Youth Entrepreneurship Program: Lessons from the Nuyok Activity in Abim District
This learning brief is part of a series bringing together experiences and lessons learned from the Nuyok Resilience Food Security Activity (2017–2023). The briefs are designed for practitioners, including local government representatives, civil society organizations, and other actors working on natural resources management, sanitation, and livelihoods-related issues.
This learning brief highlights the experience of Nuyok’s pilot entrepreneurship program in Abim District and its contribution to participants’ entrepreneurial skills, incomes, and household food security. It also presents challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for future youth programming. The brief is designed for practitioners, including local government representatives, civil society organizations, and other actors working on youth livelihood entrepreneurship programs. It will also be useful for policymakers and donors engaged in the planning and allocation of resources for program adaptation.
To learn more about the Nuyok RFSA, check out the additional briefs below:
- Beyond CLTS: Leveraging Social Mobilization to Address Sanitation and Hygiene in Karamoja through the Home Improvement Campaign (HIC)
- Effectiveness of Poverty Graduation in Improving Household Incomes Among Ultra-Poor Women in Napak District
- Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration: Lessons from Nuyok’s Approach in Karamoja