Employment Creation Strategies and Youth Unemployment in Berbera Somaliland
| dc.contributor.author | Abdi H Nour, Mohamed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-22T12:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-22T12:21:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-11 | |
| dc.description | A Thesis Report Presented To the College of Higher Degrees And Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Degree Masters of Arts in Development Studies Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | he study sought to establish the relationship between employment creation strategies and youth unemployment in Berbera, Somaliland. The study was guided by three specific objectives, that included i) to assess the youth employment strategies in Berbera, Somaliland; ii) to assess the extent of youth unemployment in Berbera, Somaliland and (iii) determining the relationship between the relationship between employment creation strategies and youth unemployment in Berbera, Somaliland. This research employed a cross-sectional survey research design. The study population consisted of all the 200,000 youths in Berbera and a sample size of 384 respondents. The findings revealed that youth employment creation strategies in Berbera, Somaliland was generally high (mean= 2.92), youth unemployment is generally rated high and this was indicated by the overall mean of 2.87. Youth employment creation strategies and youth unemployment are positive and significantly correlated. The researcher concluded that; the youths in Berbera, Somaliland are equipped with skills development programs, majority of youths in Berbera, Somaliland are unemployed and it always takes much time for them to get better jobs, better employment creation strategies reduce the level of unemployment among youths in Berbera, Somaliland. The researcher recommended that; the Government of Somaliland to equip the youth with modern skills to start their own businesses and it should provide more employment opportunities for the Youths, hence reducing unemployment among them, the youths in Berbera, Somaliland not just live their current jobs even if they are poor before they get better ones, the youths in Berbera, Somaliland to always find additional employment options for the slow seasons in order to overcome the problem of seasonal unemployment and the Government of Somaliland should provide funds to the youths in Berbera which will help them start their own businesses. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/10375 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Employment Creation Strategies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth Unemployment | en_US |
| dc.subject | Somaliland | en_US |
| dc.title | Employment Creation Strategies and Youth Unemployment in Berbera Somaliland | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |