The Presidential Jua Kali Project was started with an aim of modernizing the Jua Kali industry and giving the Ugandans involved in artisan trade equipment and skills to enable them join the small-scale manufacturing sector.
Happy 57th Independence Anniversary to all Ugandans. May we continue to support each other as we strive to improve our lives and communities.
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3 years down the road, #SkillingTheGirlChild project has graduated over 17,000 students.
The current intake has 4,281 Girls enrolled in the 7 training centers.
Upon graduation, each of the girls will be given equipment and Shs1m to help them start businesses.
" After completing the training, I started my own business at home and I am able to earn some money from" Adocu Fatuma a former trainee at Kigowa centre Ntinda. #SkillingTheGirlChild#EmpoweringWomen
Ziadah, a former food hawker, joined the Nsambya project when she learnt of the machines that had been donated by @KagutaMuseveni. She started her journey as a workshop furniture finisher and spent all her free time learning how to use the machines.
"I meet different girls at the centre all the time. In the beginning, they come when they know nothing, what’s very amazing is that in the end they all walk away empowered with skills. When that happens, it makes me proud of the work I am doing at the centre". Nakabugo Victoria