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Call for Submissions from Young Artists, Activists, and Leaders

Re!gnite Africa (RA), in partnership with the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York and Shagika Tales, is implementing a project that seeks to amplify, document, and curate youth experiences about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak...

June 8, 2020 at 10:05 pm Reignite-Admin read more

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...

April 27, 2020 at 10:29 pm Reignite-Admin read more

How Can We Address Youth unemployment in Uganda

By Dominic Savio Nkuubi, RA 2018 Cohort Fellow The global youth unemployment rate is on the rise with about 40% of the World’s unemployed. The youths are three times more likely to be unemployed compared to the adults. 25%...

October 7, 2018 at 3:10 pm Reignite-Admin read more

#YouthVoicesUg: Remedies to the Sky Rocketing Youth Unemployment in Uganda

By John Mugerwa When the youth are left without guidance and supportRemedies to the Sky Rocketing Youth Unemployment in Uganda, the next generation will be at cross roads. Many young people are graduating from colleges and Universities with no...

February 21, 2018 at 6:26 am Reignite-Admin read more

#YouthVoicesUg: Invest in Better Early Childhood Development Systems

By Christine Kabahuma, RA 2017 Young Leader Early childhood is a special and crucial period during which the brain develops fastest, is most malleable, highly impressionable and most adaptable to change. However,  early childhood development in education initiatives among...

February 9, 2018 at 2:03 am Reignite-Admin read more

Poor Policy Implementation a Challenge to Youth Initiatives

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...

August 29, 2017 at 3:00 am Reignite-Admin read more
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Uganda Losing Billions to Poor Sanitation

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...

February 13, 2017 at 1:36 am Reignite-Admin read more

How We Can Reduce Unemployment to Zero

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...

January 26, 2017 at 5:01 am Reignite-Admin read more

Claiming The Space: The Irony of Youth Deficiency in Decision Making Processes

By Nabukenya Sophia, Re!gnite Africa 2016 Youth Leader “….Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned to bleed to death.” — Kofi Annan, Uganda has one...

January 16, 2017 at 6:54 pm Reignite-Admin read more
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Train Moyo Youth to Become Reproductive Health and Rights advocates

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...

January 8, 2017 at 3:16 pm Reignite-Admin read more
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