As we mentioned in our previous post, GreenVET4U project partners participated in several meetings between Thursday, March 21st, and Friday, March 22nd in Kampala to present the project, discuss common objectives, and expected outcomes. Several media outlets in Uganda have covered the news of the project kickoff meeting. Here are some of the highlights gathered from each news platform:
Addressing journalists, Dr Diana Nandagire, the director at MUBS’ Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Incubation Centre, expressed excitement about the initiative which she said will help in defining green skills through collaborations with different actors.
“So, what we see here is collective action, working together with people with whom we have a shared understanding of where we want our people to be in the future. I like this because, every partner has something to bring to the table so that at the end of the day, we have a wonderful project that we have developed together,” Nandagire said.
Nile Post: New Programme Launched to Accelerate Growth of Green Jobs in Uganda. Click here to read more.
In his remarks, the deputy Director of Research, Consultancy and Library Services at NCDC, Dr Richard Irumba said that they will support the project ensuring that the entrepreneurship subject is included in all course units so that it helps learners.
“We as a government are aware of the available mismatch of the number of graduates and the available jobs that is why we value the role played by entrepreneurship in imparting skills among youth and for this program, we shall provide the necessary required support,” he said.
Monitor: How Shs1.6b Will Spur Green Jobs Among Youths. Click here to read more.
Meanwhile, Prof Moses Muhwezi, the acting principal of Makere University Business School, said the project is about having green jobs produced.
“That’s what we do, the way we teach entrepreneurship, the curriculum, is to aim at having green jobs. We are bothered about the environment, we are bothered about sustainability, and since entrepreneurs and business, these elements take a greater percentage of activities in the country, in the economy,” he said.
Soft Power News. €400,000 GreenVET4U Project Launched to Promote Green Jobs. Click here to read more.
