Qualitative research study on Rural Youth Employment in Ethiopia

Ref Number: 1233394
Detailed project description:

The main objective of the study is to find out answers to the following questions: (1) what are the aspiration of the rural youth with respect to their professional trajectory, (2) what are the opportunities available to the rural youth, both locally and elsewhere through migration, (3) are the opportunities available commensurate with the aspiration, (4) what obstacles and barriers prevent the rural youth from achieving their objectives, and (5) how can existing obstacles be alleviated, to facilitate the mobilization of the rural youth?

The scope of the work is expected to cover at least 64 focus group discussions and 64 semi-structured interviews of the rural youth in the four major regions of the country (Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and SNNPR). Within each region four woredas will be selected and within each woreda two Kebeles will be chosen. During sampling of Kebeles it is expected to consider both remote and well-connected Kebeles. Participants in the focus group discussion and semi-structured interviews will be selected based on their literacy level, ownership of land, family background and their access to information. This will enable one to obtain a balanced view of the factors that may affect employment pathway of the rural youth.

Description of actual services provided by our firmwithin the assignment:

• Inception report documentation
• Field staff training and pilot test
• Translation and transcription
• Data collection, analysis and interpretation
• Conducting validation workshop
• Final report documentation