Analysis of the Effectiveness of Tanzania National Youth Development Policy in Addressing Youth Unemployment: A Case Study of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Abstract

This paper attempts to make analysis of the effectiveness of National Youth Development Policy 2007 in addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in Tanzania. This paper is a result of survey conducted in Dar es salaam City (Tanzania) with the intention of understanding the relevance of the policy thirteen years now after its formulation. The study focused on four areas, which are Mbezi Louis, Goba, Gongo la Mboto and Kinondoni. The survey shows that, NYDP 2007 is irrelevant to current youth unemployment in terms of strategies and magnitude of the challenge. Apart from that, during formulation of NYDP 2007 there was no considerable attention to baseline survey, gender relations and specified terms in addressing youth unemployment. Therefore, this paper, succinctly suggests that Tanzania's focus to become industrialized and middle-income country need youth policies and interventions which address the youth unemployment in a realistic way. This will open doors for decent incomes and propel the economy towards more equitable growth.