Young people from different houses at Masooli displaying their picture presentations during the Inter-house sports gala competitions
Resettlement kits assembled to be given to young people during graduation
Members of the Jewel girls' club making jewellery out of paper
UYDEL staff pause for a group photo after a capacity building training in using the Prevention Smart Parents' Manual
National NGOs and Stakeholders' workshop on drug abuse prevention at Imperial Royale Hotel- Kampala, Uganda
Boy's dormitory at Masooli Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills centre
Capacity building training for law enforcement officers
A social worker conducting a Behavioral change communication and education session with the young people at Nakulabye Drop-in centre
Young people undertaking vocational skills training in Hairdressing
Some of the products made by the tailoring class from training materials
Young people acquiring skills in welding & metal fabrication at Masooli Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills Centre
UYDEL'S Resource Centre at Masooli Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills Centre
Girls' dormitory at Masooli Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills Centre
Peer educators pause for a group photo after the training at Masooli
UYDEL staff and beneficiaries attending a radio talk show at Mama FM on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
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UYDEL drama group performing at Imperial Royale Hotel during the launch of Plan International Study Report "Because I am a Girl"
First graduation of the hairdressing class at Nateete Static Out post
UYDEL main rehabilitation and vocational skills premises at Masooli
UYDEL girls football team
Drama group rehearsals at Masooli
UYDEL Vision & Mission
A Uganda where young people are enabled to maximize their potential to achieve an improved quality of life free from exploitation.
UYDEL Mission:
Empowering disadvantaged young people (10-30 years) with skills that will enable them reach their full potential and become useful citizens of Uga
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Welcome to UYDEL
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.
UYDEL programs focus on HIV/AIDS Prevention, care and support to Orphans and Vulnerable Children; Alcohol and drug abuse prevention, and advocacy; Child Rights Protection; Prevention and rehabilitation of children engaged in child labour; and Adolescent Reproductive Health in the districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono and Kalangala.
Objectives
- To engage in activities geared towards prevention and reduction of drug abuse, child abuse STDs/HIV/AIDS and promotion of reproductive health of young people.
- To engage in research initiatives, collect and disseminate information pertinent to issues that affect children.
- To campaign against child sexual abuse and all forms of exploitation among hard- to-reach young people.
- To equip disadvantaged young people with life planning skills as well as livelihood vocational skills.
Target
Youth aged 10-30 years 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
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Principles & Core Values
- Non-discrimination
- Youth participation
- Community involvement
- Gender sensitivity
- Youth friendly services
- Promotion and protection of all rights of marginalized young people