YEEP is a three-year project (2020- 2022) funded by the European Union to be implemented by Oxfam in partnership with International Foundation for Recovery and Development (IFRAD) and African Youth Development Link (AYDL). These partners come in with unique expertise and value add to the project with each leading in implementation of specific components while ensuring integration and complementarity.

This is a 450,000 Euros project to be implemented in 4 districts of Oyam, Gulu, Arua, and Nebbi targeting 2000 youth both in and out of school with an overall goal to improve youth livelihoods and participation in governance and development processes in Uganda

Overall objective

To improve youth livelihoods and participation in governance and development processes in Uganda

Specific objectives

  • To increase employability and income of youth through agribusiness, entrepreneurship, vocational skilling, and business development
  • To increase participation of youth in decision making processes
  • To reduce youth vulnerability to sexual exploitation and Gender Based Violence

Link To The Country Program

It contributes to the overall vision where citizens, and particularly women, across all age groups claim and exercise their rights and responsibilities and are able to influence decisions that affect their lives. Particularly, the project strategy aims at ensuring that marginalized and vulnerable communities are economically empowered and have resilient livelihoods and that Inclusive and accountable governance systems are in place to promote rights of vulnerable people.

Project Approach

The project is implemented by Oxfam in partnership with IFRAD and AYDL. IFRAD mobilizes youth groups to equip them with entrepreneurship skill so that the young people are able to identify business opportunities, grow existing projects, access markets and even financial services. They also focus on the attitude change towards agriculture by the youth so that they are able to engage in agriculture as a business. This greatly contributes to the economic empowerment of the youth.

AYDL engages youth in building their capacity in leadership, influencing and advocacy. They work closely with youth councillors, community influencers and group leaders. AYDL also has a responsibility to popularize youth related policies in communities through different channels

All the three partner have the responsibility to integrate gender and SRHR information during implementation of project activities

Project Outputs

Outcome 1: Increased youth employability & income

Outputs

  1. 1000 micro businesses established
  2. 940 youth internship and apprenticeship placements secured
  3. 8 Micro and Small Enterprises strengthened
  4. BTVET institutions supported
  5. 1440 youth skilled in entrepreneurship and business
  6. Improved access to markets
  7. 40 youth trained as trainers on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
  8. 100 youth trained as trainers on Cash Time
  9. Private Sector Networks (PSN) established
  10. 2 Aggregation Hubs Hired

Outcome 2: Increased youth participation in decision making processes

  1. Youth are informed about existing youth policies, programs and strategies
  2. 80 youth in leadership influence the youth agenda at all levels,
  3. 70 youth associations’ functional and voicing youth concerns
  4. Youth utilizing social accountability platforms

Outcome 3: Reduced child marriages and teenage pregnancies

  1. Increased access to SRHR information & services,
  2. 4 By-laws and 2 ordinances addressing teenage pregnancy & child marriages are in place and functioning,
  3. Referral pathways on SRHR strengthened
  4. District action plans on ending teenage pregnancies and child marriages developed
  5. 100 youth and adolescents trained as trainers on GALs
  6. 15 institutions with staff trained on SRHR

Expected Change

The youth are economically empowered and are able to influence decisions on issues that affect them.

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