Monthly Archives: November 2015

Skilling in Agriprenuership for increased Youth Employment

Skilling in Agriprenuership for increased Youth Employment

WORUDET, in partnership with AVSI, is implementing a two-year project to build the skills of 18-30-year-old youth in Horticulture, poultry, and apiculture enterprise, where the “earn as you learn” model is practiced. The project aims at contributing to increased Agricultural skills levels and gainful employment of youth in the agricultural sector while focusing on four key objectives; Increasing employment skills in agri-business, Enhancing well-paying jobs in agri-business and self-run Agripreneurship Engagement of youth in agriculture for long-term careers for economic venture Creating and strengthening the enabling environment for market-responsive and gainful engagement in agri-business The specific focus is on Climate Smart agriculture (CSA), improving household income and other sources of […]

Advancing Peaceful Co-Existence & Respect

Advancing Peaceful Co-Existence & Respect

Advancing peaceful co-existence and respect for human rights among Refugees and host communities in northern Uganda The sub-region of Acholi in northern Uganda (now comprised of eight districts, namely: Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Agago, Amuru, Nwoya, Gulu and Omoro) experienced probably its worst modern-time political history in the last thirty years. In 1986, a military conflict erupted between the Government of Uganda (GoU) and the various local rebel groups that have emerged from time to time, most notably Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its predecessor, Alice Lakwena’s Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), which caused thousands of deaths and untold physical and psychological trauma on survivors. At the peak of the […]