Child and Youth Migration in West Africa:Child and Youth Migration in West Africa:

Experiences by Winrock InterventionExperiences by Winrock Intervention ––ECHOES ProjectECHOES Project

99thth--1010thth June 2009, Hotel Alisa, AccraJune 2009, Hotel Alisa, Accra

Matilda Nyantakyi BroniMatilda Nyantakyi Broni

Country Coordinator,Country Coordinator,

Winrock InternationalWinrock International

Main ObjectiveMain Objective----WinrockWinrock

The ECHOES Alliance strengthens cocoa-growing communities by expandingopportunities for youth and young adultsthrough relevant education

Winrock’s focuses on the lives andlivelihoods of the next generation of cocoafarmers through comprehensive vocationaltraining and leadership development

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ScopeScopeWestern Region (Sefwi Wiawso, Akontombra and Juaboso

Districts)

Twelve Project Communities• 3 hub communities (since November 2007)

• 9 satellite communities (since October 2008)

Direct Beneficiaries• Junior High School and Upper Primary pupils

• Out-of-School Youth

• Community Women (Family Support Scholarships)

• Shadows Teachers

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Key ActivitiesKey Activities• Community mobilization

• Leadership training

• Family Support Scholarships

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• CommunityWellnessCommittees

• School Cocoaand GardenDemonstrationPlots

• Renovation ofClassrooms

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•Awarenesscampaigns

•Curriculumadaptation anddevelopment

•Business Skillstraining for mothers

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OutOut--ofof--School Youth ProgramSchool Youth Program• On-farm training on school

cocoa nurseries andgardens

• Learn improved soil qualitythrough leguminous trees

• Business entrepreneurialtraining

• Graduation Tool Kits

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Student Agriculture EducationStudent Agriculture Education

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Student Agriculture Education (cont.)Student Agriculture Education (cont.)

Krayawkrom, learning to position the cocoaseeds in nursery bags

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Youth Entrepreneurship TrainingYouth Entrepreneurship Training

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Key Project ResultsKey Project Results• 484 students trained last academic year

• 1206 (713 boys and 493 girls) undergoing training

• Increased school attendance rate

• Agriculture Clubs in all project communities

• 4,416 young people sensitized to child labor, HIV,and malaria prevention

• Development of garden crops that generate incomefor schools

• Cocoa nurseries developed in all the communities(31,415 cocoa seedlings)

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Results continuedResults continued

• Leadership training organized for 508leaders in 12 communities

• 120 children awarded 3 years scholarships

• 121 mothers trained in small businessdevelopment and leadership skills

• 48 youth trained in business enterprisedevelopment

• Adult Farmers integrating leguminous treesin their cocoa farms

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School Farm in NkonyaSchool Farm in NkonyaMay 08 – Planted Gliricidia and maize to provideinitial shade for cocoa. Gliricidia is a low-cost soilamendment that improves the quality of soil andfuture cocoa harvests

July 08-- plantedcocoa seedlings onschool plots

Dec 08 – Cocoa flourishing andintercropped with cocoa yam,maize, and three types ofleguminous trees

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“Policy makers must ensure thateducational curricula prepareyoung people for the jobmarket, providing them withprofessional, entrepreneurialand job – search skills”

-Michael Vinyo Addae, Ghana

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Thank You!Thank You!

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