For many young people in Uganda, finishing school or university does not always lead to a quick job. Opportunities are few, and competition is very high. This was the painful reality for James Okello from Lira District, who graduated with a degree in Public Administration but spent almost ten years without a stable job. He tried applying to many organisations, attended countless interviews, and even relocated to Kampala in search of greener pastures, but nothing seemed to work. James says the frustration nearly broke him.

He narrates that during those years he lost confidence, his savings ran out, and his family started questioning his abilities. Friends who had studied with him had already secured jobs or started businesses, yet he kept receiving rejection letters. “I felt like I had been forgotten by life,” James recalls. He explains that at some point he even stopped checking job adverts because they only brought him disappointment. To read more Click here.