The Survey among Youth Organisations and Youth-Serving Organisations in Koinadugu District, Sierra Leone

Abstract

Young people are empowered when they realize that they have or can create choices in life and aware of the implications of those choices, make informed decisions freely, take action based on those decisions and accept responsibility for the consequences of their actions. The ongoing growth processes in which, the youth are engaged in attempting to meet their basic personal and social needs and building skills and competencies that allow them to function and contribute in their daily lives. The aim of this study is to help readers all over the world understand the main issues and challenges that youth organisations and youth-serving organisations face in Koinadugu district with respect to employment promotion. The survey adopted a questionnaire-based interviews approach covering a total of 250 youth organisations and a total of 8,598 members in the district. Most of the interviewed youth organisations are active in the field of agriculture (84%) and education (37.2%). Every area of activity and every objective of youth organisations is a means for income generation for their members. The most common reason for unemployment, according to the youth organisations covered in the survey, is the lack of job opportunities (77%).

Key words: Koinadugu District, youth organizations, Youth-Serving Organisations, survey, employment, education.