On 14th March the National Youth Council term of office expired as per the National Youth Council act, creating a vacuum in youth structures and programs where youth chairpersons are supposed to be part of the implementing officers like the Youth Livelihood Program, YLP. Here was clarification however from the DPP as a way of […]
Youth Enumerate Priorities for the 2015/2016 FY Budget
The youth are demanding for the ring fencing of 30% allocation to youth based projects under the National Agricultural Advisory Services ( NAADS). They justify the re-allocation basing on the fact that 50% of the Youth Livelihoods Projects are agriculture related and yet the program has a funding gap of shs. 17.75bn. The young people […]
Embrace a National Youth Service & Internship Scheme
The Kampala Capital City Authority has started implementing a pilot program which will see 60 youth placed in various sections within the Authority for 6-month work-like placements. This program is a Youth service program called I-serve. Following the first cohort, will be the second cohort for which planning process is already under way. Working closely […]