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Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the fastest growing youth populations in the world.  The absolute number of working-age Africans will grow by 14 million in 2014 alone.  Countries in the region are looking to take advantage of this demographic dividend—a situation where there are more working-age members of the population than dependents or non-working-age members of the population.

Apply It! Rural Youth Webinar Series was designed as a continuation of the “Spotlight on Rural Youth” from the 2013 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. The conference convened more than 400 participants from over 50 countries and included a "Deep Dive into Economic Opportunities for Rural Youth". You can look forward to more sessions on this and other priority topics such as youth employment opportunities in the technology and hospitality sectors at the 2014 conference.

Why should economic strengthening (ES) projects monitor and measure how they affect children? Until recently, the development community has largely assumed that greater household economic welfare also leads to improved wellbeing for children. While evidence indicates that there is a correlation between increased household economic welfare and child wellbeing, studies have also shown that in the short-term, household economic activities may have no or even negative impacts on children’s wellbeing, such as risks of decreased school attendance or increased child labor.