Welthungerhilfe, a German mon-governmental organization (NGO), and local partners offer the "Skill up!" training programme in several countries and create prospects for young people in developing countries.
Lillian's teenage years were not easy and neither was her start into the world of work. Her parents died of AIDS when she was eleven years old. It took a lot of strength but she continued going to school and later graduated. Afterwards, she moved from her village in western Kenya to stay with her aunt in Nairobi to find work - but without success. When she became pregnant and her partner left, she didn't know what to do - until she heard about a training programme for disadvantaged young people.
Lillian took part in the "Skill up!" training programme, which is offered by Welthungerhilfe and local partners in several developing countries. Today she is an electrician, standing on her own two feet and looking confidently to the future.
According to the International Labour Organization, across the world 71 million young people between 15 and 24 years old are unemployed. In Africa alone, at least 150 million young women and men will flood into the labour market by the year 2030.
The training of young people and the development of job markets in poor regions are an urgent challenge as a key to development, economic growth and the path away from hunger and poverty. That is the starting point for the trans-national programme "Skill up!", which is carried out by Welthungerhilfe and financed with five million euros by Bauer Charity gGmbH.
In the south-west of Uganda too, young people like Moses Kugonza are acquiring new knowledge or, like Christine Namara, are passing it on. The two of them talk in the following video about their experiences with "Skill up!":
Following the principle of help for self-help, 2Skill up!" offers young people the chance to generate an income for themselves. It focuses on training modules, which are adapted to local conditions, as well as on the development of training facilities, so that the programmes can continue independently on a long-term basis.