Youth Employment in Sierra Leone :

Creating job opportunities for its large and growing number of young people is a key development challenge for the government of Soerra Leone. It is also crucial for maintaining peace and promoting pro-poor growth. Young people ages 15 to 35 years old are at a particular disadvantage potentially stunting their development and their transition into adulthood. This transition culminates with secure employment and the resources to provide for oneself and one's family. History suggests that marginalized young people can disrupt a peaceful society: youth who lacked education and access to job opportunities were at the core of the recent conflict, and it is important that this cycle not be repeated. The challenge is how to support their transition to adulthood and in the process, avoid future conflict.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Introduction and Summary	p. 1
Objectives and Organization of the Study	p. 2
Data and Methodology	p. 3
Socioeconomic Context	p. 4
Main Findings	p. 6
Recommendations	p. 9
Notes	p. 10
Young People in Sierra Leone	p. 11
Defining Young People in Sierra Leone	p. 11
Social Constructs	p. 13
Education	p. 18
Health	p. 19
Family Formation	p. 20
Citizenship	p. 22
Conclusions	p. 24
Notes	p. 24
The Transition from School to Work	p. 27
Time Use among Young People in Sierra Leone	p. 28
Benchmarking Sierra Leone to the Region	p. 50
Conclusions	p. 51
Notes	p. 54
Labor Market Demand	p. 57
The Employers Survey	p. 58
The Business Environment	p. 58
Profile of Business and Farm Owners	p. 62
Employers' Labor Demand	p. 64
Low Skill Levels and the Dearth of Training	p. 69
Conclusions	p. 75
Notes	p. 76
International Experience with Youth Programs and Lessons for Sierra Leone	p. 79
Forces Shaping the Employment of Young People	p. 79
Lessons from the Youth Employment Inventory	p. 81
Lessons from Sierra Leone	p. 91
Conclusions	p. 101
Notes	p. 102
Main Findings and Recommendations	p. 105
Main Findings and Conclusions	p. 105
Recommendations: A Strategy for Strengthening Employment among Young People	p. 111
Moving to Action: Developing an Efficient Investment Strategy to Promote Sustainable Employment for Young People	p. 120
Note	p. 122
The Transition from School to Work	p. 123
Youth Employment Statistics	p. 123
Regression Estimates of Labor Force Status	p. 127
Labor Market Demand	p. 135
Methodology of the Employers Survey	p. 135
Regression Estimates	p. 138
Constraints to Daily Business Operation and Growth, as Reported by Employers	p. 144
Notes	p. 146
International Experience with Youth Programs and Lessons for Sierra Leone	p. 147
Bibliography	p. 167
Index	p. 173
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Youth Employment in Sierra Leone : Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in a Post-Conflict Setting

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