods: 56,500 beneficiaries.
Employment through skills training: 3,300 beneficiaries (expected coverage).
World Bank. 2015. “LR: Youth, Employment, Skills Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P121686/lr-youth-employment-skills-project?lang=en>.
Programme expenditure
USD16 million
World Bank. 2015. “LR: Youth, Employment, Skills Project.” World Bank website. Accessed 11 November
2015. <http://www.worldbank.org/projects/P121686/lr-youth-employment-skills-project?lang=en>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Geographical Targeting
Community-Based Targeting
Community livelihoods: geographic targeting; community-based targeting.
Employment through skills training: geographic targeting; categorical targeting. Reference:
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
Targeted areas
Nationwide
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
Target groups
Vulnerable; at-risk youth
Eligibility criteria
Community livelihoods: beneficiaries are people aged 18–35 years
old who are not in public office or employed by any public or private
entity and who are vulnerable and/or at risk of poverty; a household is
considered vulnerable if it has more than six members and no land property.
Employment through skills training: youth and young adults aged
18–35 years old who are in a situation of risk.
World Bank. 2012. A Diagnostic of Social Protection in Liberia. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/
WDSP/IB/2012/04/17/000333038_20120417003116/Rendered/PDF/678730ESW0P1210C0disclosed
040130120.pdf>.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Cash and training.
Amount of benefits
Community livelihoods: a minimum daily wage of USD3 for unskilled
workers (USD5 for skilled workers), totalling USD120 to each participant.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
World Bank. 2012. A Diagnostic of Social Protection in Liberia. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/
WDSP/IB/2012/04/17/000333038_20120417003116/Rendered/PDF/678730ESW0P1210C0disclosed
040130120.pdf>.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Community livelihoods: local banks
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Community livelihoods: beneficiaries may participate in the programme
for a maximum of 40 days; for each week of this period, one day is dedicated
to life skills training, totalling 32 days of work and 8 days of training.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The programme has scheduled monitoring and evaluation activities for both
of its components. The evaluation of the community livelihoods component
will build upon the evaluation conducted under the CfWTEP.
World Bank. 2010. Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Grant in the Amount of USD10
Million from the Africa Catalytic Growth Fund and SDR 4.0 Million (USD6.0 Million Equivalent) from
the Ida Crisis Response Window to the Republic of Liberia for a Liberia Youth, Employment, Skills
Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/06/14/000333038_20100615000050/Rendered/
PDF/536260PAD0P121101Official0Use0Only1.pdf>.
