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The business clinic attracted
974 youths from Rubabo County who vowed to
implement the skills they had acquired to
create their own jobs and improve the livelihood
of their families despite the limited resources
available. Rubabo has a high population with
each family of 6-8 members having on average
a landholding of 1 acre.
Mr.
Charles Ocici, the Executive Director of Enterprise
Uganda said that out of the 13 Business Clinics
they had conducted so far for 7431 youths,
the Rubabo group had the youngest participants
in terms of age. He said this was a wonderful
for them because they were getting the right
attitudinal and survival skills at an early
age. He counseled the youths that the limited
land acreage in Rubabo should not hold them
back in realizing their dreams. Mr. Ocici
assured the participants that attending the
business clinic broadens one’s business-seeking
opportunities beyond agriculture and even
outside one’s area of birth. He said,
“No race, tribe, religion, title, or
position has a monopoly on success or wealth.
Attitude determines altitude in life.”
While
opening the seminar, the Minister of State
for Youths Hon. Jessica Alupo told the youths
that the Government had earmarked some funds
for the youths to access and invest in income
generating projects. She however advised that
only youths with a positive attitude and good
projects would access the funds through her
ministry. The area MP for Rubabo Hon. Mary
Paula Turyaikayo thanked the Government for
the support to Enterprise Uganda for empowering
the youth in job creation. |
