About us

About UYDEL

Our main goal is to transform young people

Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL), is a National Non – Governmental Organization that was started in 1993 with the aim of enhancing the socio-economic transformation of disadvantaged young people aged 10 -24 years through evidence based interventions that: advocate; create linkages to services and information; and encourage social and livelihood skills development for self-reliance.

Our mission

To enhance socioeconomic transformation of disadvantaged young people through skills development for self-reliance .

What We Do

Areas of Operation

UYDEL runs a vocational skills and rehabilitation centre at Masooli in Nangabo Division, two drop-in-centres in Rubaga division at Nabulaggala of Kampala city, and in Mukono district, Mukono Town Council division in Kitega. The drop-in centers work closely with mobile outreach posts in Kamwokya-Church area zone, Kalerwe-Dobbi Zone, Bwaise-Bokasa zone, Nateete-Kajjumbi Zone, and Makindye-Mubaraka Zone for recruitment, assessment vocational skills training and rehabilitation of the young people

Target Group

Youth aged 10-24years who are vulnerable to exploitation and consequently to HIV/AIDS specifically:

Children commercially sexually exploited, victims of trafficking and other worst forms of Child Labour
Slum youth
Street children
Youth from poor families

Strategic Priorities

Through the strategic analysis, a number of priority areas were identified which also form the core program areas and these include:

Key Result Area 1: Institutional Capacity Development
Key Result Area 2: Advocacy and Networking
Key Result Area 3: Coordination
Key Result Area 4: Programming

The strategic priorities and objectives for the five year period are:

Through the strategic analysis, a number of priority areas were identified which also form the core program areas and these include:

Program area 1: Institutional capacity building

Strategic Objective 1: To strengthen the institutional capacity of the UYDEL secretariat
Strategic Objective 2: To strengthen the institutional capacity of UYDEL vocational training and rehabilitation center
Strategic Objective 3: To strengthen the institutional capacity of UYDEL in resource mobilization.

Program area 2: Advocacy and networking

Strategic Objective 1: To strategically position UYDEL nationally and internationally for better access to resources
Strategic Objective 2: To strengthen UYDEL communication networks and inter-institutional linkages to enhance institutional learning, information sharing and innovation
Strategic Objective 3: To strengthen the institutional capacity of UYDEL in resource mobilization.

Program area 3: Coordination

Strategic Objective 1: UYDEL secretariat coordination mechanisms with rehabilitation centers and partners strengthened by 2017

Program area 4: Programming

Strategic Objective 1: To strengthen UYDEL\'s existing projects
Strategic Objective 2: To increase the number of new projects attracted to UYDEL