The project aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities of communities, especially youth, by increasing the access of marginalized youth (men, women, transgender, People with Disabilities) to skill development via TVET and finally to income generation. The projects thus contribute to ending poverty (SDG-1), Zero Hunger (SDG-2), Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG-8), and Reduced Inequality (SDG-10). 

Building on Pakistan’s national TVET policy that encourages engagements with the informal and private sectors of the economy by engaging youth to learn skills as per the market demand, the project aims to enhance the socio-economic resilience of 4,000 youth and their families in the administrative units (divisions) of Bhambor (Sindh), Bahawalpur (Punjab) and Peshawar (KP) in Pakistan. The project aims to equip young people with appropriate and inclusive vocational and employment support measures which should lead to an improvement in the young people's economic self-reliance. The geographic focus of the project is on a semi-urban setting with emerging trends of urbanization, and a mix of literate, semi-literate, and illiterate workforce. Youth will pass through skill development courses and job placement to improve their livelihood opportunities.