JITOLEZE FOUNDATION

If children are the future, their now matters.

At Jitoleze foundation we pay attention to the young generation, we believe these are the leaders of today and not tomorrow because tomorrow never comes. We reach out to school pupils and students to talk to them about life, career paths, entrepreneurship and mentor them in their respective strength areas.

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Mentorship

We exist to help young people develop their skills right from childhood, develop them into better leaders in order to be able to handle the challenges in the 21st century world.

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Mushroom farming

We reach out to the youths and the general community to empower the underprivileged with lifelong skills in urban gardening, mushroom, arts and crafts and nurture their start ups.

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Urban Gardening

This a sample demo garden designed by one of our senior staff. We intend to do more of such in order to bring a positive mindset of youths towards agriculture.

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career Talks

One of the career talks offered to the pupils and teachers of Busia Border Primary School.

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Entrepreneurship and Business training

We were humbled to present our skills to the Swedish during their Business training to the leaders of Busia Municipal Council.

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Urban Gardening

This a sample demo garden designed by one of our senior staff. We intend to do more of such in order to bring a positive mindset of youths towards agriculture.

Collaborations

2016

In 2016, we partnered with Educate! Uganda, a non government organization that empowers young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa to train over 20 trainers of Trainees in Busia district in facilitation skills, entrepreneurship and 21st Century Skills. We trained youths in mushroom growing and offered a motivational talk at the youth camp organized by Alliance for Sustainable Health and Wealth in Africa (ASHWA) Uganda.

2017

Together with Busia Municipal Council we organized the first ever cultural gala in Busia district under the theme, “creating awareness of youth unemployment, strategizing on possible remedies” which earned us the Mayor’s recognition as the best Community-based Organization in Busia Municipality in 2017 and the cultural declared an annual event incorporated in the Busia Municipal calendar. ​

2017

In partnership with the Busia Municipal Scouts Council Jitoleze foundation organized a youth boot camp for the youths in Eastern Uganda. The participants were empowered in the urban gardening, life skills and skills of leading oneself and one another.