gender and youth in africa
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Gender and Youth in AfricaThe Case of Uganda
Miriam LuyomboGender and Business Leadership
Consultant
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Africa
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Uganda in Comparison to Canada
Development Indicators Uganda Canada Population 34 34 Area in sq km 240 10,000 GDP (in US $) 17 billion 1.6 trillion Life expectancy 53 81 Infant mortality rate (per 1000) 63 5.9 Literacy (female youth 15-24) 85.5% 99% HIV prevalence (15-49 years) 6.5% 0.3%
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Male, Female, Youth Population
Male
women and youth
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Every year 380,000 educated youth are released into the
market to compete for 90,000 jobs
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Young people between the ages of 10 and 24 account for 50% of all new HIV infections
31% of girls between 15 and 19 years are either mothers or are pregnant
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Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report Card of 2010
• % of population living below national poverty line declined from 56% in 1993 to 31% in 2006
• Literacy rate of age group 15-24 years has increased from 81% in 2002 to 88% in 2008
• Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament has gone from 18% in 2000 to 30% in 2006
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• Accountable values based leadership
• Innovative aid based on home grown solutions
• Private sector support by both government and aid agencies
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Recommended books
• The Blue Sweater by Jacqueline Novogratz• The White Man’s Burden by William Easterly• The Correct Line? By Olive Kobusingye