Health
Promoting maternal, adolescent and child health Health is a basic human right that every person should enjoy without discrimination. The ability to achieve sexual and reproductive health and rights is critical for the health and well-being of all youths especially young women and adolescent girls. Statistics estimate that 648,000 sexually active Ugandan young women aged 15–19 do not want a child yet, more than 60% of them have an unmet need for modern contraception. Approximately half of all pregnancies among adolescent girls ages 15–19in Uganda 1 in every 3 females has experienced sexual violence before they turned 20. 1 in very 5 females had their first sexual encounter forced or pressured. Through the program, YETU ensures that youth especially young women and adolescent girls have access to and utilise age-appropriate, comprehensive sexuality education, sexual reproductive health services and. YETU alongside various stakeholders also advocates for the policies that support the realisation of better health outomes for youths.
Livelihoods
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.
Education
Turning skills and knowledge into careers and incomes Rural girls and women are key agents of achieving transformational economic and social change for sustainable development but limited access to the necessary resources and opportunities are among the many challenges they face. This is further aggravated by the various social determinants and limited civic engagement. Empowering girls and women is key not only to the well-being of individuals, families and communities but also to overall economic development. Who we are Our programs Resources Through the program, YETU is employing strategies to strengthen vocational education, improve its quality and make it attractive and an alternative pathway to employment for young people. The program also prepares young people for employment and entrepreneurship through skills development, opening doors to opportunities and providing necessary resources. This in turn contributes to young people’s social, economic and civic participation. The program builds the traditional technical and vocational skills which include; agriculture, garment making, hair dressing, plumbing, electoral engineering, catering and hotel management into better and marketable skills like agribusiness, construction, manufacturing and information, technology and communications. This is done through strategies like short certified courses, apprenticeship, accelerated learning programs and soft / lifeskills training. Through the program, YETU is employing strategies to strengthen vocational education, improve its quality and make it attractive and an alternative pathway to employment for young people. The program also prepares young people for employment and entrepreneurship through skills development, opening doors to opportunities and providing necessary resources. This in turn contributes to young people’s social, economic and civic participation. The program builds the traditional technical and vocational skills which include; agriculture, garment making, hair dressing, plumbing, electoral engineering, catering and hotel management into better and marketable skills like agribusiness, construction, manufacturing and information, technology and communications. This is done through strategies like short certified courses, apprenticeship, accelerated learning programs and soft / lifeskills training.
Gender and human rights
This program aims to protect young people from violence through a multi-faceted approach and ensure equal participation for all. We equip youth with skills to be proactive against violence and create safe spaces in schools and communities offering access to information, psychosocial support, and peer learning. We further collaborate with institutions and officials to advocate for protective policies and ensure proper responses for victims. Lastly, we build community knowledge about violence using media and dialogue, while amplifying youth voices by supporting their involvement in local government planning processes.
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Our Legacy
empowering youth to thrive
Our extensive expertise allows us to tackle projects of any size and complexity, always delivering results that exceed expectations. Turning skills and knowledge into careers and incomes
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