Empowering Children, Youth, Women and community sustainable development through education, practical skills, environmental awareness, reproductive health, rural Agricultural empowerment. ABOUT US
Power Minds Youth is a non profit Community based youth led Organization initiated and designed to improving the livelihood and well being of disadvantaged young people between the age of 15 to 35 and th
eir communities. Its located and operates in Kasanje Sub county Wakiso district with over 50 mobilised young people engaged in self social and economic development activities and Nsambya Jua Kali Crafts Market in Kampala with over 40 mobilised young people specialised in making and selling of arts and crafts. It was first established by the youth and registered under the government registrar of entities in June 2009 as Power Minds Youth Club and registered on 30th November 2010 as a community based organisation under the laws and NGO act of Uganda, registration number WCBO/1317/11 mainly to focus on:
Training and Vocational Skills development among the youth
Unemployment among the youth due to lack of creativity and innovation
Safe drinking water in Communities
Solid waste management in the communities
ICT/IT development among young people
Reproductive health among young people ie HIV/AIDS counselling/guidance,early pregnancies among young girls. Promotion modern agricultural practices for the youth in rural areas
Arts,crafts and culture preservation and development among young people
Entrepreneurship development among young people( entrepreneur to entrepreneur system development
Empowering youth with information and knowledge to raise their voices and share opportunities that may exist. TARGETED MEMBERS
Youth engaged or would like to start up small business activities, Disabled youth, Widows/Single young mothers, orphans, Youth living with HIV/AIDS, Youth engaged in Agriculture in rural Communities, Youth developing or making subsistence artisan products, Drug or Alcohol addicted
However young single mothers and girls take up 60% of the targeted benefits and priorities since they comprise the biggest number of youth in our group.
