YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA A CASE STUDY OF MAKINDYE DIVISION

ABSTRACT

This research report comprises of five chapters that is to say chapter one, chapter two

three , four and chapter five including the appendices which comprises of the

questionnaires. In chapter one, a clear description of the background of the study, the

problem statement, the research objectives, questions, scope of the study were discussed.

Chapter two comprises of the literature review, conceptual frame work and a discussion

about the empirical studies of the research objectives. Chapter three comprises of the

methodology that was used to collect data from the field, it comprised of the research

design , study population , sample size and procedure , sources and collection methods,

data collection instruments data analysis and data presentation. Chapter four presented

the data presentation and analysis of the findings obtained from the field. Various

techniques of data analysis were used that is to say, frequency tables were used to analyze

the demographic characteristics of respondents, means and standard deviation for the

effects of each objectives upon financial performance, and the linear regression to

examine the relationships between the independent and dependent variables. Finally

chapter live consists of the conclusions and recommendations and further areas of

research followed by appendices (the questionnaires). The study concluded that Youths in

Makindye division Engaged with the private sector using a variety of strategies Partner

with unions to facilitate identifying companies, youths chose training partners that were

recognised as competent by the private sector, youths established partnerships with

government actors and agreed clearly defined roles and responsibilities, the study

therefore concluded that youths in Makindye division have been carrying out a number of

activities and approaches used by youth development programs to reduce unemployment.

The study recommended the youths in Makindye division to Improve on the knowledge

of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial attitudes in order to come up with new ideas and

solutions for the unemployment problem and that should Partner with unions to facilitate

identifying companies this can as well create opportunities for the jobless youths.