Africa Summit On Youth Employment (ASYE Summit)

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[Kalema Abubaker🖋️🇺🇬 @kashumbar]

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📃@PenOnUgandaNews📃
BUDGET SPEECH FY 2026/27
Debt service alone consumes more than a quarter of the entire national budget. Every shilling paid to creditors is a shilling not spent on a nurse's salary, a classroom or a road to a village market.

FOR ORDINARY UGANDANS:
🖋️PDM & Katale: The PDM expansion reaches 4 million+ households with revolving capital, and the new Katale Loan Facility offers market vendors working capital at 8% annually, genuinely below-market & practically useful for small traders at Owino, Nakawa, and Kalerwe.
🖋️Farmers: Agricultural support, anti-tick vaccines, irrigation schemes, coffee seedling distribution directly benefits the 37% of Ugandans still in farming. These are physical investments that will deliver value regardless of oil.
🖋️Tourism: Tourism at USD 1.86 billion in receipts creates real jobs in hospitality, transport & the creative economy across Kampala and beyond.
🖋️Emyooga: The Emyooga SACCOs, now numbering 7,148 with 2.48 million members, provide a genuine credit culture foundation, even if cumulative savings of Shs 95.3 billion remain modest relative to needs.

COST ORDINARY UGANDANS:
🖋️Tax pressure: To chase the Shs 9.9 trillion revenue gap, URA will intensify enforcement on the informal sector, market vendors, boda boda riders, small-scale traders & construction workers. These are the people PDM is trying to lift. The government is simultaneously trying to tax them more and lend to them more.
🖋️Healthcare: Health spending at approximately Shs 4.3 trillion for 50 million Ugandans amounts to roughly Shs 86,000 per person per year, equivalent to about USD 24. The WHO minimum threshold for basic services is USD 86 per person. We are spending less than a third of that minimum, in a country where maternal mortality, malaria & preventable diseases remain leading causes of death.
🖋️Population: Uganda's population grows at 3.4% per year. Real per capita income growth is therefore 6.4% minus 3.4% = 3.0%. Education & health budget increases in nominal terms are actually declining in real per-person terms given this population pressure.
🖋️Credit cost: With domestic borrowing of approximately Shs 9 trillion planned & existing domestic debt already above Shs 68 trillion, commercial bank lending rates will remain above 20%. For any small business owner, farmer or young entrepreneur trying to access credit outside government programmes, this budget does nothing to reduce the cost of borrowing.

HONEST ACCOUNTABILITY:
Uganda's FY 2026/27 budget documents real progress. The economy is growing. Inflation is low. Exports are rising. The Parish Development Model, despite its challenges, is reaching millions of households that government programmes never reached before. These are facts & they deserve acknowledgement.

But growth that cannot answer fundamental questions is growth that is not yet working for everyone. After decades of development spending & borrowing, Uganda still spends less than USD 24 per citizen on health. It still has 6 million unemployed young people with no credible formal pathway. It is still building a budget on oil that has not flowed. And it is still calling transit gold "exports" as evidence of industrial transformation.

THE QUESTIONS:
❓When domestic revenue is missed, wch budget lines will be cut & who will bear the cost?
❓What is the oil revenue governance framework & when will Parliament review it before first oil flows?
❓What are the real PDM repayment rates by district & when will this data be published?
❓How does a health budget of USD 24 per person per year align with the aspiration of a USD 500 billion economy?
❓What is the realistic job creation target per year that matches population growth & which sector will deliver it?

We are a country of enormous potential natural resources a young population, a strategic regional location & demonstrated resilience.

"For God And My Country"
✍🏾🇺🇬 #PenOnUganda SERIES
®KALEMA ABUBAKER.K

[Douglas Lwanga @DouglasLwangaUg]

The challenge of unemployment hitting hard. Young man wrote a placard stood by ntinda kisasi bypass with placard saying “obulamu bukalubye, i need a job help me 0743213581. If you have anything like a job or work plz call him.

[Faraja Africa Foundation @FarajaAfricaFdn]

Are you Aware!!

Faraja Africa Foundation is now operating in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

As we expand across East Africa, we remain committed to equipping young people to influence policy, build livelihoods, and lead collective action.

Follow @UG_FarajaAfrica,@KE_FarajaAfrica & @TZ_FarajaAfrica for updates

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[ITU Development @ITUDevelopment]

Young changemakers, this is your moment.

If you have an idea to improve the lives of your community with digital, the #GenerationConnect Young Leadership Programme 2026–2027 can help bring it to life.

🗓️ Apply by 31 March
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/37j8tXkNtV

[Mr. Climate @OlumideIDOWU]

📣 Final call for young leaders aged 18–35 to apply for in-person participation at the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2026 in Washington, DC (11–12 June) under the theme #FutureWorks: Designing Jobs for the Digital Age—apply here https://t.co/r3tG0pQ5w4 by 11 March 2026.

[Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) @AcepPower]

Call for Applications!

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is excited to announce the Africa Climate Academy, happening 25–29 May 2026.

This one-week intensive programme brings together policymakers, media professionals, civil society leaders, and academics from across Africa who are passionate about shaping the continent’s transition to sustainable and inclusive energy systems.

The Africa Climate Academy is more than a training programme. It is an educational platform designed to shift perspectives and deepen understanding of climate change, energy transition, and their implications for Africa.

If you are ready to engage, learn, and lead conversations on Africa’s climate and energy future, this opportunity is for you.

[opportunities4africa @oppsforafricans]

The Africa Business Heroes Competition 2026 for young African Entrepreneurs (1.5 Million USD in grant funding) @africa_heroes #Africa https://t.co/xmmYktEa8s

[Youth Climate Council Uganda @YCCUganda]

Join Our Team – @YCCUganda Coordinator!

Are you passionate about climate action and youth leadership? This is your opportunity to lead and strengthen youth engagement in national climate governance.

📌 Apply here: https://t.co/dEuiqCGmZx
📄 TOR: https://t.co/JjtXWF8ZHo

[UN DESA Sustainable Development @SustDev]

💧 NGOs & stakeholders: Interested in attending the 2026 UN Water Conference?

🔎 Check if your organization is already accredited.

⚠️ If not, this is your final chance to seek special accreditation.
🚨 Deadline: 31 March 2026

More: https://t.co/HP8OuiNpzV

#Water2026 #SDG6

[EAC Youth Ambassadors Platform @EAC_yap]

#HappeningToday

Under the theme: "Accelerating Regional Economic Justice, Rights & Action for All," today the @jumuiya community is coming together to commemorate #IWD2026.

Join us and be part of the dialogue via the link => https://t.co/IxoCFVL5SO

#EAC4Women26 #Give2Gain

[UN Youth Office @UNYouthAffairs]

Voices Without Borders: Youth Demanding Equal Justice for All 📣

The #CSW70 Youth Forum, hosted by @UN_Women, is open to young people (13–35) attending CSW70, and will centre on Rights. Justice. Action.

🗓 8 March 2026
🔗 Register by 4 March 2026: https://t.co/h52pMq2HvI

[Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre (JNLC) @TheJNLC]

🔔 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒
Are you a #JNLC #KAS Alumni ready to turn ideas into action?
Join the JNLC–KAS Alumni Capstone Event under the Theme:
From Training to Action: 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇���� 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍

📅 Date: 16th – 18th March 2026
🔗 Apply: https://t.co/FeCcwpsegH
#JNLC #KAS #YouthLeadership #PeaceAndSecurity #Uganda #GreatLakes

❌ Eligibility: Applications are strictly limited to individuals who have previously participated in a JNLC–KAS training.

[Africa Summit On Youth Employment (ASYE Summit) @ASYE_Summit]

@Airtel_Ug 👏🏾

[CEO East Africa Magazine @CEOEastAfrica]

Airtel Africa Foundation has unveiled a UGX 3.85 billion (USD 1.024 million) Tech Fellowship that will transform the lives of 20 Ugandan students from underprivileged backgrounds, fully supporting them through ICT and STEM degrees at some of the country’s leading universities.

This is a rare kind of investment—one that goes beyond funding education to create the stability and freedom young talent needs to grow into the engineers, developers, and innovators Uganda’s digital economy urgently requires.

Read the full Story https://t.co/yHmjrPEihV

[EANNASO @eannaso]

🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: TB Community Engagement (RADxAR) 🚨

The @Auruminstitute (with @CIFFchild support) is inviting CSOs/CBOs in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda & Ethiopia to join a multi-country consortium to accelerate equitable access to near-point-of-care TB diagnostics.

Community partners will support:
✅ national adoption/planning/financing
✅ advocacy with health services & policymakers
✅ community awareness, trust & acceptance of near-POC diagnostics
✅ demand creation + active case finding
✅ structured community feedback on access/quality
✅ community-led monitoring (CLM) & accountability
📝 Submit EOI: https://t.co/r78at4U6mn

[African Court @court_afchpr]

Have you visited our display at #39AUSummit?

We are celebrating 20 years of service in protecting human and peoples’ rights across Africa and the energy at our Anniversary display at the AU Summit says it all!

Starting with our Vice President, Hon. Justice Chafika Bensaoula, alongside Judge of the Court Hon. Justice Blaise Tchikaya, staff, delegates and partners from across the continent have been stopping by to show their support and capture the moment.

If you’re at the #AU39 Summit, come through, take a photo and join the celebration!

#africancourt20 #au39 #humanrightsafrica #accesstojustice #ruleoflaw #africanunion #justiceforafrica #continentaljustice #protecthumanrights #auheadsummit

[SEI Africa @SEI_Africa]

📢 Funding opportunity!

Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) is inviting funding proposals to support research on the economics of climate change adaptation in Africa.

Call info session:https://t.co/JgeVibUoNs

✍️Apply:https://t.co/OT7VEJewBK

@UNEP @FCDOResearch

[Prospect Initiative @prospectini]

Are you a young person affiliated with a youth-led or youth-focused organization dealing in peace building, advocacy and dialogue?

Prospect, together with all official partners of the Amani Pamoja (Peace Together) Project co-funded by the @EU_Commission, are excited to announce that the “Call for Participants” for the Upcoming Partnership and Youth Exchange Seminar, to be hosted in July, 2026 in Kampala-Uganda, is now officially open!

Do not miss out on this opportunity to connect and meaningfully engage with fellow young peace builders from over 6 countries, and share international best practices on enhancing youth participation in peace building processes and advocacy, all the while forging lasting cross continental partnerships.

Apply here: https://t.co/Re4mES3FUQ

[Parliament of Uganda @Parliament_Ug]

Speaker @AnitahAmong has called for stronger African institutions to advance the continent’s interests while preserving its values and traditions. She said a strong Africa is better able to secure its future and guard against cultural distortions.

Among made the remarks while receiving a delegation from Ghana’s Parliament, led by Second Deputy Speaker Hon. Andrew Asiamah Amoako, as part of preparations to host the 4th African Regional Parliamentary Conference on Sovereignty in Accra from May 27–30, 2026.

Uganda hosted the previous three editions of the conference.

[Solomon Serwanjja @SolomonSerwanjj]

Just In: A milestone in the academic space. The @Ahakiinstitute has launched the African Journal of Health and Social Justice. The Vice Chancellor Dr @MulumbaMoses_ envisions the journal to be a place to decolonize the academic space through Afrocentric research. Congrats 🎈🍾🎉

[Nabuuma Shamim @NKaliisa]

I have several tech startup funding opportunities. Just comment “Yes.” We will start sharing at 8 PM CAT. It may not reach everyone, but we will do our level best.