A collage shows two women: On the left is a woman with the shirt inscription ‘Property of nobody'. On the right, a trainee wearing a hard hat is painting a wall. © GIZ_ProEmploi+

Promoting training and employment for women and vulnerable groups

Employment for women and vulnerable groups in Togo (ProEmploi+ Togo)

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  • Commissioning Party

    Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

  • Country
  • Lead executing agency

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  • Overall term

    2023 to 2026

  • Other Stakeholders

    CimTogo / Heidelberg Materials

  • Products and expertise

    Economic development and employment

Context

Key issues for the Togolese Government include decent incomes, an improved labour market and vocational training for women and vulnerable groups. Between 2011 and 2021, however, the country’s poverty rate increased from 69 per cent to 74 per cent. According to a World Bank report, women, in particular, are working without pay. The report also states that a large part of the population is not covered by social security and has no state protection to cope with crises and shocks such as fires, floods or even pandemics that affect employment and income.

The government has recognised women and vulnerable groups as important for the overall development of the country. It therefore aims to include these population groups to a greater extent and promote social cohesion through the National Development Plan (PND) 2018 to 2022, the National Equity and Gender Equality Policy (PNEEG) 2011 and the Togo 2025 government roadmap. All public strategies are to be designed and implemented with a view to expanding gender equality.

A trainee mechanic works on lorry parts.
GIZ_ProEmploi+/Azilar Komi Kuma Venunye

Objective

Training, employment and income programmes, particularly for women and vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities, have improved in Togo.

Approach

The project operates in four areas:

  • Together with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Dialogue, it develops national strategies that create jobs in the country.
  • It implements services such as childcare and disability-inclusive infrastructures in vocational schools and training centres, through which women and vulnerable groups, in particular, can gain better vocational qualifications.
  • The project also provides training to develop entrepreneurial skills, particularly among women and vulnerable groups.
  • It also promotes the capacities of intermediary organisations such as umbrella associations, non-governmental organisations and steering committees to involve women and vulnerable groups in decisions relevant to the labour market.

Last update: April 2024

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