On
the 11th July, 2015, Uganda Celebrated World Population day, an event hosted in
Sembabule district. The Global Theme
was: “Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies”, and local theme was Prioritizing
Community Transformation: Addressing the needs of Vulnerable Populations".
Policy wheels for creating and earning the demographic dividend
Demography in Uganda is a very vital matter given the population structure and has an impact on education, health, job creation and nature of economic reforms an economy under takes, governance and accountability among others.
One of the participants of a Youth Debate organised by UNFPA and STF shares his view on teenage pregnancy and male involvement. Photo by: Els Dehantschutter
The above variables are all function of a sustainable population. Such can be achieved when young people are not only improved in "human quality" but also empowered and given a chance to make critical decisions about their social life and sexual choices among others.
A local school performing on World Population Day 2015. Photo by: Els Dehantschutter
With
the above, inter-playing factors the above factors in the best manner, Uganda
can achieve a demographic dividend with positive help from partners like UNDP
Uganda, UNFPA Uganda and other sexual reproductive health organizations.
A young woman receiving information on Sexual Reproductive Health: Photo by: Els Dehantschutter
An OpED elucidating how Uganda can use this window period as a growth accelerator
was published in the New Vision on 26th August, 2016 written by same
author.
