Reflection on COVID-19 Series
The impact of COVID-19 on everyone’s social and economic wellbeing is a reminder that the pandemic is not only a health crisis. As we continue to make sense of it all and forge a way forward, it is important for...
Rethinking Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programs
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...
How to Make Your Quarantine Worthwhile
In a recent Re!gnite Africa survey, some participants requested to hear our ideas of how one can make use of their time while at home for COVID-19 quarantine. We share some tips below: 1. Spend time with loved ones: When the...
Youth Programming and the COVID19 Pandemic
These are very extraordinary times! The whole world is grappling with the magnitude of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to lives, health and wellbeing, economies, culture, productivity, among others. As a youth-led and youth-focused organization tackling unemployment in...
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What’s the issue? Making a transition from school to work is an uphill battle for most youth in Uganda. There is no guarantee that one’s good education will earn them a decent job. The education system is theoretical and...
WHY WE NEED EARLY VOTER EDUCATION AHEAD OF 2021 GENERAL ELECTIONS
By Badru Walusansa In February next year, Ugandans will go to the polls, to exercise their right to vote as per Article 59 (1) of the Constitution. The political temperature is rising as we gear towards 2021 general elections....
Low-Income First-Generation Students and Career Pathways: Are Academic Scholarships Enough?
By Hilda Nalwanga, Talent Development Enthusiast affiliated to the African Leadership Academy A few months ago, a photograph of a Ugandan boy reporting to Makerere University for the new academic year showed up on the internet. He is pictured...
Meet the 2019 Cohort of CPP Fellows
We are excited to welcome the 2019 Cohort of Fellows under Re!gnite Africa’s Career Positioning Program! Only 20 participants were selected out of over 60 applications in a very competitive selection criteria. The annual program, that targets fresh graduates...
We Should Make the Entertainment Industry Safe for Minors
By Charity Amoit (Guest Youth Voice), Law student, Makerere University Being naturally vulnerable and easily impressionable, a child requires all the protection and enforcement of all rights entitled to them as a human and as a child. This duty...
Call for Applications to the 2019 Career Positioning Program
The call for applications to the 2019 Career Positioning Program is open. The program aims to prepare young adults for the workforce by equipping them knowledge, skills, and on-the-job experience needed for the modern workplace. The 2019 CPP will...