Employment

Inclusive economic growth creates opportunities for all people to engage through their labor and assets to meet market demand. This topic includes: entrepreneurship and self-employment, workforce development, and labor mobility and matching.

Employment

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January 10, 2023

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are popular targets of donor assistance; they form the majority of the business base and are significant drivers of both gross domestic product (GDP) and employment in many developing countries.

By: Sarah EisslerMohammed MossallamPenelope Norton

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April 3, 2023

This blog is co-authored by Komal Bazaz Smith, Program Director of USAID Digital Connectivity & Cybersecurity Partnership Programs and Anthony Brown, Co-Founder, Acute Incite

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Approaches to economic growth should start with analysis, consider public and private contributions, and leverage possibilities across all sectors.

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Market facilitation catalyzes market actors to create durable change for more competitive, inclusive, and resilient market systems.

The ability of individual firms to enter, compete, grow, and engage in value chains locally or internationally is what drives market development and economic growth.

Working with and through markets can help speed recovery and limit economic impact during and after disasters.

Working with the private sector enables donor agencies and nongovernmental organizations to achieve greater scale, effectiveness, and sustainable outcomes.

Sustainable poverty escapes require enabling vulnerable people to manage and mitigate risks while ensuring shocks and stresses don’t undermine development gains.

Women’s economic empowerment exists when women can equitably participate in, contribute to, and benefit from economic opportunities as workers, consumers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Young people need opportunities for education, jobs, and income. Strategies that empower and engage youth economically contribute to growth and poverty reduction.