Korean-backed UNESCO vocational training helps African youth start businesses

A South Korea-backed vocational education program is helping young Africans turn skills in agriculture, food processing and beauty services into jobs and small businesses, according to UNESCO.

The Better Education for Africa’s Rise initiative, known as BEAR, has trained more than 10,000 young people and supported over 5,800 vocational teachers across 14 African countries since it was launched in 2011.

UNESCO is now featuring the program through its global “Skills Move Us” campaign, launched arou ...