Our Background

It is generally known that today the poorer are getting poorer, marginalized and oppressed. Various causes of this are advanced from different schools of thought ranging from lack of jobs and livelihoods, lack of education, lack of government support, lack of financial safety nets, lack of access to basic healthcare, inequality and social injustices, poor basic infrastructure, conflict and instability, climate change, lack of access to clean water and nutritious food among others.

It should also be noted that the poor too blame themselves for the state they are in yet their inability to seek shake themselves and better opportunities has also exacerbated the situation, but that they have hope that one day they will make it in life.
Covid19 after effects are still felt in many African today economies Uganda inclusive in form of lost jobs, lost family ties, lost business, breakdown of social structures among others. These have extended the poverty problem in society to unimaginable levels of impoverishment as citizens lack even the basic of needs. Moreover, disasters like war, floods, drought have also not been fair the society

Our Background

The lack of skills relevant to current society needs is one of the causes of youth unemployment and this remains a serious policy challenge in many sub-Saharan African countries, including Uganda. In 2013, youth (aged 15 to 24) in sub-Saharan Africa were twice likely to be unemployed compared to any other age cohort. For Uganda, in 2012, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics revealed that the share of unemployed youth (national definition, 18-30 years) among the total unemployed persons in the country was 64 per cent. In addition, female youth are twice as likely to be unemployed compared to male youth. Given the rapid growth of the Ugandan population; three-quarters of the population are below the age of 30 years and even with improved access to education at primary and secondary levels they still lack employable skills, youth possess skills that are not compatible with available jobs.

Our Background

The church today has devised new ways to tackle the poverty problem including but not limited to; charity thought not given enough credence as it tends to portray man(those that receive) as objects of pity and doesn’t address the root cause of poverty, tackling those challenges that reduce human dignity to develop the creative power in the poor to participate in deciding their destiny, create awareness about human rights, condemn society injustices conferred upon by leaders and denounce social evils. Alot of attention today is put on human development in form of provision of basic needs (provision of shelter, food, clothing) while allowing Christians to participate in identifying their needs and participate in development activities geared at solving their challenges through motivation.

With this Strive Bridge Africa Foundation Limited hopes and strives to influence policy makers from majorly seeking unemployment measures to a holistic approach toward the broader poverty question and to include all groups of society as vulnerable employment which is characterized by low pay and job insecurity and flexibility on job while being open to self-employment and entrepreneurship. The company also lacks improved training facilities and grounds. Better grounds able to handle the ever growing needy population to house trainings are needed. Facilities able to take care of candidate training from the time they join in to the time of deployment are desirable.