Giving Compass' Take:

• In this video from Global Citizen, Mahmoud Ben Fradj discusses how he was able to start a printing business with the help of HP, despite struggling to find a job out of university.

• What could other organizations interested in decreasing unemployment learn from HP and Fradj's example?

• To learn about one way that colleges can push students to find their careers, click here.

Mahmoud Ben Fradj studied electrical engineering, IT, and industrial automation at university in Tunisia. When he graduated, he was excited to join the workforce, but like many skilled youth across the African continent, he struggled to find a job.

So he decided to take a chance and start his own business: a printing company, where he could put his skills and his creative mind to work.

Mahmoud enrolled in UNIDO’s Mashrou3i program where he was able to take several courses with HP LIFE, a program of the HP Foundation. The e-learning platform offers 30 free, business-related courses in seven languages geared toward helping people build the skills they need to succeed as business owners and employees.

Read the full article about African youth at Global Citizen.