8Decent work and economic growth
Targets 8.3, 8.5, 8.6
Accredited training, tool grants and placement support move women and young people into paid green work and registered micro-enterprises.
Green jobs · Rivers · Edo
Women & Youth Green Skills
A training-to-work programme preparing women and young people for paid roles in solar installation, remediation support, recycling and environmental services, with placement and start-up support after certification.
- Current phase
- Partnership mobilisation
- Programme lead
- League skills desk with technical training partners
- Duration
- 30 months across three training cohorts
- Indicative budget
- Indicative envelope: ₦2.6bn (approx. US$1.7m)
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Training model combining classroom instruction and supervised practice.
Solar installation module planned for the first cohort.
Recycling and materials-recovery track for community enterprises.
Illustrative programme imagery. Site photography will replace these images once field work begins.
Delivery timeline
Quarter 1
ActiveCurriculum and partners
Agree accredited curricula, select training centres and confirm employer partners.
Quarter 2
PlannedRecruitment and selection
Open applications through ambassadors, with places reserved for women and school leavers.
Quarter 3–6
PlannedCohort training
Classroom and workshop training with supervised field placements.
Quarter 7–10
PlannedPlacement and enterprise support
Job matching, tool grants and mentoring for new micro-enterprises.
Budget allocation
Indicative envelope: ₦2.6bn (approx. US$1.7m). Allocations are planning estimates pending partner approval and procurement.
Training delivery
45%
Instructors, accredited centres, materials and certification.
Tools and start-up kits
22%
Equipment for graduates entering work or self-employment.
Stipends and transport
15%
Support so low-income participants can complete training.
Placement and mentoring
12%
Employer liaison, follow-up coaching and enterprise advice.
Programme management
6%
Coordination, tracking and reporting.
Measurable outcomes
Targets set for the programme. They describe what delivery is designed to achieve, not results already recorded.
1,500
People trained
How it is measured: Enrolment and certification records per cohort.
At least 50%
Women participants
How it is measured: Disaggregated enrolment data.
60% of graduates
In work or self-employed at 6 months
How it is measured: Post-training follow-up survey.
60
Community enterprises supported
How it is measured: Registered enterprises receiving kits and mentoring.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
How this programme is designed to contribute to the 2030 Agenda. Goal and target references follow the official UN framework at sdgs.un.org/goals.
4Quality education
Target 4.4
Cohort training builds technical and vocational skills in solar installation, remediation support and materials recovery.
5Gender equality
Targets 5.1, 5.5
At least half of all places are reserved for women, with stipends and transport support so low-income participants can complete training.
7Affordable and clean energy
Targets 7.1, 7.b
Solar installation graduates expand the local workforce able to deploy and maintain off-grid renewable systems.
12Responsible consumption and production
Targets 12.5, 12.8
The recycling and materials-recovery track builds community enterprises that divert waste from creeks and landfill.
Alignment is stated by the League for programme design purposes. It does not imply endorsement by the United Nations or any UN agency.
Timelines, budgets and targets on this page are campaign planning figures. They will be updated with verified data as the programme is approved, funded and delivered.