Youth at work, recycling and creating Green Jobs (Green Jobs Project)

Green Jobs projektet har som overordnet formål at reducere ungdomsarbejdsløsheden og fremme bæredygtig og inkluderende udvikling i Teso-underregionen i Uganda. Dette formål skal i projektet imødekommes ved at:

engagere unge i bæredygtig beskæftigelse eller i at drive grønne virksomheder, og dermed bidrage til at forbedre deres levestandard
øge miljøbevidstheden og støtte grønne initiativer gennem ungdomsledede fællesskabsstrukturer i form af Community-Based Environmental Clubs (CBEC’er) og Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA’er)
øge repræsentationen af unge i politisk dialog og planlægningsprocesser på distrikts- og nationalt niveau gennem koordineret ungdomsledet politisk indsats for at påvirke holdninger hos politikere og offentlighed.

Programmet ledes i fællesskab af YLEC og Seniorer uden Grænser. Gennem dannelsen af fem CBEC’er vil unge modtage praktisk træning inden for områder som biogasproduktion, briketfremstilling, kompostering og grønt håndværk. Projektet støtter også økonomisk styrke gennem VSLA’er og styrker unges stemmer i politik gennem en uddannet Youth Policy Task Force. I samarbejde med lokale ledere, CSO’er og offentlige organer fremmer projektet samfundsdrevne løsninger på arbejdsløshed og klimaudfordringer. Den tilsigtede ændring er en mere økonomisk styrket, miljøbevidst ungdomspopulation, der er aktivt engageret i grønne virksomheder og lokal forvaltning med systemer på plads til at sikre bæredygtighed og opskalering ud over projektperioden.

Budget: 699.950 DKK

Periode: 1.5.2026 – 30.10.2027

ENGLISH VERSION

Youth at work, recycling and creating Green Jobs (Green Jobs Project)

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The Green Jobs project has the overall purpose to reduce youth unemployment and promote sustainable and inclusive development in the Teso subregion of Uganda. The project aims to address this purpose by:

engaging young people in sustainable employment or running green businesses, thereby contributing to improving their standard of living
raising environmental awareness and supporting green initiatives through youth-led community structures in the form of Community-Based Environmental Clubs (CBECs) and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs)
increasing the representation of young people in political dialogue and planning processes at the district and national levels through coordinated youth-led political efforts to influence the attitudes of politicians and the public.

The program is jointly managed by YLEC and Seniors Without Borders. Through the formation of five Community-Based Environmental Clubs (CBECs), young people will receive practical training in areas such as biogas production, briquette making, composting and green crafts. The project also supports economic empowerment through Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) and strengthens youth voices in politics through a trained Youth Policy Task Force. In collaboration with local leaders, CSOs and public bodies, the project promotes community-driven solutions to unemployment and climate challenges. The intended change is a more economically empowered, environmentally conscious youth population that is actively engaged in green businesses and local governance with systems in place to ensure sustainability and scale-up beyond the project period.

Budget: 699,950 DKK

Period: 1.5.2026 – 30.10.2027

Project Manager: Susanne Boutrup

Economi responsible: Lone Jacobsen