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Youth Population of BangladeshYouth Population of Bangladesh

Population of Bangladesh is about 143.9 million

About one third of the total population is youth.

According to National Youth Policy the age group between 18-35 years is defined as Youth in Bangladesh.

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• Establishment of the Youth Ministry

: 1978

• Establishment of the Department of Youth Development (DYD)

: 1981

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2. To involve the youth in the main stream of national development process.

3. To facilitate the unemployed youth for Self-employment/ wage employment at home and abroad providing skill development training and micro-credit support.

Vision of the DYDVision of the DYD

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1. To transform the unemployed youth into organized, disciplined and productive work force.

ObjectivesObjectives

To encourage the youth for self-employment or wage employment through motivation, training and other necessary support.

To organize the youth through voluntary youth organizations and motivate them to take part in community development and nation building activities.

To Promoting formation of youth organizations at the grass root level and ensuring their participation in national development process. 6

To involve the youth in socio-economic activities like literacy programme, disaster management, primary health care, environmental improvement, resource conservation and awareness building against anti-social activities, drug abuse, AIDS/STDs etc.

To take necessary steps for empowering the youth by providing skill development training & micro-credit support for establishing self-employment projects and ensure their participation in decision making process.

ObjectivesObjectives

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There are 64 district, 476 upazila and 10 metropolitan thana offices and 111 training institute of the DYD.

Director General who is assisted by 5 Directors and Project Directors.

ORGANIZATIONAL SETUPORGANIZATIONAL SETUP

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On-going Programmes of DYD

Skill Development training

Youth enterprise development and Self-employment

Credit support programme

Motivational and Awareness Program

Public Private Partnership (PPP)(MoU Regarding Joint Programme Collaboration)

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1. Skill Development Training

On-going Programmes of DYD

1. Computer Basic course 2. Computer Graphics course3. Electrical & House wiring course4. Refrigeration & Air-conditioning course 5. Electronics course6. Modern Office Management & Computer application

7. Livestock, Poultry, Fishery & Agriculture course8. Aquaculture course9. Dress Making and tailoring course10. Block, Batik & Screen Printing course11. Block Printing course12. House keeping & Laundry Operations13. Food & Beverage Service 14. Pattern Making 10

1. Skill Development Training

On-going Programmes of DYD

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15. Poultry Rearing and Bird-Flu Control and Biodiversity Management.

16. Flower & Vegetable Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing

17. Mushroom Production, Processing, Packaging, Preservation & Marketing

18. Nursery, Propagation, Making of fruit Garden and Management Course

19. Dairy Rearing and Beef Fattening Course.20. Fruit Processing, Packaging and Marketing Course21. Seed Production, Processing, Preservation and

Marketing Course22. Beautification and Hair Cutting Course23. Shuttering

1. Skill Development Training

On-going Programmes of DYD

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24. Sweater Knitting25. Linking Machine Operating 26. Household Service Course27. Korean Language Course28. Arabic Language Course29. Oven Sewing Machine Operating

30. Mobile Phone Servicing and Repairing Course31. Tourist Guide Training Course32. Mason Training Course 33. Rod binding Training Course 34. Plumbing Training Course 35. Tiles fixer Training Course 36. Handiwork Training Course

Number of Trained Youths : 36,67,801 (upto September 2011)

 

Number of Self-employed Youths : 19,62,164 (54%) (upto September 2011)

Range of monthly income of Self-employed Youth : Tk. 1500/- to Tk. 1,00,000/-

 

2. 2. Youth enterprise development and Self-employment :Youth enterprise development and Self-employment : On-going Programmes of DYD

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Yearly Target of Training : 2,15,000 Persons

DYD TRAINING CENTRES DYD TRAINING CENTRES

A. DYDs own infrastructuresYouth Training Centre53

B. Human Resource Development Centre1) National Youth Centre at Savar, Dhaka 012) Central Human Resource Development Centre 01 3) Regional Youth Centre,Bogra 014) Regional Human Resource Development Centre 04

Total = 111

C. Training Centre of Hired House 51

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3. CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAMME

1. Individual Credit Programme 2. Group based Credit programme

Two types of Credit programme

1. Features of Individual credit Programme:- Credit in disbursement to individuals.- Participation in training course on any trade from DYD is the

precondition of this credit- Ceiling of credit for individual is Tk. 10,000-50,000- 10% service charge is collected in declining method.

2. Features of Group based Credit Programme:- Loan is disbursed for people under extreme poverty line.- Five members forms a group- Five to ten groups forms a Kendra- Each group members receive Tk.7000-11000 as first to fifth disbursement. -Credit repaid on weekly basis within 52 weeks.- 10% service charge is collected in declining method. 15

CREDIT PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

Principal Revolving Credit Fund : Tk. 16691.51 lakhs

Present Total Credit Fund : Tk. 29380.80 lakhs (including service charge)

Total amount of loan disbursed : Tk. 101790.91 lakhs (Including revolving fund)

Total beneficiaries : 763902 persons

Recovery (average) rate : 91%

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On Reproductive Health, Prevention of HIV/AIDs,

STD, Substance Abuse, Norms, Values, gender and development, good governance, disaster management, behavioural development, environment conservation, civic education for responsible citizenship and against immoral activities. This programs are being implemented through 64 district offices, 476 upazilas and 10 metropolitan thana offices, 111 youth training centres and 6838 Youth clubs all over Bangladesh.

4. Motivational and Awareness Program

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Sl.Name of Partner

organizationsName of the Programme

Status

1. BGMEA & BIFTA

i)Sweater Knitting Machine Operating training

ii)Linking Machine Operating training.

On going

2. BRACTraining program on Community Library Members of BRAC

Under process

3. HASABReproductive Health Care, Gender Issue & HIV AIDS Training

On going

4. HOPE’87Welding (6-G) training

Rod binding trainingOn going

5.Modern Herbal Group

Training Program on Herbal Treatment and Herbal Plantation

On going

6. CRP Skill Training for the CRP Members On going

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6. On-Going Projects6. On-Going Projects

A) Investment Projects:

1. Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts.

2. Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre.

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1. Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded).

3. Project on Commonwealth Youth Programme Technology Empowerment Centre on Wheels for Disenfranchised Rural Young People of Bangladesh.

B) T.A Project :

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2. Project on Strengthening the Programme Based Networking Between DYD & Youth Organizations.

1.   National Youth Day: The Government of the people’s Republic of Bangladesh celebrates National youth day every year.

 

 

2. Club Enlistment and Grant-in-Aid: 13575 youth organizations have been enlisted with the DYD. Tk. 612.71 lakh has been sanctioned to 5861 youth clubs from a welfare fund named “Youth Welfare Fund”. The principal amount of this fund is Tk. 10 crore.

 

3. National Youth Policy: National Youth Policy hasbeen approved by the Government in the year of 2003. The registration of the youth clubs by the DYD is yet to be implemented.

7. Other Activities7. Other Activities..

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4. Relations with other International Agencies: UNDP, UNFPA, ESCAP, ILO, UNESCO, JICA(JOCV), American Peace Corps and KOICA are extending their Cooperation in implementing the programmes of the DYD under the Ministry of Youth & sports.

 5. Commonwealth Youth programme (CYP): 175 Youth officials & Youths participants obtained “Diploma in Youth and Development Work” from CYP Asia Centre.

 6. Khas Ponds & Tanks Lease for Youth Employment: DYD can lease out up to the size of 20 acres of khas ponds and tanks to the enlisted and registered youth co-operative societies. The total no. of ponds is 26572 and among these 12878 ponds and tanks has been leased out among the registered youth co-operative societies all over Bangladesh. The total revenue collected from the leased ponds is Tk. 4319.88lakh. Now this program is ended.

7. Herbal Tree plantation: Programme is being undertaken To motivate the unemployed youth regarding plantation, use and export of herbal trees to generate self-employment. 22

8. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DYD AT A GLANCE ( Up to June/2011)

Total no. of trained youth 36,67,801 persons

Total no. of self-employed youth 19,62,164 (54%)

Principal Revolving Credit Fund Tk.166,91.51 lakhTotal amount of loan disbursed Tk. 101790.91lakhTotal no. of beneficiaries 7,63,902 personsPresent Total Credit Fund with Service Charge

Tk.29380.80 lakh

Rate of loan realization 91%Total no. of ponds 26,572 nosTotal no. of leased ponds 12,878 nos.Revenue earned from the leased ponds

Tk. 4319.88 lakh

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Total amount of grant disbursed from Youth

Welfare Fund

Tk. 406.31 lakh

Total no. of youth organizations received grant-

in-aid from Youth Welfare Fund

5861 nos.

Total capital of Youth Welfare Fund Tk 15 crore

Total amount of grant-in-aid disbursed to the Youth Organizations from revenue budget

Tk. 612.71 lakh

Total no. of youth organizations received grant-in-aid from revenue budget

1870 nos.

Total no. of enlisted youth organizations/clubs 13592 nos.

Total no. of successful youth received National

Youth award

270 nos.

Total no. of youth training center 111 nos.

Total no. of Diploma in Youth and Development Work 175 nos.

Total no. of Commonwealth Youth Award 19 nos.

Total no. of SAARC Youth Award 2 nos.24

9. Future Plan1. Project on Strengthening of Training at Upazila level for Creation

of Employment and Self-employment.

2. Project on Technical Training to Unemployed Youths for Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities.

3. Project on Innovative Management of Resources for Poverty Alleviation Through Comprehensive Technology (phase-2)

4. Project on Capacity Building and Enhancing the Training Facilities of the Department of Youth Development.

5. Project on Creation of Employment and Self-employment Opportunities for Unemployed Youths in 7 Poverty Stricken Districts of North Bengal.

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10. Revenue Allocation & Expenditure for DYD 2010-11 :

10027.35 Lakh

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11. ADP Allocation for 2011-12 of DYD ( In Lakh Tk. )

Sl.Sl. Project Name and Duration Project Name and Duration Estimated Estimated CostCost

ADP Allocation ADP Allocation

2011-122011-12

01. Establishment of New Youth Training Centre in the Remaining Eleven Districts

14636.25 5000.00

02. Project on Youth Empowerment through Life Skills Education & Livelihood Opportunity (UNFPA Funded). 01-12-2006 to 31-12-2012

788.66 81.00 ( P.A)

03. Project on Completion of Incomplete Works of the Old Youth Training Centre

10398.79 6000.00

04. Strengthening the programme based networking between DYD & Youth organizations.

4000.00 2368.00

05. Project on Commonwealth youth programme technology empowerment centre on wheels for disenfranchised rural young people of Bangladesh.

188.35 72.00

TotalTotal 13521.0013521.0027

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