In Uganda, our legal, policy, regulatory, and institutional framework has enabled us to achieve the goal of social inclusion, gender minister Betty Amongi told the United Nations ministerial forum in New York.
She said the government has prioritized health, education, macro-economic measures to stimulate growth which has led to absorption of unemployed youths in the private sector, attracting investors through prudent economic and investment policies that have attracted direct foreign investment, stimulating GDP growth, employment opportunities, poverty reduction and social inclusion.
Amongi said through a multi-dimensional approach, they have reformed labour laws, attracted investment by private sectors in the Social Protection industry where they are offering health insurance.
She added that the sector is also implementing lending and savings programs targeting vulnerable groups, partnering with financial institutions to offer affordable financial services to groups such as women, youths, persons with disabilities, older persons, refugees and the rural poor.
“We have provided affordable access to public services such as water, institutions to dispense justice (police), decentralizing court sessions to rural areas and offering online services with cheap internet and technology that has supported the rural poor to access many services,” she said.
She also added that the Government has initiated skilling hubs which trains school dropouts and uneducated youth for free in all trade sectors.
“Free primary, secondary and vocational education for youth is being implemented, free innovation grants have been established for youths to scale up their successful projects,” she said.
She added that macroeconomic policies has been anchored around creation of jobs for the youth in all sectors, and Provisions of free social services to address violence against women and children.
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