CAPACITY AVAILABLE AT YVSP UGANDA

Contact Us:

Ngaya Didas Victor

Executive Director

Youth Volunteer Service Program – Uganda
Reg. No. 12985

Tel: +256775102727/+256701768062
volunteeryouthservice@gmail.com

"Most of us are trying to find ourselves, We are Sick, We have no jobs, We are lost, We have no skills to deal with certain things and no forum to express ourselves, We are in a box"

SITUATION ANALYSIS

The capacity available to the Youth Volunteer Service Program to implement her strategic objectives and to contribute to the betterment of Uganda's vulnerable young population focuses in the following categories of needs;

1. the Sick (those suffering from cancer, HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria that has affected the so many young people in the country);
2. the Orphans (due to the effects of wars in the North and Eastern art of the country);
3. the Poor and the Homeless - Street Kids, and;
4. a wide Society of 64% of Young people who are unemployed. Uganda is a very Youthful country with over 78% of the total population being young people with age bracket between 0-35 years.

The capacity we have to fulfill these objectives is limited, We need donors, sponsors, partners and well wishers to support this humanitarian response and help us fulfill our desired objectives through integration of service with the provision of tangible materials. This also examines the situation with regard to our partners who provide skills in various spheres of life for the benefit of our target population.

1. Curriculum and Materials Development

YVSP has developed a wide range of material in the areas of life skills, leadership training and values education. These materials have been used with large numbers of young people, although they have not necessarily been exposed to rigorous testing. In some cases the materials may form part of education and training curricula devised for young people in the different target groups identified as a priority by the Youth Volunteer Service Program.

2. Program Design

Programs are designed perticulary those that are attractive to the young people and which achieve a range of development objectives. Our Programs meet the integrated needs of young people (their economic, educational and social needs) and reintegrate youths with communities. 

3. Trained Staff to Work with Youths in Service

One of the key constraints to implementing a large-scale Youth Volunteer Service Program has been the limited financial capacity to enable massive involvement and training for employability an meeting their health bills which has become very costly on our part. This often time affects us especially when we don't get the required funds. It will be crucial to access other available resources to engage a big number of participants and train staff supervising young people in effective youths development practice. 

4. Providing access to Young People participate in YVS Activities

The participation of young people into Youth Volunteer Service Program may be a massive challenge, particularly in the unemployed target group and those with health related illness. 

The partnership created with community-based organisations and youths forums/clubs are playing a very useful role in assisting with the placement of these so many young, However, this is insufficient, more support is needed.

5. Program Delivery

As outlined above, the experience acquired by Youth Volunteer Service Program staff in delivering Programs for young people has been very useful in assisting YVSP in developing its own Programs. 

6. Widening the Diversity of Empowerment Activities

This Strategy outlines the need for the Youth Volunteer Service Program to encourage and acknowledge all community youths initiatives. Engaging these initiatives  has been constructive in increasing the reach and diversity of this humanitarian support into a number of communities.

We are seeking for Donations, Sponsors and partners in this Struggle.