Mosul Youth inclusion through Cultural and Creative Industries P178770

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access by the targeted youth to skills development opportunities, livelihoods and entrepreneurship support in the cultural and creative sectors, and foster community cultural development initiatives in Mosul targeted areas. To achieve its objective, the project will seek to: (i) enhance the employability of the beneficiary young population in Mosul targeted areas - including both host community and IDPs youth - through the provision of soft and technical skills development trainings in the CCI sector; (ii) provide livelihoods support to eligible youth through matching grants and mentoring for micro-entrepreneurship in the CCI sector; and (iii) engage youth and women in the design and roll-out of local cultural initiatives to support community cohesion in Mosul targeted areas.