ICR 2020-2025 wrapped: Youth Economic Empowerment

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This leaflet provides you with a short overview of the ICR Facility’s approach to Youth Economic Empowerment and how we put that in practice through a selection of interventions.

The leaflet shares key lessons for practitioners and an overview of our reports on this subject.

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