Al-Quds Open University

Green Jobs and Sustainable Income Opportunities for the Palestinian Female and Male Youth in the Agrifood Sector Phase II


Published on: 08-07-2024

This project promotes social and economic stability among Palestinian youth by enabling targeted youth to access decent and sustainable green job opportunities in the agrifood sector. The project targets unemployed graduates, university students in their last year and unemployed youth. The project is achieving this outcome through three primary outputs: Strengthen the capacities of 480 Palestinian female and male youth to identify and utilize green jobs and green enterprise opportunities within the private and public sectors and with civil sector partners in the agrifood sector. 60 Palestinian female and male youth are supported in pursuing innovative, profitable and sustainable entrepreneurships in the agrifood sector and develop the capacity of vocational training centres to equip 112 underskilled and unemployed female and male youth with knowledge and skills that match agrifood labour market demands.

The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and Implemented in partnership with Hebron University, An-Najah National University, Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie, al-Quds Open University and al-Quds University.