About 60% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25, making Africa the world’s youngest continent. Uganda has the world’s youngest population with over 78% of its population below the age of 30. With just under eight million youth aged 15-30, Uganda also has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A number of Government initiatives have been started to tackle challenges of youth unemployment and these have suffered setbacks, ranging from implementation challenges, limited funding, poor training and capacity to manage the funds at the grassroots and rampant corruption and mismanagement in Government structures.
Young & Flourishing Foundation, an organisation founded in Uganda; aims at sparking off an economic change in Africa by mobilising,
The Y&F men and women will be patriotic and Afro-optimistic agents of transformation at community level and will create the new Africa envisaged in Vision 2063.
Our Core Values
- Master mentors in their communities- acting as catalysts for positive change.
- Financially independent and astute
- Action-driven (daring) and non-compromising on their dreams
- Strategic and intentional on achieving success and excellence.
