national 21 March 2026 Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Shs43 Billion Initiative Uplifts 9,000 Youths in Mityana and Kassanda Districts
A seven-year Shs43 billion project funded by German partners has empowered over 9,000 youths in Mityana and Kassanda through training in health, agribusiness, and water management. Partners highlighted sustained impacts as the initiative nears its July conclusion. Source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/shs43b-project-transforms-lives-of-9-000-youths-in-mityana-kassanda-partners-5398748
A transformative development project worth Shs43 billion (about €10 million) has positively impacted more than 9,000 young people in Uganda’s Mityana and Kassanda districts. Backed by Germany’s BMZ and executed by Action 4 Health Uganda (A4HU), Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), and Whave Solutions, with additional support from DSW, HRNS, and Siemens Stiftung, the effort targeted health, agriculture, and water sanitation.
Launched with a 2018 pilot and scaled up since, the program featured a youth symposium at A4HU’s Bonita Training Centre in Lubowa on March 20. A4HU CEO Sarah Kintu noted participants gained skills in healthy practices, agribusiness, and safe water access.
In water management, Whave Solutions’ deputy CEO Frédéric Bergeron emphasized collaboration with local governments. They trained stakeholders and introduced professional area service providers for maintenance and fees. Now, around 200 rural water points in Mityana operate under active management, with youths selling portable hand-washing stations to boost hygiene in schools and shops.
Agriculture saw 180 youth farmer field schools and 120 coffee demonstration gardens reach 5,670 participants. Project manager Rhodah Kulabako highlighted training in coffee, maize, beans, tomatoes, plus climate-smart practices like energy-saving stoves and beekeeping. In Kassanda, a maize processing facility under Kamuli Youth Millers produces flour and animal feed, handling two tonnes hourly and supporting 700 youths in 24 groups.
Youth leader John Bukenya shared how the project shifted their status from isolation to organized leadership with community respect. DSW’s Angella Baehr praised the integrated health-water-agriculture model for enhancing youth livelihoods. As the seven-year effort ends in July, partners are confident in its lasting effects.
The event gathered youth leaders, officials, partners, and private sector players to discuss achievements and lessons.
Source: Daily Monitor