Jobs for African Youth

Jobs for African Youth

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Philanthropy, Jobs for African Youth, Racial Passing

Episode: Philanthropy, Jobs for African Youth, Racial Passing

  • Mar 25, 2016 9:00 pm
  • 26:13 mins

Guest: Misan Rewane, Co-founder of West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE)  Let’s go to Africa, where a gigantic wave of young people is cresting. The International Monetary Fund says countries like Nigeria need to create jobs faster than ever before in order to absorb this labor force. Currently half of Nigerians under the age of 34 are unemployed. We’re talking about millions upon millions of people dragging down the economy instead of contributing. Clearly it’s not just because half of all young Nigerians are too lazy to work. Something else is keeping them from the labor force.  And that is where social entrepreneur Misan Rewane comes in.