Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mungu Feni Foundation has launched the Weaving Hope Project, a youth and women empowerment initiative aimed at equipping vulnerable communities in West Nile with practical vocational skills and pathways to sustainable livelihoods. The project was launched in Arua District, drawing district leaders, community representatives and development …
Read More »Migrants in Uganda rebuild lives through culture, skills and enterprise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On a busy stretch along Gaba Road in Kampala, opposite Bunga Market, a small studio pulsates with music, laughter, and rehearsals of cultural dances. Inside, cameras roll as multilingual nursery rhymes are recorded, not just for entertainment, but for survival, identity, and belonging. This …
Read More »Empowering youth to shape tomorrow — a season of sustainability, skills, and self-reliance
Kampala, Uganda | George Mubiru | Beyond delivering exceptional building solutions, Uganda Baati Limited continues to place sustainable community empowerment at the heart of its mission. Through the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation, the company invests intentionally in Uganda’s youth, focusing on vocational and life skills development that connects them to meaningful …
Read More »MTN Uganda, Smart Girls graduate 298 youth amid push to close digital, skills gap
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation, has graduated 298 youths under its Girls in Tech and Girls with Tools initiatives, expanding efforts to reduce youth unemployment and close the digital skills gap in one of Africa’s youngest nations. The cohort included 248 …
Read More »PostBank and WiBAS skill over 700 women entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda
Women skilled on sustainable business growth Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda has partnered with the Women in Business Awards (WiBAS) to skill 719 Women in the second edition of the WiBAS Handholding Workshop, aimed at equipping women entrepreneurs in West Nile, Acholi, Lango, and Karamoja …
Read More »In coastal Kenya, teen moms acquire life skills to break the poverty cycle
Worldwide, teenage pregnancy continues to derail the futures of thousands of girls each year, cutting short their education, straining family ties, and pushing many into early marriage or economic hardship. Yet, amid the statistics and stigma, stories of resilience and support are emerging. From Lagos to Lilongwe and from Nairobi …
Read More »Let Her Shine: 43 young mothers graduate after skilling by AGECS and Aga Khan Foundation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty-three adolescent mothers from Kampala and Mukono have been equipped with practical vocational skills, reproductive health knowledge, and entrepreneurial acumen under the Let Her Shine empowerment program. The initiative, part of the Advancing Gender Equality through Civil Society (AGECS) project, aims to empower vulnerable …
Read More »Refugees, host communities to benefit from skills training
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 30 young refugees and host community girls in Arua are set to undergo a five-month residential skills development training. The training, which focuses on Catering, Tailoring/ Garment Cutting, hairdressing and Saloon, will be sponsored by Associazone Centro Aiuti Voluntare-ACAV. 15 of the girls chosen …
Read More »Professor Nabudere Memorial Institute faces staff shortages amid growing demand
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Dan Nabudere Memorial Institute in Buyobo Sub County in Sironko District, is facing challenges of insufficient staff, which has significantly affected its service delivery. The institution, which was founded in 2023 with a vision to address youth unemployment in the Bugisu region, was granted …
Read More »Rubondo: Uganda’s oil and gas sector has boosted skills development
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans may no longer need to travel abroad to acquire skills in the oil and gas sector says Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority. He said the achievements of skills development in the country have not been only on manpower development. “In …
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