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Lack of employment opportunities for young people is directly hindering development in africa sub-Saharan African countries. Entrepreneurship is increasingly considered to be important for economic growth but little is known about how best to support youth entrepreneurship. This project will analyse the role of entrepreneurship in generating youth employment in African countries. The theme will be approached from the perspective of the youth, enterprises and institutions. The project consists of five subprojects: two are cross-cutting (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 'GEM' and Comparative) and three are country specific (Ghana, Uganda and Zambia) devised and led by the partner institutions. Quantitative and qualitative primary data will be collected. A yearly workshop will bring all research partners together to facilitate the exchange of findings and act as milestones. Capacity building will be achieved through participation in GEM, the education of PhD students, networking between partners, co-authorship of publications, and strengthening links to policy makers. The project findings will be disseminated to both policy makers and the academic community through a website, policy briefings, workshops, articles and an edited book. As highlighted by the youth employment focus of the Danish Africa Strategy and Africa Commission, this project tackles an issue which is highly relevant for policy makers and development partners in sub-Saharan Africa.