COMMENT | Michael Sekadde | Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 78 per cent of its citizens under the age of 30. Such a high number is an opportunity for the country’s growth but only when it is equipped with the right skills to realise its full …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Augustine Makerere University Chaplaincy Christians are planning to establish a Singles Club to help unmarried individuals find partners in a convenient and appropriate environment. Octogenarian, Father Makoboza Charles Lwanga, is behind the idea of the Catholic Singles Club Makerere University. He believes that …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reformed youth leaders in Jinja city have asked the government to empower them so as to lead decent lives. The reformed youth leaders told Jinja city officers at Walukuba community grounds on Saturday that most of their members came to towns as street children, grew …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 146 youth in Sembabule and Kyotera districts have been enrolled to benefit from the vocational training programs by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project. The beneficiaries were selected from the project-affected households in the different parts of Kyotera and Sembabule districts. Enrollment is part …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl/Boy Child (PISGBC) Project, Dr Faith Katana Mirembe has advised the youth to work hard to transform their lives. “We should not be consumers but producers. We should uprise and work; change that mentality of begging,” Dr …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 10,000 youth in 10 higher education institutions will be enrolled in a digital coaching and mentorship programme called Boundless Minds in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU). The project will intensively mentor 100 students from different institutions who will be recruited as …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Iganga-based +256 Youth Platform has incorporated entrepreneurship in its programs as a way for the youth to earn a living following training under the MTN Youth Skilling Program. Established in 2013, the non-profit, non-political, and voluntary organization mobilizes, engages, and empowers youth in the Busoga …
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The telecom company is currently implementing the Ambition 2025 Strategy premised on leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As a child, Martin Tumusiime watched households and businesses frustrated with uncollected wastes in the Kampala suburbs that sometimes could end up in water channels, streets, or …
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Young, savvy university graduates are chosing farming over white-collar jobs as Zimbabwe seeks a return to its breadbasket status Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | When Tavuya Manungo, 29, returned to his home town in Shamva in north-eastern Zimbabwe, he did so with a master’s degree in finance and investment, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | European Union has rewarded winners who took part in a climate change trivia that run on the Delegation’s social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter. The campaign that ran for eight days, detailed a total of 24 trivia questions, with four published daily, concluded successfully on …
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