The report explores critical findings on job and skill demand for youth in Mombasa’s food and beverage sector, highlighting key skill gaps, recruitment trends, and areas for systemic improvement. It provides actionable insights to better align training, employment practices, and policy initiatives with industry needs—essential reading for all working… Read More

This case study highlights GOYN Thiès’ innovative approach to actively involving youth in the design and implementation of local youth employment strategies. It details the creation and role of Youth Advisory Groups (YAGs), initiatives ensuring equity and inclusion, and how youth-driven projects have significantly impacted community development and leadership. Read More

In the Youth Entrepreneurship Community of Practice (CoP) call held on 18th February 2025, GOYN Tanga highlighted its innovative approach to youth entrepreneurship through mindset training and savings groups. By equipping young people with financial literacy, business skills, and access to savings, the initiative has supported over 100 youth… Read More

GOYN Mombasa was launched in 2019 and is currently led by Swahilipot Hub Foundation, a leading local non-profit focused on youth empowerment, creative arts, and heritage. Mombasa has beena vibrant trading center since the 12th century and is often referred to as the ‘gateway to East Africa’. It is… Read More

This report looks at GOYN eThekwini Anchor Partner Harambee’s contribution to the development of the global business services sector in South Africa. To help other organizations replicate this success story in other sectors and ecosystems with unrealized potential for inclusive growth, the report provides a comprehensive toolkit for applying Harambee’s… Read More

Recording of the opening plenary session of GOYN’s 2023 Annual Convening in Mombasa, Kenya. Hear and witness the power of place-based collaboration through performances and presentations from young partners, panel conversations with public, private, and local ecosystem partners, while learning about the journey of GOYN Mombasa to create and scale… Read More

This video presents the innovative approach developed by GOYN Thiès to tackle the youth employment challenge in this Senegalese region.

Key updates from GOYN Mombasa.

GOYN’s Anchor Partner Harambee in eThekwini, South Africa, has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Higher Education and Training to co-create a project to economically empower vulnerable women and youth.

GOYN is being piloted in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, and is implemented by anchor partner Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Accenture and Youth Build South Africa to elevate youth voices and include youth in solutions for unemployment.

Youth employment is undoubtedly one of the most discussed and important issues for governments, educators, private sector, and development actors around the world. All too often however, the jobs that are available and recommended for young people are not leveraging their talents nor their aspirations and interests. The key drivers… Read More

The unemployment rate in South Africa is the highest in the world. At 29% unemployment; the country is almost six times higher than the global unemployment average. Youth contribute disproportionately to the high unemployment count; 57% of South Africa’s unemployed are aged between 16 and 24. In eThekwini alone,… Read More

Mombasa county has witnessed an alarming increase in youth unemployment and economic vulnerability since the onset of COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, Mombasa had experiencedyouth unemployment rates at close to 44%. A steep slow-down in economic activity produced by stringent lockdown measures and restricted access to education and training,… Read More

The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has not only impacted health, lives, and economies, but also the labour market and the education sector. Governments, policymakers, private sector groups, trade unions, and other stakeholders are attempting to respond to rapidly changing circumstances. Collation of information for this brief is a collaboration between… Read More

South Africa’s health system is plagued by numerous systemic challenges, inhibiting its ability to support the country’s demand for health-related services. As with other facets of South African society in 2020, access to and allocation of healthcare resources is quite unequal. The disparities in the distribution of human resources in… Read More