Case study: Salamatu's school dream comes true

Two years ago, Salamatu, 19, was forced to drop out of business school because she could not afford to pay the tuition fees after the death of her father and brother.

Plan Sierra Leone and local partner, CIFORD, set up youth savings and loans groups in her community and it was not long before Salamatu had joined, become chairwoman of her group, and taken out her first loans: one to buy a bag of rice to start up her small business and one to pay her school fees.

She is one of over 3,000 young people in Freetown, Sierra Leone, participating in Plan's youth savings and loans programme, which introduces 15-25 year olds to financial literacy.

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Case study in pictures: Building skills for Timor-Leste's future

Around half of Timor-Leste's youths are unemployed. As more than 75% of the country's population is under 30 years old it means many thousands of young people are struggling to find a livelihood.

View the slideshow to learn about life in the capital Dili and see how Plan is providing training and employment schemes for out-of-work youths. 

From supporting young people to run their own businesses to teaching skills on agriculture and food production, Plan's programmes are helping youths to achieve their potential.

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Young women gain skills and confidence in Senegal

Global Entrepreneurship Week (12 - 18 November) aims to promote the idea of starting your own business as a viable option for young people. A key part of Plan's work is to equip young people to be able to lead independent lives - we provide financial services, income-generating opportunities and vocational training. Our projects encourage individual economic security and independence. Many of those who benefit from these activities go on to start their own businesses.ditional and contemporary."

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