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Building a resilient and just society through education and training of young people: this is the theme of JMCJ Day. Celebrated every July 15 (promulgated by the United Nations since 2014), the new theme for the 2024 edition is investing in young people’s skills at the service of peace and development. Young people in Madagascar are particularly engaged in employment, decent work and entrepreneurship.
World Rural and Urban Youth Skills Day
“Action for capable, talented, creative and innovative rural (and urban) young people” is the theme in Madagascar, where the national event will be held in the Boni region on July 15-16 this year.
The second edition of “Madagascar Entrepreneurs” expects an influx of six thousand young people and tourists. The program includes: 1,126 rural youth benefiting from professional futures (equity and inclusion) training and 110 professional internships to be filled for successful integration.
About forty entities are actively participating in the JMCJ 2024 in Boni, promoting internships and professional integration support services. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Labor and Employment, and the Ministry of Technical Education are also based there.
Last May, the EAM management presented the reality of the country during a meeting to prepare for this event. Currently 81.6% of the active population is in rural areas and only 2% of young people have completed higher education. These statistics are revealing. For the main organizer, EAM or Entreprendre à Madagascar, this JMCJ event should be able to improve the employability of young people in order to obtain quality rural human capital. Investment in the skills of young people translates directly into matching supply and demand.
Guarantor of sustainable development of rural and urban youth
How is skills development linked to sustainable development? Youth skills and employment is the fourth element mentioned in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Rising youth unemployment is one of the biggest problems facing economies and societies. Both developed and developing countries are no exception. The sharp decline in family incomes has made it more difficult for many young people in Madagascar to pursue education and training.
The joint commitment of all is essential to provide skills and opportunities to young people who face many challenges. Therefore, in order to promote a culture of peace, responsible citizens must be trained in practical skills that will enable them to find decent jobs or, better yet, engage in business activities and achieve good socio-professional integration.
Young people are the peace agents in the United Nations vision, with the responsibility to rise to the challenge and contribute to the work for a fair and inclusive future. Providing skills to young people in Madagascar means being able to trust them to consolidate peace and resolve conflicts at their level by fully entrusting them with the control of their own future.
Skills include technical and professional aspects as well as education. But more broadly, their participation in GDP, their awareness of persistent economic inequalities at the national level, and their understanding of the world’s geopolitical balance.
During the first JMCJ 203 edition of Mahamasina, the former Minister of Labour, Employment and Civil Service insisted on encouraging young people to start their own businesses. Richard Jean Bosco Rivotiana pointed out in passing that young people can also start their own businesses after finishing their studies.
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