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Youth Population of Bangladesh is about 143. 9 million About one third of the total population is youth. According to National Youth Policy the age group between 18 -35 years is defined as Youth in Bangladesh. 3

• Establishment of the Youth Ministry : 1978 • Establishment of the Department of Youth Development (DYD) : 1981 4

Vision of the DYD 1. To transform the unemployed youth into organized, disciplined and productive work force. 2. To involve the youth in the main stream of national development process. 3. To facilitate the unemployed youth for Selfemployment/ wage employment at home and abroad providing skill development training and micro-credit support. 5

Objectives To encourage the youth for self-employment or wage employment through motivation, training and other necessary support. To organize the youth through voluntary youth organizations and motivate them to take part in community development and nation building activities. To Promoting formation of youth organizations at the grass root level and ensuring their participation in national development process. 6

Objectives To involve the youth in socio-economic activities like literacy programme, disaster management, primary health care, environmental improvement, resource conservation and awareness building against antisocial activities, drug abuse, AIDS/STDs etc. To take necessary steps for empowering the youth by providing skill development training & micro-credit support for establishing self-employment projects and ensure their participation in decision making process. 7

ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP Director General who is assisted by 5 Directors and Project Directors. There are 64 district, 476 upazila and 10 metropolitan thana offices and 111 training institute of the DYD. 8

On-going Programmes of DYD q Skill Development training q Youth enterprise employment development and Self- q Credit support programme q Motivational and Awareness Program q Public Private Partnership (PPP) (Mo. U Regarding Joint Programme Collaboration) 9

On-going Programmes of DYD 1. Skill Development Training 1. Computer Basic course 2. Computer Graphics course 3. Electrical & House wiring course 4. Refrigeration & Air-conditioning course 5. Electronics course 6. Modern Office Management & Computer application 7. Livestock, Poultry, Fishery & Agriculture course 8. Aquaculture course 9. Dress Making and tailoring course 10. Block, Batik & Screen Printing course 10 11. Block Printing course

On-going Programmes of DYD 1. Skill Development Training 15. Poultry Rearing and Bird-Flu Control and Biodiversity Management. 16. Flower & Vegetable Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing 17. Mushroom Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing 18. Nursery, Propagation, Making of fruit Garden and Management Course 19. Dairy Rearing and Beef Fattening Course. 20. Fruit Processing, Packaging and Marketing Course 21. Seed Production, Processing, Preservation and Marketing Course 22. Beautification and Hair Cutting Course 11 23. Shuttering

On-going Programmes of DYD 1. Skill Development Training 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Sweater Knitting Linking Machine Operating Household Service Course Korean Language Course Arabic Language Course Oven Sewing Machine Operating Mobile Phone Servicing and Repairing Course Tourist Guide Training Course Mason Training Course Rod binding Training Course Plumbing Training Course Tiles fixer Training Course Handiwork Training Course 12

On-going Programmes of DYD 2. Youth enterprise development and Self-employment : Yearly Target of Training : 2, 15, 000 Persons Number of Trained Youths : 36, 67, 801 (upto September 2011) Number of Self-employed Youths : 19, 62, 164 (54%) (upto September 2011) Range of monthly income of Self-employed Youth : Tk. 1500/- to Tk. 1, 000/ 13

DYD TRAINING CENTRES A. DYDs own infrastructures Youth Training Centre B. Human Resource Development Centre 1) National Youth Centre at Savar, Dhaka 2) Central Human Resource Development Centre 3) Regional Youth Centre, Bogra 4) Regional Human Resource Development Centre 01 01 01 04 C. Training Centre of Hired House 51 Total = 111 14

3. CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAMME Two types of Credit programme 1. 2. Individual Credit Programme Group based Credit programme 2. Features of Group based Credit Programme: 1. - Loan is disbursed for people under extreme poverty line. Features of members forms a group - Five Individual credit Programme: - Credit in groups forms a individuals. - Five to tendisbursement to Kendra - Participation in training course on any trade from DYD - Each group members receive Tk. 7000 -11000 as first to fifthis the precondition disbursement. of this credit - Ceiling of credit for individual is Tk. 10, 000 -50, 000 -Credit repaid on weekly basis within 52 weeks. 15 - 10% service charge collected in declining method. - 10% service charge isis collected in declining method.

CREDIT PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE ü Principal Revolving Credit Fund : Tk. 16691. 51 lakhs ü Present Total Credit Fund : Tk. 29380. 80 lakhs (including service charge) ü Total amount of loan disbursed : Tk. 101790. 91 lakhs (Including revolving fund) ü Total beneficiaries : 763902 persons ü Recovery (average) rate : 91% 16

4. Motivational and Awareness Program On Reproductive Health, Prevention of HIV/AIDs, STD, Substance Abuse, Norms, Values, gender and development, good governance, disaster management, behavioural development, environment conservation, civic education for responsible citizenship and against immoral activities. This programs are being implemented through 64 district offices, 476 upazilas and 10 metropolitan thana offices, 111 youth training centres and 6838 Youth clubs all over Bangladesh. 17

Sl. Name of Partner organizations Name of the Programme Status i)Sweater 1. BGMEA & BIFTA Knitting Machine Operating training ii)Linking Machine Operating training. 2. BRAC Training program on Community Library Members of BRAC Under process 3. HASAB Reproductive Health Care, Gender Issue & HIV AIDS Training On going 4. HOPE’ 87 Welding (6 -G) training Rod binding training On going 5. Modern Herbal Group Training Program on Herbal Treatment and Herbal Plantation On going 6. CRP Skill Training for the CRP Members On going 18

6. On-Going Projects A) Investment Projects: 1. Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts. 2. Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre. 19

B) T. A Project : 1. Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded). 2. Project on Strengthening the Programme Based Networking Between DYD & Youth Organizations. 3. Project on Commonwealth Youth Programme Technology Empowerment Centre on Wheels for Disenfranchised Rural Young People of Bangladesh. 20

7. Other Activities. 1. National Youth Day: The Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh celebrates National youth day every year. 2. Club Enlistment and Grant-in-Aid: 13575 youth organizations have been enlisted with the DYD. Tk. 612. 71 lakh has been sanctioned to 5861 youth clubs from a welfare fund named “Youth Welfare Fund”. The principal amount of this fund is Tk. 10 crore. 3. National Youth Policy: National Youth Policy hasbeen approved by the Government in the year of 2003. The registration of the youth clubs by the DYD is yet to be implemented. 21

4. Relations with other International Agencies: UNDP, UNFPA, ESCAP, ILO, UNESCO, JICA(JOCV), American Peace Corps and KOICA are extending their Cooperation in implementing the programmes of the DYD under the Ministry of Youth & sports. 5. Commonwealth Youth programme (CYP): 175 Youth officials & Youths participants obtained “Diploma in Youth and Development Work” from CYP Asia Centre. 6. Khas Ponds & Tanks Lease for Youth Employment: DYD can lease out up to the size of 20 acres of khas ponds and tanks to the enlisted and registered youth co-operative societies. The total no. of ponds is 26572 and among these 12878 ponds and tanks has been leased out among the registered youth co-operative societies all over Bangladesh. The total revenue collected from the leased ponds is Tk. 4319. 88 lakh. Now this program is ended. 7. Herbal Tree plantation: Programme is being undertaken To motivate the unemployed youth regarding plantation, use and 22 export of herbal trees to generate self-employment.

8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DYD AT A GLANCE ( Up to June/2011) Total no. of trained youth Total no. of self-employed youth Principal Revolving Credit Fund Total amount of loan disbursed Total no. of beneficiaries Present Total Credit Fund with Service Charge Rate of loan realization Total no. of ponds Total no. of leased ponds Revenue earned from the leased ponds 36, 67, 801 persons 19, 62, 164 (54%) Tk. 166, 91. 51 lakh Tk. 101790. 91 lakh 7, 63, 902 persons Tk. 29380. 80 lakh 91% 26, 572 nos 12, 878 nos. Tk. 4319. 88 lakh 23

Total amount of grant disbursed from Youth Welfare Fund Tk. 406. 31 lakh Total no. of youth organizations received grantin-aid from Youth Welfare Fund 5861 nos. Total capital of Youth Welfare Fund Tk 15 crore Total amount of grant-in-aid disbursed to the Youth Tk. 612. 71 lakh Organizations from revenue budget Total no. of youth organizations received grant-inaid from revenue budget 1870 nos. Total no. of enlisted youth organizations/clubs 13592 nos. Total no. of successful youth received National Youth award 270 nos. Total no. of youth training center 111 nos. Total no. of Diploma in Youth and Development Work 175 nos. Total no. of Commonwealth Youth Award 19 nos. Total no. of SAARC Youth Award 2 nos. 24

9. Future Plan 1. Project on Strengthening of Training at Upazila level for Creation of Employment and Self-employment. 2. Project on Technical Training to Unemployed Youths for Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities. 3. Project on Innovative Management of Resources for Poverty Alleviation Through Comprehensive Technology (phase-2) 4. Project on Capacity Building and Enhancing the Training Facilities of the Department of Youth Development. 5. Project on Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities for Unemployed Youths in 7 Poverty Stricken Districts of North Bengal. 25

10. Revenue Allocation & Expenditure for DYD 2010 -11 : 10027. 35 Lakh 26

11. ADP Allocation for 2011 -12 of DYD ( In Lakh Tk. ) Estimated Cost ADP Allocation 2011 -12 Sl. Project Name and Duration 01. Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts 14636. 25 5000. 00 02. Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded). 01 -12 -2006 to 31 -12 -2012 788. 66 81. 00 ( P. A) 03. Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre 10398. 79 6000. 00 04. Strengthening the programme based networking between DYD & Youth organizations. 4000. 00 2368. 00 05. Project on Commonwealth youth programme technology empowerment centre on wheels for disenfranchised rural young people of Bangladesh. 188. 35 72. 00 Total 13521. 00 27

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