Currently I work as Head of socio-professional integration of youth in a government program to support the renovation and development of vocational training in the sectors of agriculture, livestock and fisheries, with the aim of mission of:
- Participate in the development of approaches and tools to support youth projects;
- Participate in the process of selecting and approving projects to be financed; and
- Provide technical support to training structures in the field of integration of young people trained.
My motivation for the design of this project is firstly that several acts of crime and violence are most often found both during the training and during the implementation of the projects of the young people trained. In a second step ... it is about the young people in various situations of inactivities ... who after being trained in agropastoral and halieutic trades ... will ensure the renewal of the aging workforce ... and of it contributes to Cameroon's vision by 2035 ... to reduce the youth unemployment rate as much as possible by creating sustainable and income-generating jobs.
My question is to know if I can benefit from a support on the finalization of this project so that it can be financed by the International Agencies?
Regards.
Thank you for writing to us with your important question and important issues.
We are certainly very impressed with the work you describe in Cameroon, and it seems as though many positive things are happening.
Naturally, we hope you can obtain adequate funding for your work; and we can understand the desire to seek international funding, over and above what the government of Cameroon might provide.
In seeking any funding, of course, your proposal needs to fit well with the needs and criteria of your funding agency. Since in your case, we are not sure which international agencies you are talking about, it is hard for us to be more specific. You should certainly investigate the guidelines of those agencies, and ideally begin to develop personal relationships with people who work within them.
So when you write a proposal, a good question to keep in mind is “How you I design a proposal that they can see as meeting their needs, as well as my own?” That is, you want to be able to look at your work from their point of view, not just yours.
We hope some of these thoughts may be helpful to you. Thanks again for writing, and all very best wishes for success in your work.