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Obutonde Eco Bags

  • Project title: Obutonde Eco Bags
  • Type of project: Income Generating
  • Project proponent: Sustainable Youth Development Foundation (SYDF)
  • Location: Kawempe Division (SYDF)
  • Location of Beneficiaries: Kawempe Division
  • Date of Implementation/Duration: Start date April 2018 and Remains a going concerns
  • Area of Project Implementation: Kawempe Division - Kampala

Background/situation analysis

“Obutonde Eco Bags” is an initiative of Sustainable Youth Development Foundation (SYDF) to combat unemployment among the youth through hands on skills training and development while protecting the environment, which is in line with SYDF’s theory of change of combating unemployment among the youth through hands on skills training and development.

Since 2015, SYDF has been implementing a number of voluntary community activities including mobilizing the youth in community cleanings, HIV/AIDS awareness and sensitization, hands on skills development, community health outreaches in particular hepatitis B community sensitization, and menstrual hygiene management capacity building in schools, education uplifting in different communities like Iwemba Sub County in Bugiri District and household income generating projects like the SYDF Youth reach out poultry project. SYDF represents a community-based model that impacts on the vulnerable youth with the view of empowering them to take part in positive, progressive and sustainable development.

Project objectives

Objective Strategy
At least generate 1 million for the Organisation at a monthly basis, train at least 20 youth every month in paper bag making and reduce on the usage of polythene bags in Kampala. At least generate 1 million for the Organisation at a monthly basis, train at least 20 youth every month in paper bag making and reduce on the usage of polythene bags in Kampala.

Desires impact and outcome of the project

  • Reduced levels of unemployment among the youth, reduced crime rate and an empowered youth generation to solve their own social economic challenges

Risk management plan

Risk Mitigation measures
Availability of supporting funds - Reach new potential customers both online and locally
- Developing partnerships with different entities
The youth’s mindset - Developing mindset changing programs
- Using fellow youth’s success stories