Unemployment and underemployment rates are particularly high among Kenya’s youth, relative to other age groups. Furthermore, young women are more disadvantaged than their male counterparts across almost all employment indicators. The Government of Kenya has implemented a number of interventions targeting youth unemployment or that include elements aiming to increase youth employment. A team of local PEP researchers evaluated five policy options to identify how to make the Government’s efforts more impactful. They found that each intervention is useful for job creation but the impacts would be greater if programmes were more synergised, through a centralised coordination framework, for example, as this would improve implementation and increase awareness of the programmes. Additionally, comprehensive programmes that address multiple youth employment challenges are more effective.
Find out more about the research methods, findings and policy recommendations in the following PEP publications:
Working Paper 2023-19 | Policy Brief 271 | More about the What Works for Youth Employment in Africa initiative, supported in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation
