Youth Entrepreneurship Programme

      ICCO Cooperation has launched a three-year regional "High Flyers" Youth Entrepreneurship Programme in Uganda to enable the youth in Sub-Saharan Africa to scale sustainable businesses. 

      The programme aims to generate jobs and strengthen local communities. While the economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa is positive, youth unemployment rates are still on the rise. Despite entrepreneurship becoming a viable solution in tackling this issue, business survival and growth represent major challenges.

        The ‘High Flyers’ Youth Entrepreneurship Programme plans to provide 1,700 young high-potential entrepreneurs in Uganda with financial and non-financial support. It includes enterprise training (focused on access to markets, value addition and value chain integrations), ongoing mentoring support, access to finance and additional business development support. In addition to this, the programme aims to help these entrepreneurs increase their income and generate 1,700 new paid jobs. 

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