The job fair relating to youth, jobs and mobility in the Senegalese capital Dakar was a major success. Thousands of young people used the event to make contact with companies and develop new career prospects.
The job fair in Dakar’s Grand National Theatre lasted for three days. Its programme was very varied: in addition to podium discussions, there were training and coaching sessions along with conferences on finding a job, entrepreneurship and mobility. The participants also had the opportunity to discuss their occupational projects with companies and funding institutions.
Combating youth unemployment
Around 23 per cent of the working population in Senegal is unemployed, with young people the most severely affected. “This trade fair focusing on young people, employment and migration was organised by the Senegalese National Agency for the Promotion of Youth Employment alongside the ‘Migration for Development’ programme run by the GIZ. Its aim was to tackle this crucial challenge”, stressed Youth Minister Pape Malick Ndour during the opening ceremony. His ministry had assumed patronage of the event. Prime Minister Amadou Ba expressly praised the “extremely important cooperation” that is assisting Senegal in its strategy for combating youth unemployment and underemployment.