The South Wollo Zone of Amhara Region in Ethiopia is one of the areas of focus for FAO’s two-year project on Youth mobility, food security and poverty reduction. With funding from the Italian Development Cooperation, the RYM Project began in 2015 and ended in February 2018.

About 71 percent of Ethiopia’s population is under the age of 30 years, making it a country where the potential workforce far outbalances job creation. As a result, there is a lack of opportunities for young people to make a living in their hometowns, leading these youths to migrate to other countries in the hopes of finding decent employment. RYM directly addressed the main adverse drivers of rural youth’s migration in Tunisia and Ethiopia, while harnessing the potential of migratory movements.