Youth and mobility: linking movement to opportunity

Abstract

The youth stage is characterised by a high degree of mobility. Some of this movement takes place within urban or rural areas, as young people move out of family homes. But migration from rural to urban areas is high, too: Young people leave rural areas in search of better employment or income-generating opportunities, better education, and access to health care, housing and welfare services. Mobility is not only about individual choice; it is related to broader livelihood strategies of households and family networks.