The National Capital District (NCD) is leading the way in the implementation of the Urban Youth Employment Project Phase Two (UYEP 2).
NCD Governor Powes Parkop supports this because he wants to see youths become employable and self-reliant in line with the National Youth Strategy, which goes in lines with the Government’s Vision 2050 Plans. UYEP II Project Coordination Manager, Tom Gilis said with the success of the Project in Phase One (UYEP 1) from 2011 to 2019, the PNG Government has approved the Project to continue in NCD and will then expand to Lae, Morobe Province.
“You are the first of the trainees, in which NCDC decided to kick start the project with the indigenous people of this city.”
The UYEP 2 Project is being implemented by the National Capital District Commission (NCDC) under the leadership of City Manager, Mr. Ravu Frank. The 24th of April will see the first intake of UYEP II start their 30-day urban civil works experience at Hanuabada village in the Northwest electorate in Port Moresby.
A total of 53 young people, ranging between the ages of 16 and 29, are from Ward One in Hanuabada village and out of that group, 52% are women. In addition to this, the overall number of youths are from the Motu-Koitabu area, 78% of them.
Furthermore, the development objective of the five-year UYEP II Project is to improve the capacity of participating young men and women in project areas and to engage in productive income generating activities. The Project is inclusive of all youths, including those living with disability, and has a gender target of 50% females.
The project is an initiative of the government and jointly funded by the World Bank. It was approved in April 2020 and was formally signed two months later where the implementation began in July of 2021.