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Vaccination Centre of the Manhica Health Centre, Manhica, Mozambique, June 2007, Photo P. Panjiar

Uganda Youth Development Link




BACKGROUND

Uganda Youth Development link is a non-profit making Organization that was founded by a group of professionals in 1993. It is fully registered by the NGO board of Ministry of Internal Affairs with registration No. S 5914/ 1168.

Since 1993, UYDEL has been able to implement a number of projects that included among others counseling and guidance outreaches to street children, drug and alcohol abuse prevention campaigns, development and production of information, education and communication materials touching a number issues affecting young people and adolescents.

VISION

A world free from marginalization and exploitation of hard to reach vulnerable young people.

MISSION

To empower disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalised street and slum youth with social cognitive life skills that will enable them become useful citizens of Uganda.

PRINCIPLES AND CORE VALUES

1. Non-discrimination
2. Community involvement
3. Gender sensitivity
4. Full promotion and protection of all rights of marginalised young people

 

Challenges Explorations

Inadequate VCT services for behavioral change because AIDS Information Centre (AIC limits the number of youth to be worked on a particular day in a month).

Most of the young people involved in CSW lack employable skills to secure employment in the job market. This partly makes them vulnerable to get involved in risky sexual behaviors, which expose them to HIV infection.
To learn more of the challenges click on Read more togo the Vocational Skills link.

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Drug Abuse Poster
Peer-To-Peer User Guide - UYDEL
UYDEL Child Trafficking car stickers
UYDEL Child Trafficking Posters
UYDEL Child Trafficking Posters 2
UYDEL Child Trafficking Posters 3
UYDEL Trafficking pocket Booklet
Peer Talk Magazine
BASELINE SURVEY REPORT- OAK
UYDEL Child Labour Booklet
UYDEL best practice
Vulunerable children
UYDEL annual report 2008
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