14 Oct
Hello Income, Goodbye Debt: Magero achieves more t...
More than two decades into his life, Simon Magero is laying a foundation for a better life. When his dream of studying electrical engineering was halted by the absence of school fees, he sought employment to earn a living in 2019. In his
29 Sep
How one skilling event inspired a chain of busines...
Raymond Mwesigwa has always wanted to be a businessman. Even after earning a university degree, his eyes were set on being his own boss as opposed to finding someone to employ him. Upon the invitation of the community manager of
23 Jun
Creating An Empowered Youthful Population With The...
When The Mastercard Foundation launched its Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda in July 2020, it was met with a lot of anticipation about how transformative it would be in the area of youth employment. As a nation, Uganda has
31 May
Bitum Is Reviving His Dreams Through Tukole
Even though Steven Bitum is clad in a green Tukole Uniform in a corner of The Innovation Village all day, his occupations switch through the day. A cleaner by day and an enrolled University student in between the cleaning breaks,
18 May
Dance-preneurship: How Atugonza is breaking barrie...
At sunset in the last rays of the golden hour, the innovation space in Mbarara is flooded with music that will not leave one in their chair. To address this effect, the open co-workspace is transformed into an auditorium as
11 Feb
Making Menstrual Hygiene Accessible, Sustainable a...
Bernadette Ojao, is a lively young woman and a mother of 3 children in pursuit of a dream to ease menstrual hygiene with affordable and sustainable pads in Uganda. Hailing from Karamoja Sub-region, and having grown up in the slums
04 Feb
Tukole; Where Service Seekers and Blue-Collar Prof...
“The Tukole Uniform alone is a statement in and of itself, out there in the field it means that I am backed by a big brand and therefore I can be trusted with a task since there is a brand
10 Nov
THOMAS VAVA: Why Are We Not Bothered About Environ...
During the lockdown in June 2020, Thomas Vava discovered that he could create portraits using polythene, and he started a movement for environmental conservation. Born and raised in Agago district in Northern Uganda, Thomas Vava spent the first ten years
27 Jul
CREATING FINANCIAL INCLUSION FOR YOUNG WOMEN
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2018 reported that male youth are more active in the labour market with a higher labour force participation rate of 66% compared to the 50% for the women. This significant difference in percentage indicates that
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