AAIU, with support from the European Union and Penny Appeal implemented a 4-year project dubbed Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Self Employment and National Development (YESSEN), in North and North

A total of 25 young people from 4 tailoring groups in Amach and Agali Sub county In Lira District received 25 sewing machines, 2 embroidery, 4 Over lock machines, 25 meter sticks, 25 scissors, 25 tape

Akileng John Robert is a former Activista Chairperson who also served as subcounty youth chairperson representing young people from Toroma. Robert shared his story of transformation with the help and

Ojebe, a husband and father of 3 children is a member of the Activista model under ActionAid International in Uganda. He believes that hard work, patience, and commitment are all the medicine young

Over the years, ActionAid in Uganda has continued to train young people, especially girls in refugee settlements and across the country to become agents of change in their communities.

24-year-old Abraham Ocole is the youth councilor inKidongole subcounty, Bukedea district. He is also anactivista who has actively participated in and benefitedfrom ActionAid International Uganda’s

Female refugees have been disproportionately affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 in Uganda, living in densely populated conditions without government support. Yet, as this story indicates, their

Honorable Atim Berna is an elected women representative of Kapujan Subcounty to the District. She is an inspirational leader who not only leads by word of mouth but also by action.

In 2019, Honorable

"Children born in extreme poverty are more likely to be malnourished, and unable to go to school, among other consequences."
- Nambozo Christine Mary (17) from Gogonyo training Centre