
Secure Livelihoods
People’s livelihoods are threatened by demographic shifts and economic stresses, from rapid migration from rural areas to urban centers, a growing youth bulge in many regions, and an aging working population, all of which contribute to significant unemployment and underemployment around the world.
The Rockefeller Foundation promotes new approaches to economic, development and management goals to foster more inclusive markets through which prosperity can be more widely and equitably shared. Click below to learn more about Digital Jobs Africa—a nearly $100 million initiative launched in 2013 to catalyze employment opportunities for African youth—and see the breadth of work in the Secure Livelihoods focus area.