Half of Uganda’s population is younger than 15. Around 80 percent of all young people in the East African country are unemployed and lack future prospects. TeamUp supports young people in Uganda in improving their lives, freeing themselves from poverty and building a self-determined future for themselves step by step.

TeamUp Uganda is a programme in which DSW, hand in hand with two other German foundations, shows young people from the districts of Mityana and Kasanda in central Uganda new perspectives on life. Each participating organisation and its local partner contribute with their respective core competence: Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) with topics related to sexual and reproductive health, Siemens Stiftung with hygiene measures and the maintenance of water sources, and Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung with training measures in agriculture and business management. TeamUp Uganda therefore responds to the needs of the youth with a holistic concept. The aim is to empower youth with a regular income, access to clean drinking water and access to family planning. 290,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 30 live in Mityana and Kasanda and will be given the chance to improve their living conditions in the long term.