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60% of Zimbabwe’s population is under 25 years (World Bank, 2023)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”d477e2f0-1c87-4d77-b041-d56ef9dd4c3c” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0047ff” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”18f5f52d-99c5-464f-b14c-5d91626d8ddd” link_text_color=”#0047ff” quote_text_color=”#0047ff” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 70% of youth are trapped in informal sector jobs (ZimStat, 2024)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”6b50fe06-83d8-419a-b4aa-8d98114a24cf” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”c780e03c-7a0e-4650-9973-8e8edc5d944f” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Only 12% of college graduates secure formal employment (UNICEF, 2023)<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”6b50fe06-83d8-419a-b4aa-8d98114a24cf” background_color=”#ffffff” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”c780e03c-7a0e-4650-9973-8e8edc5d944f” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Zimbabwe ranks 140th globally in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index (2023)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Video” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”3e426431-69b4-4743-9906-19897d7e7599″ locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”578.4px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Our Solution” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”cfe99a10-fae5-4510-b3c4-ac6724dab6e0″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text quote_border_color=”#0047ff” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”18f5f52d-99c5-464f-b14c-5d91626d8ddd” link_text_color=”#0047ff” quote_text_color=”#0047ff” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Prosperity Catalyst Clubs (PCCs) channel youth energy into entrepreneurship and innovation. 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