Youth Innovation

Young Ugandans register very positive attitudes to entrepreneurship, with almost eight out of ten seeing good opportunities starting a business within the next six months. About three-quarters of young people who were not already operating a business said that they intended to start one in the near future. In her research R Namatovu. 2016, shares the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Research findings on the attitude to entrepreneurship in Uganda. The table below shows the percentage (%) attitude to entrepreneurship among young people in Uganda.

As young people see opportunity, TMF supports their dreams and ambitions through our: Research and Business grant opportunities and our Business Loans and Apprenticeship program activities. The foundation offers thirty apprenticeship programs to support youth innovation in partnership with other likeminded entities