Empowering youth through innovative strategies, policies, and programmes to foster economic growth and entrepreneurial success.
Develop policies, procedures, and training necessary for effective youth commercial business units.
Coordinate business development and partner outreach for the establishment of Public-Private Partnerships and Joint Ventures for youth empowerment.
Develop and implement the Ministry’s resource mobilization strategy and advocacy for sustainable youth development.
Set up mechanisms to mainstream youth economic empowerment issues in national development policies and programmes.
Coordinate the implementation of youth economic empowerment initiatives and programmes in both the private and public sectors.
Liaise with sector ministries and stakeholders for the creation of youth economic empowerment opportunities.
Collaborate with other agencies, national, regional, and international, in youth economic empowerment programmes.
Coordinate the formation, registration, and capacity building of youth groups and businesses.
Manage the youth development fund, youth business incubation hubs, and other youth emergency facilities.
Identify business opportunities and resource bases and provide business information to existing and upcoming young entrepreneurs.
Plan, appraise, monitor, and evaluate projects for funding under the Youth Development Fund for the youth.
Promote the development of both existing and new youth business enterprises through policy articulation and designing of appropriate strategies.