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TRANSFORM programme trained 5,000 people in Djibouti

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Djibouti’s TRANSFORM programme trained more than 5,000 people and achieved an employment placement rate of over 70%, according to an evaluation presented at a workshop in Djibouti. Implemented between 2017 and 2023 with the European Union and economic stakeholders, it targeted jobs in transport, logistics and port activities; participants also discussed how to sustain the skills centre.

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