Bulenga Youth Development Association - Groups - Action Tools

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Name: Bulenga Youth Development Association
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Project category.\r\n1. Youth employment; The rate of youth unemployment in the village-Bulenga is estimated at approximately 70%.This high unemployment margin has been attributed to the high rate of school dropouts which is due to acouple of factors like the low incomes by parents hence failing to facilitate their children’s education,the poor education inflastructural development in the village which gives chance to the few privileged to attain high school and drug abuse by youth among other factors.Basing on these factors therefore,our focus was turned to creating aproject that could address and reduce the rate of unemployment in the youth populace.\r\n2. Poverty alleviation; The poor government policies especially on the social lives of the people on the grassroot have highly led to the rampant poverty in the whole country.Almost half of families in Bulenga village live up to one meal per day.Therefore,with the focus on activities like farming and vocational activities,BYDA can revert this trend and uplift the income levels of the youth in particular.\r\n Activities involved in.\r\n1. Carpentry; Bulenga youth development association chose to get into carpentry and joinery activities because we strongly saw that this is avery good example of avocational activity that can bring youth together.The project aims at teaching the youth the basic skills in making and designing modern furniture products such as chairs,tables,bebs and all other minor furniture products.Although we are illequiped,the project has managed to secure experienced personnel to handle this department.\r\n2. Animal husbandry; Bulenga youth development association is taking livestock farming as apriority.For the fact that this is an activity which can accommodate almost every one,we took it special and differently.With this category,we have constructed anumber of housings that can accommodate afavourable number of animals.Further more,we’ve gone ahead to use space from members’ homes to construct animal housing facilities especially when it comes to poultry.\r\n3. Metal fabrication/works; Bulenga youth development association has taken aleading role in teaching the members the basic metal work practices.Though the workshop is not equipped with all the metal workshop equipments,the project managed to purchase the basics like the welding machine thus running the available activities.

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