Re!gnite Africa is compiling case studies on how some Covid-19 related Presidential Orders affected the livelihood and wellbeing of young people in Uganda. It will be a 10-part series shared weekly. If anything, the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda...
Cross-posted from the YouthPower Learning Newsletter By Anne Bitga, Technical Services Manager, Making Cents International Many young people living in developing countries have heard the constant refrain from their governments, NGOs, and other community actors that the path to...
By Hanning Babyetsiza, 2018 Cohort Fellow Uganda has one of the highest youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world. Currently, youths’ unemployment statistics are estimated at 9.4% or there about and about 400,000 youths are released annually into...
We are excited to kick off our 2017 Annual Career Positioning Program! Like previous programs, the 2017 cohort is small and intimate, with an admission of 21 fresh graduates and finalists from different academic and professional disciplines that include...
Cross posted from AllAfrica.com OPINION By Ivan Munguongeyo Youth bulges have become a global phenomenon and Uganda is no exception to this trend. According to the 2014 National Population and Housing Census, youths between the ages of 18 and 35...
By William Damulira Happy International Youth Day! There is one thing that can’t go off my mind as we celebrate this day: youth unemployment! Youth are the backbone of economies not just as customers for the available products on...
By William Damulira, Re!gnite Africa Youth Leader According to a 2012 study by the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), poor sanitation costs Uganda 389 billion Ugandan Shillings each year equivalent to US$177 million. The poorest are the most affected with 13.5...
By Mugisha Obed, Re!gnite Africa Youth Leader I was in the coffee garden with my Dad picking the ripe cherries when he noted, “time will come when the umbrella will be withdrawn and you feel the hotness of the sunshine...
By Vincent Adebasiku, Re!gnite Africa 2016 Youth Leader Geographically located in the West Nile region of Uganda, Moyo district is one of the oldest districts in Uganda created after the declaration of independence with its original name Madi district, comprised...
It is hard to believe that the year is almost over and our Career Positioning Program that has partly been keeping us busy the last half of the year is over. With it has come many opportunities to mentor...