Adopt measures to fight against unemployment  National Employment Policy 71. The national employment policy adopted on 15 May, 2008 makes provision for actions through projects supported by technical and financial partners. For its part, the State has gradually put in place an operational mechanism which is particularly targeted at the National Employment Promotion Agency, Employment Promotion Assistance Fund, Youth Initiative Support Fund, National Programme for the Reintegration of Retrenched Workers, Vocational Training and Learning Support Fund, the Informal Sector Support Fund and the Special Job Creation Programme.  Special Programme for the Creation of Jobs for the Youth and Women, 2012-2014 72. In February, 2012, the Government launched a Special Programme for the Creation of Jobs for the Youth and Women (PSCE/JF) with a budget of CFAF 10.2 billion for 2012. This programme aims at contributing to the reduction of unemployment and under-employment among the youth and women. It intends to roll out actions for graduate youths, young dropouts and uneducated youths, rural youths and women and to introduce job creation incentives. 73. According to the half-yearly situational report, actions undertaken as part of the implementation of the PSCE/JF have ensured the attainment of the following outcomes: - recruitment of 83,720 youths and women for labour-intensive work (HIMO) ; 13,634 youths, including 6,599 women, were taken through introduction to working life programmes; - 2,137 youths, including 809 women, were taken through pre-employment programmes; - 5,433 young graduates, including 1,730 women, were registered for training in entrepreneurship; - 673 youths were recruited for the local authorities; - 9,663 youths were engaged as volunteers in development projects; - 65 young dropouts or illiterate youths were recruited for training in the handling of public works and mining equipment ; they have been undergoing training since 4 June, 2012 ; - 7,684 young dropouts or illiterate youths, including 3,767, women, were recruited for « labour-intensive » public works in the 49 urban communes, and - at least 257 women’s associations and groups are receiving technology adapted to their production and processing needs. 74. In addition to the PSCE, the Government, in partnership with UNDP, introduced the Programme for the enhancement of incomes and the promotion of decent jobs (PARPED) to the tune of about 2 billion CFA Francs.  Programmes for the employment of disadvantaged persons and groups 75. The National Employment Agency (ANPE) ensures the proper determination of the real employment needs of enterprises in order to guide existing skilled workers and to define the priority axes for training programmes which are increasingly in higher demand. The ANPE serves as an interface between job seekers and employers. It regularly publishes advertisements on job vacancies and internship programmes. In addition, the Government has established a Youth Initiative Support Fund (FAIJ) dedicated to the financing of projects for young entrepreneurs who lack material and financial guarantees. A sponsor must stand 23