Originally published on Devex on March 16, 2015.
Yimesgen Messifant never imagined that, at age 27, he’d be unemployed, living with his parents. The Addis Ababa native knew that finding good work would be tough. The unemployment rate among young people in the Ethiopian capital hovers around 20 percent and many in their 20s and early 30s find it hard to secure skilled or even unskilled work.
But Messifant thought he was different.
Content Type: Youth Economic Opportunities Blog