The Perfom Ance Of Youth Livelihood Program In Youth Empowerement In Kayunga Dist Ict A Case Study Of Kayunga Sub County

ABSTRACT

This study sought to assess the performance of YLP in empowerment of youth with

particular emphasis on Kayunga Sub-County, lKayunga District. The benefits were

identified, and the challenges the program, is facing.

The sample size for this study was comprised on One Hundred fifty female youth (150)

and seventy five (75) male youth who were clients of YLP for over 2 years. However,

the very clients also belonged to programs like Centenary Rural development Bank,

Savings and Credit cooperative organization, NAADS, UWEP among others.

The benefits enjoyed by the youth were expansion of their project, increased savings,

bought land, paying school dues for their children among others and some factors that

boosted their benefits were, hard work, unity, paying in small installments, experience,

support from the family members.

The challenges faced by the youth in the program were identified as unpredictable

weather, political interference, short grace period, unfavourable roads, limited land for

expansion, lack of unity and cooperation, lack of transparency, pests and diseases, poor

maintenance, poor storage facilities, domestic violence and solutions were also given

immediately after the obstacle like reduced interest rate, increased repayment period

among others.

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