Uganda Rural Development and Training Programme

May this Easter season inspire hope, renewal, and a shared commitment to building self-reliant and empowered communities. Together, we continue transforming lives of people in rural communities of Uganda. #HappyEaster #URDT #Empowerment #Transformation

digital inclusion, financial access & stronger partnerships. The engagement reaffirmed the need to equip young people not only with technical skills but also with soft skills, financial literacy, and integrity to improve employability and sustainable livelihoods 2/2

URDT Institute today hosted stakeholders for the dissemination of SIYEP baseline, labor market & livelihood findings presented by PIU & Miley PLC. Discussions highlighted low youth uptake of gov’t programs, need for behavior change,... 1/2 #SIYEP #YouthEmpowerment

URDT Cultural Assets Centre, in partnership with the Uganda Community Museums Association, is leading efforts to safeguard the Empaako naming tradition ceremonies in the Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom. Through community dialogues at the URDT Centre for Reflection @Bunyoro_Kitara 1/2

conducted to confirm the activity and readiness of the training centers to begin the program. Training will commence in March 2026, equipping young women with both soft and hard skills. #YouthEmpowerment #Budget2026

and joined the SIYEP program under a consortium led by @AFARD_UG to skill over 258,000 young women across Uganda. We're mandated to skill 50,000 young women across 20 districts and four refugee settlements over five years. The verification exercise was 2/3

URDT Institute has finalized the verification of training centers, artisans, and young women who will participate in the first Year 1 cohort of the SIYEP program. Last year, URDT Institute, together with six other organizations, partnered with the @MastercardFdn 1/3

and key risks were identified and documented. The project manager at URDT Institute, AKINYI PRILLA, acknowledged the support from the lead partner Mastercard Foundation. 3/3 #YouthEmpowerment

finance and procurement performance. The engagement focused on reviewing partner performance for the reported quarters, advancing the Year Two Schedule C rollout, and consolidating feedback and clarification questions. A financial performance snapshot was also presented, 2/3

Day one of the pause and reflection meeting for member partners at the head offices of AFARD in Nebbi District was successfully completed last evening. The sessions reflected on the dissemination of the labor market and livelihood assessment report, the baseline report, and 1/3

Key components of the training will include mindset change, value addition through technology and design, and the promotion of non-traditional, gender-inclusive occupations, challenging traditional gender roles and expanding economic opportunities for young women. 4/4

for e-learning and digital marketing, to enable them to access knowledge, promote products, and reach wider markets. In addition, the program will support group formation among young people to encourage collaboration, peer learning, and collective enterprise development. 3/4

Yesterday, URDT Institute convened artisans and key district stakeholders in Kiboga District to introduce the SIYEP program. The engagement also provided an opportunity to review, reflect on, and draw lessons from the implementation of the previous project. 1/4 #Youth

The engagement brought together local artisans and District technical officers to reflect on achievements, lessons learned, and existing gaps from the recently concluded project. Participants shared their readiness to the new SIYEP program to have young women transformed. 2/2

URDT Institute last evening commenced a strategic engagement with artisans and district technocrats from the Rwenzori sub-region, aimed at reviewing the performance of the previous project and laying the groundwork for the upcoming #SIYEP program. @AFARD_UG 1/2

NOTICE ⚠️ URDT Institute is seeking passionate, skilled, and committed professionals with strong expertise in Disability inclusion and Internal Auditing to join the SIYEP team. Send your CV on adminurdt@urdteduc.ac.ug or find us on urdtinstitute.ac.ug

Happy new year 2026 to all our friends, partners and communities that support our work. #HappyNewYear2026 #HappyNewYear #HappyNewYear2026toFaye

Merry Christmas to you our friends, Partners mostly Christians #MerryChristmas #MerryChristmas2025

shared values of trust, integrity, dignity, respect, friendship, and love, noting that these values are critical for transparency and effective project implementation. District technocrats expressed strong commitment to support the SIYEP initiative 5/5

He explained that SIYEP will be implemented using URDT’s proven satellite approach, which was successfully applied under the Young Africa Works Uganda (YAWU) project. Dr. Musheshe further called on local governments to build strong strategic partnerships anchored in 4/5

Today, the URDT Institute held a strategic engagement with district technocrats from Zone A covering Mityana, Kagadi, Kibaale, Kakumiro, Mubende, and Kasanda districts to introduce the Sustainable Inclusive Youth Employment Pathways (SIYEP) project. #YouthEmpowerment 1/5