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Polish stars Mateusz ‘Bboy Mefo’ Godlewski of Polskee Flavor and Kasia ‘Bgirl Venka’ Godlewska of Raw Bgirls crew are among the guest stars for the 6th annual Break-Fast Jam breakdance finals set for the YMCA in Wandegeya on Saturday and Sunday. The Polish breakdance aces, who will also be on the …

INTERVIEW: Humphrey Nabimanya calls himself a social entrepreneur. Apart from hosting a youth show on one of the local TV stations, Nabimanya is a HIV/AIDS activist and a counselor.  “My personal experience and what I witnessed in society created a yearning in me to cause change,” he says. He says …

  President Yoweri Museveni has commended youth in the diaspora who want to return home and share experiences with other youth about the income generating opportunities. “There are two types of societies; industrial and pre-industrial societies. Our people living in the preindustrial society have different attitudes about work. The diaspora …

It is that time of the year again. The Batalo Dance Festival – workshops, performances, talks and competitions in dance styles from hip hop to Bakisimba, with fusions of traditional and modern dance. The Batalo Dance Festival returns to the Uganda’s National Theatre  August 27 and 28. This festival concludes another year of …

Many rituals are performed to prepare a girl for marriage in Uganda. In most tribes, this role is mainly played by the girl’s paternal aunty. Some of the rituals are very painful and are done as soon as a girl becomes an adolescent. Being a Munyankole girl, Eunice Musiime had …

Durban, South Africa | AFP | Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior. “It was August 15, 2009, at 1:00pm,” she said, recalling the instant when her life changed traumatically. “I was so ignorant,” she said. …

Youth in East Africa recognize the gap between the types of skills they gain within formal education systems and the types of skills employers seek. This was one of the findings of a youth-led research report by the MasterCard Foundation Think Tank. At a launch organized recently in partnership with …

Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | Swiss company Nestle will offer on-the-job training for 300,000 African youths to offset high unemployment that poses “severe economic and social challenges” for the continent, the company announced Tuesday. “We’re going to create more than 3,000 internships and apprenticeships in African countries by the …

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and secured sh43 billion support from the United Nations to support women employment efforts in Uganda. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana announced plans this week to offer women loans at reduced rates though the Women Entrepreneurship Program (WEP). The development of …

Review of the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Location: Home-Based, plus travel Closing date:  (****today) 10 June 2016 (7pm) Contract duration: 45 consultant days Fee: £22,500 fee, plus travel expenses APPLY HERE (CLICK)   Share on: WhatsApp