Examining the Effects of Youth Livelihood Programme on Youth Employment in Nadunget Subcounty Moroto District

Abstract

This paper aimed to assess the impact that YLP has on household incomes among youths in Moroto District, Uganda. Using a cross-sectional research design, a sample size of 119 respondents has been purposively sampled for simple random sampling. To this end, quantitative data will be collected using structured surveys and analyzed using SPSS v20.0 while qualitative insights will be obtained from key informant interviews and analyzed thematically. Thus, the three specific objectives of this study were: (1) to test the effect of vocational marketable skills on households' income; (2) to test the effect of financial support on household income; and (3) to test the influence of entrepreneurship and life skills on household income. The results of a strong positive relationship between vocational skills and income of the household were 0.732, indicating that the better vocational training results in a considerable rise in income levels. Additionally, financial support influences income considerably and is assured by the correlation of 0.689. The research also showed that development of entrepreneurship and life skills is positively related to household income, with a correlation coefficient of 0.675. Overall, the findings indicate that YLP increases the household income of the youth in Moroto District through targeted vocational training, financial support, and entrepreneurship education. The study calls for further investment in skill development and financial support as a continuous process of empowering the youth for their economic wellbeing.