Youth comprise over 33% of the population in southwestern coastal Bangladesh. Without market-relevant vocational competencies or modern digital literacy, thousands of school leavers face underemployment or migrate to urban informal economies under precarious conditions.
RUSTIC's Program 6.7 establishes dedicated Youth Resource & Training Hubs equipped with computer laboratories, electrical training benches, and sewing machinery. The curriculum emphasizes both hands-on technical trades and life skills—leadership, digital freelancing, gender equity, and climate volunteerism.
Providing 3-month and 6-month certified courses in computer office applications, graphic design, data entry, and internet freelancing for rural secondary graduates.
Hands-on apprenticeship training in solar home system (SHS) maintenance, commercial electrical wiring, air conditioning repair, and mobile device hardware diagnostics.
Mentoring young entrepreneurs in business plan drafting, market linkage, and providing seed capital toolkits for opening electrical repair shops, cyber cafes, and boutique centers.
