- Invest in long term initiatives which assist youth to strategically plan for their futures. Sustainable investments would help youth build livelihood pathways and orient away from crime and drug abuse, or the highly risky routes to international migration via the desert and/or the sea.
- Long term initiatives could include a mix of skills training and development, such as training in solar installation and other green technologies – skills that would both provide a sustainable income and respond to the fuel and climate crises. Skills and support for planting vegetable gardens would also help to build food security and enhance long-term resilience.
- Business loans should be made more accessible to young people as well as equipment and resources for individual and community led projects.
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