Youth with Potential (Shabab Wa'ed/Americana)

$6.39M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Americana Group
Country	Jordan
Start Date	Sep 11, 2017
End Date	Jul 21, 2020
Duration	1,044 days
Number of Grantees	26
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`209576-76`

Grant Description

The Youth with Potential Initiative focuses on the development of young people's preparedness for the demands of the employment market in the fields of food production and hospitality. The initiative aims to create opportunities for marginalized and disadvantaged youth.

It includes a practical module that links the educational system of the hospitality stream at the vocational training institutes with a viable career path in accordance with the labor market needs of Americana restaurants.

Selected youth participate in a six-month theoretical and practical training program, after which they may become full-time employees of Americana Jordan.

Through this Global Development Alliance (GDA) mechanism, USAID will invest $4,402,386 over three years and the private sector partner Americana will match this amount with $4,924,306, with an aim of reaching 2,000 Jordanian youth.