75491 Volume 1, Issue 2 September 28, 2012 Newsletter Eligibility screening for intake 2 set for October 29 In This Issue: ESS for Intake 2 Pg..1 Welcome back to the UYEP assure youths Pg..1 PNG UYEP newsletter, Issue 2. Youths of the month Pg..2 The Eligibility Screening Leaders speak out Pg..3 Survey (ESS) for the sec- ond intake for youth appli- Youth talking points Pg..3 cants will be on October Churches commend Pg..4 29—31. The ESS will begin screening applicants in four selected venues in the city—Boroko, Koki, UYEP benefits to Konedobu and Hanuabada. City youths The UYEP expects to se- lect 200 youths who will be The project is for un- enrolled into the UYEP’s training and job-placement employed youths aged programs.  This is the main drainage that runs through the Amini 16 to 29 years. Cricket Park that youths engaged in the Boroko pilot have The youth applicants who completed this month. Insert: the drainage as it was before Youths enrolled into were recruited in the first the youths engaged under the UYEP’s YJC public works. UYEP programs will be ESS intake will undergo Basic Life Skills (BSL) in Youths will be informed of the project’s communica- paid training stipends. early November, the exact the process through commu- tion contractor Datec Youths will be pro- dates to be confirmed. nity consultations carried by (PNG) Limited. vided five (5) days of Youths assured eligibility survey fair, transparent Basic Life Skills Train- ing followed by work Every youth in the City “This is the first step in your experience. UYEP Eligibility Screening will have equal opportunity training, as with any job Trainees will be given to apply for enrolment into interview, you need to apply Survey Criteria Youth Identification the Urban Youth Employ- and express your interest. ment Project (UYEP). When youths come for the  One criteria is that youth Cards. The application process ESS it is important that you must live in Port Moresby Youth Bank accounts conducted in the Eligibility bring some form of ID, birth for at least 6 months. will be set up with Screening Survey (ESS) certificate, phone contacts of  Youth must be between Bank South Pacific and will be fair and transparent. relatives or friends, so they the ages of 16 to 29 years. Project Manager Tom Gilis can be contacted,� Mr Gilis Youths will be provided enrolled in a SMS says youths selected in the says. with knowledge, skills and Banking Scheme. ESS will participate in the One of the important eligi- work experience they need No bank fees paid for various training programs bility criteria, which is the to find jobs in the future. and job placements offered 6 months from ac- same for everyone: age  To get selected and en- by the project. status—will be used to as- rolled into training and count opening. According to Mr Gilis the sess all youth applicants’ work placement programs, Trainees will be application process will forms. youths must be currently placed in either YJC take 20 to 30 minutes at Both male and females will unemployed and are not one of the venues at an enrolled in schools for at (public works) or OJT be given equal opportunity announced date. to apply. least 6 months. with NCD employers. Page 2 UYEP Newsletter Profile: UYEP youth of the month Ethnicity no barrier to work — Boroko youths Last month forty-seven  Immanuel Filo, who hails Other youths were also (47) youths completed their from the rugged mountains asked to give their thoughts two months YJC (public of inland Menyamya, on UYEP. Most believed works) program at Boroko. Morobe Province says the the project would assist Most youth shared similar stipend helped him meet marginalized youths to sentiments; that they have some of his basic needs. He realise their potential and Ivonne, 22… “First time to enjoyed their brief work praised NCDC and UYEP contribute towards main- use ETFOS at the store.� experience at the site. for recognizing youths in taining the beautification In this Youth Profile col- the city. of the city. umn three youths are fea- “The project has given us The of them also agreed tured. They were asked to some breathing space,� that their work engagement briefly comment on the they said and added that with the project was a project and the benefits they appreciate what the “first time paid work ex- they received. Here are NCD Governor and the perience� and were looking their thoughts. Government were doing to forward to enrolling in the  Ivonne Kai is originally address problems youths UYEP training programs. from Gulf but has lived in faced in the city. Elly, Ivonne and Immanuel Immanuel, 28… “We are happy for bank accounts.� the KC settlement all her  For Kerema lass, Elly have never had a paid job life. As a Kerema lass, she Mesa, she did not know and are thankful to the had not seen the signifi- about the project until she NCD Governor, Govern- cance in working with was engaged with the pilot ment of Papua New youths from other prov- at Boroko. She also thinks Guinea, World Bank and inces and ethnic back- if young peoples’ needs are other partners for this pro- grounds who live in the properly identified and ject. They say the project Boroko area. She thanked addressed by NCDC and has given them a second NCDC for giving her and the Government much of chance. friends the opportunity to the city’s problems caused The youths also thanked Elly, 24… “Excited to work with the project in the by youths would be mini- the project for assisting swipe my card at shop.� past two months. mised. them to set up their bank accounts and provide mo- bile phones. UYEP service providers to kick off NCDC contracts “These are benefits we The NCDC has successfully Pre-Employment Training would not get it anywhere technical skills training, concluded negotiations and, (Business Systems). else,� they said. youths will be provided with a no objection from “We can’t talk for others The BLS training is very basic life skills on voca- the International Develop- but for us, we are very important. This is the entry tional topics like carpentry, ment Agency have awarded thankful to NCD Governor, -point where youths will be mechanical, plumbing and the following contracts to PNG Government, World taught life skills including other trade skills. ABU Consult Berlin GbmH Bank, and other donor personal work safety, per- The PET business skills (Germany). partners for recognising sonal hygiene, respect for training provides business Basic Life Skills Training. others in communities and skills. The training empha- youths. We are seeing Pre-Employment Training different cultures, healthy sises on acquiring skills positive changes in the (Industrial-Technical). living, and managing per- related to working in the attitudes of the youths we sonal finance. have worked with,� both Pre-Employment Training office like basics of com- In PET industrial and tech- puting and administration. Elly and Ivonne said. (Business Systems). Boroko youths’ new lease of life: free bank accounts, mobile phones to do SMS banking Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 3 September 28, 2012 World Bank commends NCDC, PMU for start of youth project The World Bank has praised their interest, formally apply icel PNG, who will open the Government, National and be interviewed by pro- screening surveys and proce- bank accounts and support Capital District Commission fessionally trained staff, who dures to help determine the the SMS-Savings Scheme so (NCDC) and Project Man- will help to determine their eligibility and admission of that youth can be paid their agement Unit (PMU) on the eligibility into the training youth into the project. stipends through electronic commencement of the Urban and work experience pro- The training programmes are banking; ABU Consult, who Youth Employment Project grammes supported by the designed to build basic skills will carry out the Basic Life (UYEP). The UYEP provides project. The plan is to incre- and knowledge for youth to Skills and Pre-Employment unemployed Port Moresby mentally increase the num- operate in the workplace and Training. While new to PNG, youth between the ages of 16 ber of trainee placements in their own communities; and ABU Consult has operated in and 29 years with knowl- with subsequent in-takes; foster positive attitudes, behav- Solomon Islands, other Pa- edge, skills and work experi- and expand the recruitment iours and experience through cific Island Countries and is ence and is run by a dedi- to cover additional town two work placement schemes working in association with cated team within the NCDC. areas, so that by the end of that are supported by NCD the PNG Institute of Business As the Government’s main next year, the project will employers, private contractors Studies and IEA TAFE. development partner to the have programmes running at and civil society organizations, The World Bank has also project, the World Bank’s several locations across the like the PNG City Mission and been able to mobilize addi- Team Leader and Senior city. Girl Guide’s Association. tional financing support from Social Development Special- “The need for establishing Key support to the project is the Bank’s Rapid Social Re- ist, Sonya Woo, said it was transparent and inclusive also being provided by Datec sponse Trust Fund, Republic encouraging to witness youth recruitment guidelines to PNG Ltd, who will carry out of Korea and PNG LNG, to enthusiastically participating promote equity among Port the communications and build the monitoring and in the eligibility screening Moresby-based youth from awareness program; Sistemas reporting capacity of NCDC; stages of the project in Koki, various ethnic backgrounds, Integrales, who will carry out and develop a robust impact Konedabu, Hanubada and including Motu-Koita youth, the baseline and eligibility evaluation of the project, Boroko. The project has just as well as young men and screening, has operated in which will collect informa- concluded the recruitment of women, was of paramount PNG for more than 10 years tion on socio-economic im- 240 trainees after the com- importance to the Govern- and has also worked with Na- pacts of the training and pletion of its pilot phase be- ment and is a key design tional Statistical Office on the work experience pro- tween June-August, this year. principle of the project,� she 2009/10 Household Income grammes. Like with any job seeking said. This involved the de- and Expenditure Survey; Bank Next issue we will feature an- process, youth will express velopment of baseline and South Pacific Limited and Dig- other of our key partners. Talking point: youth perspectives Ward leaders commend Government, “I think this pro- “I’m so excited NCDC for start of UYEP in City ject has given us with this project some hope to again because of Support for the urban youth em- move on with our the benefits.�— ployment project is gaining mo- lives.�—Imma, 28. Noanda, 21. mentum is evident by the number of visitors making enquiries about “Working with “I never thought the project has I would have a the UYEP. made things easy bank account. The enquiries desk at the PMU is for me to open a I’m very thankful bank account.� — to UYEP.�— inundated with youths, students, Elly, 24. Collin, 25. and community leaders . Mrs Eli Maso Two of such visits were from high “We like the “I thank the project because project for giving profile community and women we now have a us the opportu- leaders early this month. The two mobile phone and nity to work and leaders are councillors Lady Eliz new bank ac- making it easy counts. Not pos- for us to open Dibela and Eliz Maso, both from sible without bank ac- the Konedobu ward. UYEP.� — Gilford counts.�— Both leaders said the project is & Wilson Ivonne, 22. important for the youths and they “The opportunity “The project is would support its implementation to work is great new and just Lady Dibela in the communities. They have experience for started. I hear youths. The bene- opportunities are commended the NCDC, the Gov- fits are also there so looking ernment of PNG, World Bank and great.�—Lady forward to it.� other development partners for Dibela — Talai youth. selecting NCD to host the project. Page 4 UYEP Newsletter Urban Youth Employment Project Project Management Unit Lagatoi Haus, Ground Floor, PO Box 7270, BOROKO, NCD National Capital District Tel: (675) 325-3741 Email: enquiries.uyep@gmail.com Yumi Wok Bung Wantaim Strongim Yut Strongim Siti Youths at the Boroko Pilot 2 site with their bank cards. The youths were able to do SMS banking to confirm their bank account details with Bank South Pacific. SMS Banking is one of many benefits the youths will receive when they enrol in the UYEP programs. Digicel is a major partner in UYEP and has given significant dis- counts to the project to procure phones for trainees during the life www.ncdc.gov.pg of the project. The project procured 50 phones and issued them to the youths engaged at Boroko. All intakes and trainees will be is- sued with phones and bank accounts when they enrol with UYEP. Government, NCDC praise Christian Churches for development efforts The City Manager Leslie city. The project targets Alu has praised the work youths in the city between of the Christian the ages of 16 to 29 years. Churches in the City and Mr Alu asserts the objec- the country as a whole. tive of UYEP is to provide Mr Alu says Churches youths with knowledge, must be commended for skills and work experience being in the forefront of to find employment in the development efforts. He future. says the Churches are He says the Government is contributing immensely very concerned about the to the development of plight of youths in the this country and their country and is addressing work must be recog- these problems. nized. It is disheartening to read “The excellent work of  Community Leaders also play a key role in the communities and reports of many of our their support is critical to youths enrolling in the UYEP. youths living off the streets the churches in address- ing issues affecting our needed to effectively im- Mr Alu believes the dis- in the city, he says. It is people, in particular the plement this important semination of information also the responsibility of youths in the city is com- project in our City,� Mr about the eligibility screen- everyone — the Govern- mendable,� Alu says. Alu says. ing and youth intake is a ment, NCDC, civil society Mr Alu is encouraging The City Manager is opti- very important process that organizations, Non Gov- all Christian Churches in mistic the Churches can must take place before the ernmental Organizations Port Moresby to become engage with the commu- interviews and selection. and the Churches—to play partners in the UYEP. nity and share information The UYEP is a National a role. “Support from commu- about the project including Government initiative to The Churches are impor- nity organizations such the benefits to youths, pub- address some of the prob- tant hence they are encour- as the Churches is lic and the community. lems youths faced in the aged to support the project.