Tune NBS for the Pearl of Africa New Year Celebrations (PANYC) tonight supported by Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and UNDP. Happy New Year.
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HAPPENING NOW in Abu Dhabi:
Our Minister Hon. Betty Amongi meeting her Emirati counterpart, the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation. @BettyAmongiMP @AggreyKibenge @GovUganda @UgandaMediaCent @MOHRE_UAE @ilo
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HAPPENING NOW: Launch of jobs and livelihoods integrated response plan for refugees and host communities in Uganda.#JLIRP @UNDPUganda @ilo @FAOUganda @OPMUganda
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The permanent secretary @AggreyKibenge states that the project outputs are ;To provide vocational skills targeting youth and women in refugee and host communities #JLIRP @UNDPUganda @FAOUganda @OPMUganda @UNHCRuganda
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Join us on the Webinar to commemorate the World Day for Safety and Health at Work #OSH @GCICUganda @newvisionwire @DailyMonitor @FrankTumwebazek @AggreyKibenge @UgandaMediaCent
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Met this morning the visiting Commonwealth SG Rt Hon @PScotlandCSG & her team. We discussed issues to do with child protection, domestic violence mitigation & quantifying it's cost to the economy & agreed on mechanisms of collaboration thru the liaison office in uganda.
This is to appreciate everyone that took time off to participate in our #AskPSKibenge session. It was great engaging with you on matters of national development. Lets keep the discussion going. #GovDeliversUG
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Images of some of the beneficiaries of the Youth Livelihood Programme. Heart warming to see youth joining hands and jointly securing the bag. Obugalo 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 for @FrankTumwebazek and the team at @Mglsd_UG. #AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUg
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The Principles for the Film Strengthening Bill have been developed. The strengthening of the Film Bill is one of the items on the Legislative agenda of Parliament for FY 2020/2021 #AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUG
The creatives Industry remains one of those sectors over which @Moglsd_UG has been repeatedly accused of over regulation
What is the Ministry doing to support it?
#AskPSKibenge
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.@Mglsd_UG at the regional level has trained 16,526 youth in Non-formal vocational, entrepreneurial & life skills through 2 regional youth skills centres of Ntawo in Mukono & Kobulin in Napak.Of these trainees,55% are female youth & 45% male youth. #AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUG
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Shs138Billion has been accessed by youth through Centenary Bank since FY2011/12;
The funds have supported 32,748 youth enterprises (36.5% female, 63.5% male)
#AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUG
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The @Mglsd_UG has reduced the interest rate for the Youth Venture Capital Fund from 15% (fixed rate) to 11% (charged on declining balance basis). #AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUG
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Growing up, threats of being dragged to Kampiringisa had us imagining all sorts of evil happening in that place. I'd never have imagined that people are picking up skills that can enable them make some quick shillings. #AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUg
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Wow, Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development (
@Mglsd_UG) doing the most. We truly appreciate it.
#AskPSKibenge #GovDeliversUG
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@AggreyKibenge: The Mandate of the Social Development Sector is “to empower communities to harness their potential through skills development, labour productivity and cultural growth for sustainable and gender responsive development. #AskPSKibenge
- Addressing empowerment of special interest groups (Women, Youth and the Elderly) as well as gender inequalities;
- Increasing labour productivity and employment;
- Promoting and protecting the rights of the vulnerable and marginalized groups;
-Strengthening Social Risk Management and Gender Based Violence Response and Management
- Empowerment of People with Disabilities (PWDs)
- Empowerment of the older persons
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#AskPSKibenge Therefore, the sector plays a fundamental role in creating demand for social services and laying a foundation for other sectors to improve their delivery to the manifesto outcomes
#AskPSKibenge The key role of the sector is to promote the rights of the vulnerable and marginalized groups and enable them appreciate, demand and uptake social services @GCICUganda @UgandaMediaCent