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Feel I am doing what is of great value
I am really humbled to be part of the young adults being mentored by CPAR Uganda Ltd, under our “Mentoring Young Adults into Innovators against Poverty” project. My appreciation goes to the Managing Director and her team who came to visit me at my shoes business at Amugu Trading Center. It made me feel like…
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I became more courageous
It is really a great pleasure to be part of the innovators team, who are benefiting from the CPAR Uganda “Mentoring Young Adults into Innovators against Poverty” project. When I got introduced to CPAR Uganda I became more courageous after attending training on the cash flow. It made me learn a lot and also helped…
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Educated unemployed youth as institutional innovators
In rural Uganda there is a generation of young women and men who are the first in their family to go to school. Most do not have jobs. Many also participate in local institutions: churches, courts, committees. Available research on education focuses on learning outcomes and economic impact, or on spread of modern attitudes among…
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Knowledge makes a resourceful person
CPAR Uganda is doing the needful in training young adults to be self-reliant and responsible persons in their communities. And that’s what I am looking at to achieve in my dreams To be a person who is helpful to the community and a role model to many. When someone has knowledge then that person is…
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Money lender for the poor
My “Robert’s Money Lending Business” started in my village, Ocelakur in Kalaki District, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic which hit the world. My motorbike spare parts selling business in Lira City closed due to the lock down which was put in place by the Government, boda-boda (motorbike) riders, who were my esteemed customers,…
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Youth and access to finance in rural Uganda
“I, Oluka Robert, commit myself to apply the knowledge I have learnt from this cash flow training to implement it in my existing business of money lending in the community where I come from, Ocelakur Sub-County in Kalaki District.” This is the pledge that Oluka made right after he participated in our training on how…
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Youth in the IT Business
Opolo James, one of the young adults who is participating in our “Mentoring young adults into innovators against poverty” project, recently had interesting stories to share. Out of the blue, his expertise as an IT Consultant became sought after, because of how the COVID-19 pandemic has restructured our work and socialization spaces. Adults who had…
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Business tip – use cash flows to improve your business
Six of the 12 young adults participating in our “Mentoring young adults into innovators against poverty” project, and who participated in our training on how to prepare and use cash flows for income generating projects are engaged in the service industry. The six plan to use their newly acquired skills and knowledge from CPAR Uganda…
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Agri-business inspired by training on cash flows
Ayugi Gloria and Alum Vicky, two of the young adults participating in our “Mentoring young adults into innovators against poverty” project, have specific intentions to engage in agri-business throughout a value chain. Ayugi plans to utilise her newly acquired skills and knowledge from CPAR Uganda on how to prepare a cash flow, to “plan for…
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Woman in cattle-fattening business for beef
We are excited that some of the innovators participating in our “Mentoring young adults into innovators against poverty” project have specific intentions to engage in agri-business throughout a value chain. One of them is Isagara, who is originally from Kijunjubwa Village in Masindi District, is married in Acholi and is a resident of Pece Vangard…