As part of ongoing efforts to prepare Ugandans for jobs in upcoming infrastructure projects, the Skills for Construction (S4C) initiative was officially launched on 26th June 2019. The project aims to train a pool of 1,500 young people in basic construction skills, pipefitting and rigging. The training is implemented by the Employment and Skills for Eastern…
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Patrick Amba tries on a pair of new soccer boots, a deep blue t-shirt with a red stripe, and white shorts – the colors of Sampdoria, one of Italy’s top league football clubs. The 14-year-old refugee from South Sudan was among 64 players from refugee settlements and hosting communities in northern Uganda, chosen to train with…
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Ten years ago, 54-year-old Binaleta Mbambu and her husband struggled as farmers. They had diversified to maize from cotton because it was expensive to cultivate, and like their neighbours, they sought a crop that could provide both money and food. But their house was not big enough to store all their harvest. With each harvest,…
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