YouthMap Jeunes Agriculteurs: Participant Testimonials

Amina, Toffene, and Coly are just a few of the young people gaining agribusiness skills through enrollment in the Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) initiative in Thiès, Senegal. JA is part of IYF’s YouthMap program, which is implemented in partnership with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Synapse Center. The objective of the JA program is to train over 300 young people, ages 16 to 29, in entrepreneurship, life skills, and agriculture with the goal of creating sustainable micro-enterprises within the agriculture sector. The program seeks to strengthen the employability of young people in the regions of Thiès, Dakar, and Saint-Louis.