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Janet Museveni reiterated that the government is committed to supporting the youth to develop because it believes in their potential.
Inspired by the lively performance of Pastor Wilson Bugembe who livened up the youth with his popular gospel songs, Ms Museveni said the youth should take keen interest in government programmes by participating in them.
“There is potential among the youth to lead instead of lamenting about employment that may not be forthcoming,” she said.
She explained that over the last 20 years, the youth forum had provided the youth with a platform for dialogue, career guidance, sexuality and other challenges, noting that the conferences are meant to be for networking, sharing values, picking skills that enable them to lead useful and successful lives.
The Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi who was the chief guest advised the youth to remain patriotic to Uganda, instill in themselves a culture of hard work, good use of time and opportunity as
The UNAIDS Country Director, Musa Bundugu, noted that since the youth are the pillars and future of any country, he urged the government to continue supporting the youth in the fight against HIV/AIDS. He urged the youth to understand that HIV is real.
“Unless you behave, the HIV/AIDS prevalence will only rise,” he said.
Bundugu advised the youth not to look to government for jobs. You need to learn simple things you can do. I don’t know of any government in the world where enough jobs are given out (by the government).
“Go for vocational skills so that you can do something for yourself. By keeping yourself busy, you are keeping yourself away from drugs, drinking, early pregnancy and so many other things,” Bundugu said.
