The Road to Middle-Income Status- Putting Millennials First.
Upon recognizing that youth lack employable skills that are relevant in the current job market, government in 2008 embarked on Business, Technical and Vocational Training (BTVET) to train and educate all individuals in need of relevant skills that would raise...
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Inside Out: A recognition note to partners who dare invest in capacities for youth policy activists
For the youngest country on the African continent which is Uganda, it is seemingly easy to make the case for youth representation in policy spaces without minding about its quality. The converse risk of being youth, due to our large...
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Sometimes overlooked, but essential: Why citizen empowerment is significant to improve public service delivery in Uganda
Poor service delivery remains an eyesore in Uganda’s impressive attempt to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite ostensible efforts by the government through its democratic decentralisation programmes, that brought a number of institutional and policy reforms, public service delivery...
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NO RESEARCH, NO RIGHT TO SPEAK
“If I am young and wrong, then you are right [to look down on my youthful ignorance.] But if I am young and right, what does my age matter?” Antigone Aesculus When I walked through the gates of Esella Country...
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Youth4Policy 2019: Business Unusual
If, like me, you are one of those young people that are concerned about your personal contribution to your community, then the Youth4Policy fellowship is an excellent opportunity. That is easy to say though. Asides the tough application and the...
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Fellows from the first Cohort present their policy briefs to the Minister of the Presidency
Recent graduates of the first Youth4Policy cohort meet with the Minister of the Presidency. The alumni of the Youth4Policy programme used the opportunity to make a case for their areas of research as well as sharing their policy suggestions, which...
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Call for Youth4Policy Applications 2019
Are you a highly motivated young professional interested in public policy research and analysis? Are you keen to pursue a rigorous high-quality research through a structured public policy training, mentorship and professional development programme? Do you want to join a...
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