Livelihood Development

Building an Inclusive Rural Economy Over 87% of rural women are excluded from financial services, majority of whom (62%) are youth females below 36 years. Over 13.3% of youths are unemployed and those who are employed are highly likely to be underemployed, in precarious and non-rewarding work, or in jobs that cannot offer decent incomes. 83.5% of the Ugandan population aged between 15-29 work in informal jobs, and that figure is 10% higher for young women. There are several barriers for youths, especially young women, to access resources and services to improve their livelihoods including the perception that financial services expensive, illiteracy, social constraints among others. Despite having brilliant entrepreneurship ideas, there are limited doors to opportunity and knowledge about existing youths and women support programs. YETU under this program focuses on establishing and strengthening youth savings and credit groups, providing entrepreurship/business training and supporting youth entrepreneurs with businesses development services. YETU is creating aims to create communities where all people of working age have access to the resources and knowledge they need to start and sustain enterprises in agriculture, cottage industry, service provision, gig work and other sectors.