---

Gain Confidence Africa is a new non-government organization which was formed in August 2012, after identifying high unemployment rates among the youth. The youths in Uganda and the world at large are the highest population with 77% of its population being under 30 years of age. There are 7,310,386 youths from the ages of 15-24 years of age living in Uganda with the unemployment rate of 83%. This rate is even higher for those who have formal degrees and live in the urban areas. This is due to the mismatch between the academic excellence attained at the university and the vocational skills needed for the jobs that are in the demand for workers. Youth unemployment poses a serious political, economic and social challenge to the country and its leadership. The cycle is making it increasingly difficult for Ugandan youths to break out of poverty (New vision Newspaper 10th October 2010). Global demographic trends suggest that skill shortages will continue to worsen in the coming decades

---