National Youth Policy - Ministry of Youth, Sport & Culture

Low entrepreneurial culture.
Inhibitive legislative requirements
Restrictive and conflicting policies and
requirements of financial schemes.
v) Lack of skills in project planning, design and
development is a common problem among the youth
population of Botswana.
vi)
Inadequacy of Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms
for youth projects.
Strategies
i) Make the education curricula responsive to the
demands of the labour market.
ii) Identification of youth talent and subsequent
development for income generation and employment
creation.
iii)
Sustainable and accountable micro-credit and saving
schemes as well as a Youth Development Fund to
provide business loans, training and advisory services.
iv)
Set aside/reserve a quota of government tenders for
the benefit of youth entrepreneurs.
v) Establish youth public works and labour-intensive
programmes, by having a youth quota, separate youth
employment schemes.
vi)
Promote internship or job experience gaining exercises
in collaboration with the private sector.
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