The contribution of SAWA world to youth empowerment.

Abstract

The study was aimed at assessing the contribution of Sawa World on the youth empowerment in Uganda, a case of Nama sub county Mukono district. The study objectives were; To find out specific activities undertaken by Sawa World in its interventions of school presentations and sustainable agriculture, To find out the role played by school presentations in empowering the youths and To find out the role played by the sustainable agriculture practices in empowering the youths in the community. The study employeda case study design approachusing qualitative research paradigm in which a case study research design was employed to collect data from 55 (fifty five) respondents using structured questionnaires and interview guides. The study found out thatNGO’s like Sawa World are helped in planning, organizing agricultural activities through training programs, and that Sawa World has helped us in acquiring learning materials for school presentations and also training methods in agricultural best practices. Therefore, youth have learnt entrepreneurial skills from school presentations and are able to learn advocacy and marketing skills and the young people have been empowered to take charge of their lives and that school presentations enhance empowerment movements. Additionally, sustainable agriculture practices have enabled youth to earn a living which has helped them to sustain a vibrant community. Youth have also been able to learn how to employ mechanized agriculture in addition to employment and earning opportunities in the agricultural sector that has improved and that sustainable agricultural practices have reduced youth unemployment rates. It was recommended that the management of Sawa Worldshould ensure programs aimed at empowering poor youth thatwork toward livelihood protection or livelihood promotion. There are also empowerment movements that use the social action model, aiming for disadvantaged people to become empowered, organized, and educated so that they may create change in the community. It was also recommended that there is also need for critical awareness of the youth through providing them with the information and resources necessary for analysing issues that affect their lives and environments as well as strategize on ways to act as change agents in their communities.