An aggressive 2½-year programmatic approach through a private sector-led coalition.

1. An aggressive 2½-year programmatic approach through a private sector-led coalition.

2. Flashback: May 2010 A nation under siege Young men, women manipulated into supporting self-proclaimed ‘saviour’ for the promise of economic support Kingston & St. Andrew in shock Businesses closed Forced to stay home for safety No economic alternative breeds vulnerability

3. Jamaica’s Issues and Challenges 510, 300 (18.9% of Jamaicans) are between age of 14 – 24 years 132,678 (26% of young adults) between the age of 20 - 24 are unemployed 38% of young adults living in the inner city are unemployed The national unemployment rate is 11.6%

4. Jamaica’s Issues and Challenges 127,000 are young adults are considered unattached 88,900(70% of the unattached young adults) are unemployable 75% of all crimes in Jamaica are committed by persons under the age of 30 Recent World Bank reports indicate that in Jamaica, youth crime and violence incurs public and private costs equivalent to 3.2% of current GDP

5. Time for a New Jamaica LET’S CHANGE THE GAME!

6. Value Propositions for Key Targets High Net Worth Individuals CEO’s/Private Sector Organisations Build Your Own Cathedral Business-as-Usual = No Business at all Government, Opposition, International Development Partners Leverage active public/private partnership in transforming lives, communities and the country

7. The Vision Strategy: Focus on employability and employment opportunities for one of the most vulnerable groups in our society. There’s a new Jamaica on the horizon. A land of bright young entrepreneurs and enterprising youth working to achieve their dreams, where opportunities abound, and crime no longer retards the growth of a nation. With all sectors working together in partnership – private, state, non-government, civil society, and not-for-profits – this vision will become reality.

8. What is YUTE? Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) is a private sector-led coalition that zeroes in on some of the root causes of violence and youth unemployment through an aggressive 2½ -year programmatic approach. • We will: • Increase individual marketability • Provide actualopportunities for work experience, apprenticeship and entrepreneurship • Enable inner-city youth city to make a solid contribution to Jamaica’s development. • Give them the tools to create their own futures

9. Strategic Approach Leverage resources through Multi-Sectoral Partnerships: Public, Private Sector & Civil Society PSOJ in partnership with other private sector groups/associations Adopt and expand the OBRA model PSOJ is the Caribbean Secretariat for the OBRA (Youth: Work) Project in partnership with the International Youth Foundation and USAID. Private Sector coalition in alignment with PIOJ and other Government agencies to maximise existing and planned initiatives

10. Programme Scope

11. YUTE Blueprint

12. YUTE Governance Structure Advisory Council Governance & Finance Programme Development Communication & Creative Engagement Fundraising Core Executive Committee Project Initiation Team/Project Management Office Communications Integration Baseline & Evaluation Risk Management

13. YUTE Budget US$10M

14. YUTE Impact 1st year: 2,200 young persons registered. At the end of the 2-year period about 1,300 will have permanent jobs or work experience: • 1000 young persons will have had full- or part-time work • a further 130 will establish enterprises • 160 will be completing U Turn At the end of the period, just under 1,000 YUTE Participants will be involved in extended re-socialization to increase their employability.