Young people in N’Djamena embrace green careers with city-backed initiative
200 young people in N’Djamena trained for green jobs through city-ONAPE partnership
The Municipality of N’Djamena and the National Office for Employment Promotion (ONAPE) have launched a program to train 200 young people in sustainable agriculture, part of the PROJEV initiative, aimed at fostering durable employment and ecological transition.
The launch ceremony for the insertion of 200 young people trained in sustainable agriculture took place this past Wednesday at the Farcha Kuwaiti space in the first arrondissement of N’Djamena. This initiative, part of the Youth Employment in Green Jobs Project (PROJEV), is a collaboration between the Municipality of N’Djamena and the National Office for Employment Promotion (ONAPE).
Mahamat Alhafiz Idriss, Head of the Agricultural Credit Desk at ONAPE, highlighted the project’s core mission: equipping young people with skills to launch income-generating activities. Meanwhile, Djamal Moussa Yaya, Mayor of the first arrondissement, praised the coordinated efforts between institutions to address youth unemployment.
Nassouradine Abakar Kessou, Director General of ONAPE, underscored Chad’s pressing challenge of youth employment. Despite the country’s vast potential, persistently high unemployment and underemployment rates among young people demand innovative solutions. Training and integrating youth into green professions emerge as a critical pathway to sustainable job creation.
Addressing the gathering on behalf of Mayor Sanoussi Hassana Abdoulaye, Deputy Cabinet Director Seid Adji Seid emphasized the city’s MIDI plan. This five-pillar strategy focuses on civic values, practical training, entrepreneurial support, urban agriculture, and support for cultural and artistic industries. It represents a bold local response to the aspirations of a generation seeking dignified livelihoods.
In his remarks to the beneficiaries, Seid Adji Seid conveyed a powerful message: “From today onward, you are no longer job seekers waiting for opportunities—you are now the ambassadors of ecological transition for our capital city. The green careers you are entering are not temporary jobs; they are professions that harmonize economic progress, environmental stewardship, and the well-being of our fellow citizens.”
Following their technical training, the 200 young participants will be allocated a 10-hectare plot where they will practice sustainable farming.