Skills Training for Employment Promotion (STEP) in Adjumani and Kiryandongo Refugee Settlements
Uganda’s population with over 78% below 30 years (Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2020) is largely under/unemployed due to inappropriate skills (National Planning Authority-Uganda Vision 2040). Yet the Skilling Uganda strategy (2011-2020) recognises the need to create employable skills and competencies relevant in the labour market instead of educational certificates. Enabel’s 2022 Labour Market Scan (LMS) […]
Strengthening Refugee and Host Community Learner Retention in Schools of Rhino Camp, lmvepi, Nakivale and Kyangwali Settlements (April 2022 to March 2023)
Uganda is Africa’s leading host country for refugees with 1,573,291 refugees with approximately 53% children and youth requiring access to education opportunities (UNHCR, 31/12/2021). The refugee influx into Uganda has strained basic service provision, especially education (Education Response Plan, 2018). Schools therefore struggle to deliver quality education due to the challenging situations they face leading […]
Equitable Access to Quality and Transformational Education for Refugee and Host Communities (EQUATE) Project
With funding from European Union Humanitarian Aid (ECHO), this project aims at increasing access to equitable and inclusive quality education for 64,937 (35,074 boys and 27,289 girls) conflict affected children in in Rhino Camp, Imvepi and Palabek refugee settlements in West Nile Sub-Region of Uganda. It is implemented by a consortium led by World Vision […]
Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI) is a Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded consortium project delivered in partnership with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC). It will be implemented in South Sudan, Syria and Uganda. AGENCI is a four-year project focused on enhancing the ability of vulnerable adolescent girls living in refugee […]