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Muni University in collaboration with eight partners are implementing the Refugee and Host Community Youth Empowerment and Transformation Initiative (RETI) program with the Mastercard Foundation to address unemployment challenges faced by young people aged 15 –35 years in 15 refugee hosting districts in Uganda. RETI is designed to address these barriers and leverage on the opportunities identified by employing gender sensitive and inclusive approaches to programming to empower young people to utilize their potential as agents of change.
PROGRAM GOAL
The goal of the RETI is to skill 100,000 (70% refugees, 30% host community, 3% with youth with special needs) from 15 refugee-hosting districts in West Nile, Northern and Southwestern Uganda to transition 70,000 (70% young women) to dignifying and fulfilling work such that they become economically resilient and able to sustain their lives, families, and communities. The program is will be implemented through four pathways.
KEY PROGRAMME AREAS/PATHWAYS
| PATHWAY | KEY TARGETS |
| Pathway 1: Training and Skilling | 100,000 young people equipped with market relevant, business and life skills |
| Pathway 2: Financial inclusion | 1,700 YSLAs established, digitized and linked to financial institutions 1,000 existing YSLAs linked to financial institutions 20,000 young people provided with business incubation support 7,500 young people provided with innovation grants |
| Pathway 3: Market access | Strategic partnerships created with private sector to offtake products |
| Pathway 4: Capacity enhancement | Institutional, youth and community engagement policies developed or reviewed |
