Mission and objectivesUNDPโs Youth Empowerment Portfolio in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP) aims to invest in and empower young people, accelerating SDG implementation through entrepreneurship, climate action, digital skills, civic engagement, and political participation. The portfolio addresses barriers preventing youth from reaching their potential and promotes diversity and inclusion. YEP-AP works in collaboration with Vanuatu Green Transformation Project (VGET) to conduct a study as a part of strengthening and accelerating Green Transformation through meaningful youth engagement. VGET is part of the broader regional Pacific Green Transformation Project, funded by the Government of Japan, which is being implemented in Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Timor-Leste and Vanuatu. This study aims to provide a comprehensive, gender-responsive analysis of the youth entrepreneurship landscape to inform policy and programmatic interventions.
ContextUNDPโs Youth Empowerment Portfolio in Asia and the Pacific (YEP-AP) with Vanuatu Green Transformation Project (VGET) through the Youth Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Study in Vanuatu, aim to provide evidence-based information on strengthening an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs. This study will focus on Pentecost Island, a predominantly rural area where agriculture, fisheries, and small-scale trading form the backbone of the economy. Given the islandโs socioeconomic context and limited infrastructure, understanding the youth entrepreneurship ecosystem is crucial for designing targeted policies and programs. This study will evaluate existing opportunities, identify barriers, and propose actionable interventions that also promote gender equity in business participation. To that end, we intend to collaborate with Online Volunteers in localizing the survey questions through translation support. This translation support will enable us to reach out to the targeted audience from marginalized and underserved communities i.e: rural youth, women, persons with disabilities, people on the move etc.
Task DescriptionWe are looking for 10 Online Volunteers to support the translation of survey content from English to Bislama for the Youth Entrepreneurship Study in Vanuatu, and then translate survey responses collected from Bislama to English. Translation should be done conveying the meaning, tone, and intent of the original text. The Online Volunteers will conduct the following tasks: - Translate content assigned by the Youth team from English to Bislama, and again from Bislama to English. - The translation should be done without missing the essence of the original content. Expected Starting Date: 23 June 2025 Successful candidates are expected to commit up to 5 hours for 6 weeks, please indicate your availability under the โAdditional Informationโ section in the application.
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