The overall objective of the project is to improve linkage between production and market demands in the agriculture sector in Eastern Uganda. The project’s target is to work with 800 youth farmer groups with a total membership of 24,000. Youth farmers over the four years.
A Working Future Project is a multi-stakeholder Youth Economic Empowerment four-year initiative funded by NORAD through Plan International Norway, implemented by Plan International
Uganda, Africa 200 Network, VEDCO and KK fresh produce exporters Limited in the three districts of Tororo, Buyende and Kamuli.
The project’s result areas are:
1.1: Increased export and domestic marketing volume of selected agriculture products.
1.2: Increased number of marginalized youth, especially young women, benefiting from export oriented value chains.
The AWF project (2019-2022) endeavors to engage girls, young women and men into savings groups that transform into producer groups primarily working in the vegetable and horticulture sector in the targeted districts in Uganda. The project aims at expanding employment opportunities to 24,000 youth in the districts of Tororo, Kamuli and Buyende in Eastern Uganda through selected agricultural value chains.
Africa 2000 Network Uganda is the project lead implementing partner in Tororo district.