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The unemployment rate for young people in Uganda ages 15–24 is 83%. [13] This rate is even higher for those who have formal degrees and live in the urban area. [ 14 ] This is due to the disconnect between the degree achieved and the vocational skills needed for the jobs that are in demand for workers.
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Ugandan police detained several people in the capital Kampala on Thursday during a second day of anti-corruption protests that are demanding the resignation of the parliament ...
Reach a Hand, Uganda (RAHU) is a youth serving nonprofit organisation based in Uganda that focuses on youth empowerment programs with an emphasis on, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and Advocacy of young people between the ages of 10–30 years including HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, and youth livelihood promotion. [1]
During the Uganda Protectorate period, the British colonialists used South Asian immigrants as intermediaries. Following independence they constituted the largest non-indigenous ethnic group in Uganda, at around 80,000 people, and they dominated trade, industry, and the professions.
The Young Achievers Awards (YAA) is a national competition held annually in Uganda which selects and promotes the best practice and excellence in youth creativity. [2] [3]By demonstrating a young person's potential to create an outstanding nation built on entrepreneurship, YAA aims at recognizing Uganda's leaders of tomorrow today.
A key issue on alcohol consumption in Uganda is that the alcohol industry has targeted young people through an increase in packaging of 30 ml alcohol tots/packs that are readily accessible to Ugandan youth at only 200/= ($0.057) with ongoing massive alcohol campaigns close to schools, kindergartens, media platforms, and along Ugandan roads. [42]
Countries within the East African Community trade bloc — which includes Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Congo — have had calls to ban used apparel imports for years.
The Fridays for Future movement in Uganda is now East Africa's largest youth movement, [7] with over 50,000 young people spread across 52 schools and five universities, as well as members of the general public across Uganda, Sierra Leone, Angola, Gabon, Nigeria and Kenya.