IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN JOBS? IT IS POSSIBLE 100%
"Where is the Job? We do not even have money for capital. Please ask Government to offer us jobs or donate each household money. We do not have land to dig.... " This statement was made by some Social Media Pundit in Acholi. These kind of statements from the young people come amidst million calls from political, social, cultural and opinion leaders asking youths to create their own jobs. In Uganda, 78% of the population is under the age of 31. while about 700,000 young people reach working age every year in Uganda, only 75,000 jobs are available. Most time when children are being brought up and taken to schools, they grow up thinking that, upon finishing their studies, government, organisation or a company will eventually employ them. Months after graduation, real life begins to appear different from the perception accumulated when at school. After completion of education, a few of your colleagues will get employed. With zeal you continue walking s...