The National Female Youth Member of Parliament, Adeke Anna Ebaju was elected the new Chairperson of Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs during the Annual General meeting held at Parliament, Monday 21st January 2019 The forum, was formed in 2008 with the main purpose of using collective energies of youth MPs to effectively and meaningfully […]
Youth Political Participation and Leadership, Africa Regional Conference
In partnership with the Parliament of Uganda, the Commonwealth Partnership for Democracy (CP4D) in a program implemented by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) organized the Africa Regional Commonwealth Conference on Advancing Youth Political participation and leadership in Africa on 4th and 5thMarch 2019 at the Parliament of Uganda. The regional Conference provided opportunities to […]
Call for Consultancy- Deadline Extended
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA) are soliciting proposals from individual consultants to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) on youth access to development finance and Youth Employment and Labor Export Bill. Deadline extended to Thursday 20 th September 2018
Annual National Youth Festival 2017
The Annual National Youth Festival is an event that brings together youth actors across the country to showcase what they are doing to advance the youth agenda. It is also a platform for interaction, experience sharing and learning from each other as well as building synergies. The theme for 2017 was Youth Rights Employment and […]
Uganda holds the youth business Forum ahead of 9CYMM
Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs – UPFYA in partnership with AMPROC Inc and UNFPA – Uganda together with other partners organised the first ever Uganda Youth Business Forum as a pre-event to the 9th CYMM. The meeting which was held at Kampala Serena Hotel brought together MPs, Ministers, youth leaders, youth in business and […]
Youth leaders demand for funding so as to have functional Youth Councils
The International Youth Day is a global event celebrated every year on August 12 to recognize efforts of the government in enhancing global response to young people’s needs. It also aims to promote ways to engage the youth in becoming more actively involved in making positive contributions to their countries and communities. This year’s celebrations […]
Uganda hosts 9th commonwealth Youth Ministers meeting
Uganda from 31 July to 4 August 2017 hosted the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (9CYMM) which brought together government ministers, senior officials, young leaders, and youth workers from across the globe. The high-level summit, held every four years, came as the world’s youth population reaches a record 1.8 billion people aged 15 to 29. […]
Youth demand for their own bank for development
Youth are demanding for the setup a Youth Development Bank to manage the financial demands of the young people in the country. This was revealed during a press conference at Parliament which was attended by youth leaders from the various parts of the country as well as members of Parliament. According to them, the bank […]
The huge reservoir of the unemployed youth is a big opportunity for Uganda- Museveni
Yesterday the Head of State, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni delivered the State of the Nation Address to Parliament and the general public at Serena Conference Centre, Kampala. The State of the Nation address marks the beginning of the new session of Parliament and is delivered in the fulfillment of the Constitutional requirement under article 101 […]
Prioritise youth programmes, Budget Committee asks govt
A parliamentary committee has asked government to prioritise programmes that have a direct impact on youth employment; recommending that UShs 15 billion be availed for more bursaries to students aspiring for vocational and technical education. According to the Committee on the Budget, the National Household and Population Census, 2014 put youth unemployment at 67.5%, much […]