2016 UG051 UG052 UG053 UG054 UG055 Building Skills Changing Futures 2

To enhance the capacity of young people in Northern Uganda to access employment through non-formal education and vocational training. The outcomes of the project include: 1) Young people have the necessary technical, business and life skills to enable them to join the labour market;2) Young people have access to skills, materials, capital and facilities which will enhance their potential to enter the labour market or become self employed; 3) The capacity of non-state actors to provide appropriate non-formal skills training to young people is enhanced. Key activities include life skills, Literacy and numeracy, Business skills trainings, short and long term Vocational skills trainings, Horticulture and Agronomy trainings, VSLA (Village Savings and Loans Association) trainings, providing start up kits to graduates, support trained young people to find employment or become self employed; Provide farmer Producer groups with market information and link them to markets; Link VSLA groups to micro-finance service providers; coaching/mentorship skills for apprentice service providers, Establish VT (Vocational Training) service provider networks and Organisational and technical capacity to enhancement of project partner.