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‘What Works to Promote Employment Prospects for Womenand Youth? Policy-knowledge interactions for inclusive development in Africa’.

INCLUDE Working conference, 15 October, 2015, Poortgebouw, Leiden

Morning session:09:00 – 10.45 Introduction inclusive development/ women entrepreneurship10.45 – 11.00 Coffee/tea11.00 – 12.00 Panel discussion on women entrepreneurship

12.00 – 13.00 Lunch

Afternoon session:13.00 – 15.00 Youth employment15.00 – 15.15 Coffee/tea15.15 – 16.45 Round table discussion on youth employment16.45 – 17.00 Conclusions

17.45 – 19.00 Drinks at Hortus Botanicus (Cycasterrace), Rapenburg 73, Leiden19.00 Dinner at Faculty Club, Rapenburg 73, Leiden

Morning session09.00 – 09.15 Welcome and opening Isa Baud (INCLUDE)

09.15 – 09.30 Introduction to letter on inclusiveness from Margriet Kuster (Ministry of minister Ploumen to Parliament Foreign Affairs)

09.30 – 10.45 Presentations on women’s entrepreneurship:

1) Promoting women’s economic empowerment: Mayra Buvinic (UNlessons learned Foundation)

2) A gender perspective on women Saskia Vossenberg (Genderentrepreneurship development (on film) Resource Facility)

Discussant: Désiré Assogbavi (Oxfam International)

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee/tea

11.00 – 12.00 Panel discussion: lessons learned, questions Panel members:and experiences regarding women - Sarah Ssewayana (Economicentrepreneurship development Policy Research Centre)

- To Tjoelker (Ministry ofFacilitator: Roel van der Veen (Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs) - Yvette van Dok (Briljante

Onderneemster)- Sytske Groenewald (Oxfam Novib)

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Afternoon session13.00 – 14.45 Presentations on youth employment:

1) Interventions to improve labour market outcome Felix Weidenkaff (ILO)of youth: a systematic review2) What’s in a Job? The social context of youth Olawale Ismail (International(un)employment in Africa Alert)

Discussants: Assefa Admassie (EEPRC) & William Baah-Boateng (University of Ghana)

14.45 – 15.15 Coffee/tea

15.15 – 16.45 Round table discussion: experience, questions Panel members:and lessons learned regarding youth (un)employment - Uzziel Twagilimana

(CNVin Africa and the Netherlands International)/Jan de

Ridder- Sara Elder (ILO)

With Dickson Malunda (on film) - Johan Veul (Ministry ofForeign Affairs)

Facilitator: Marije Balt (SpringFactor) - Mangaliso Ndlovu (Africa 2.0)

- Mirjam Sterk (former Dutch Ambassador for Youth Employment)

16.45 – 17.00 Conclusion: formulation of recommendations Isa Baud (INCLUDE)for a better future for youth and women in Africa Lemma Senbet (AERC)

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