Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN)

The development objective of the Economic Acceleration and Resilience for Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) (EARN) Project for Bangladesh is to: (i) increase access to education and skills training, and promote employability of the NEET youth, especially for women, in selected rural areas of Bangladesh, and (ii) in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it. The project comprises of five components. The first component, enhancing access to alternate education and relevant skills development opportunities aims at promoting access to skills development and continuing and second-chance education to reach the skill ladder for the rural NEET youth, especially female. It consists of following sub-components: (i) promoting access to skills development on market relevant skills, including socio-emotional behavior (SEB) and enterprise development training (EDT); and (ii) assisting the secondary dropped-out NEET youth to reach the skills ladder. The second component, promoting support for wage and self-employment t aims at increasing employment opportunities of the beneficiaries through three distinct set of interventions. It consists of following sub-components: (i) expanding the horizon by connecting the beneficiaries with markets; and (ii) supporting post-training wage employment and entrepreneurship. The third component, promoting an enabling environment for NEET youth focuses on creating an enabling environment for youth and promoting positive social norms for women to foster a supportive ecosystem for NEET youth to engage in, and benefit from the project activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) community strengthening, engagement, and ownership; (ii) awareness raising and community engagement to promote positive social norms; and (iii) career counseling support, leadership development and positive youth engagement activities. The fourth component, enhancing institutional capacity and project management...