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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. |
