Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 78% of its population under 30 years old (UBOS, 2020). It also has a high youth unemployment rate of 13.3%, which is above the average national unemployment rate of 9.2% (UBOS, 2021) and this is primarily contributed by the theoretical nature of Uganda’s education system which is failing to produce products that are skilled to provide services that are needed in their very own communities. Because of this, the country producing more learned people in different institutions than it can employ.However, we still have one of the highest unemployment rates, but also unemployable young people due to a lack of skills and proper mentorship that would help young adults to cope with the ever-fluctuating Ugandan economy.Additionally, poverty levels in Uganda currently stand at 30.1% according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics, which directly implies that to alleviate this, an effect must be made among the youths because according to the global economy statistics, 80.59% of Youths in Uganda are literate.
This is all a result of the lack of hands-on and employable skills that help most of the youth stay active in producing services that help them not only earn a living but also positively change their communities.