Event

Visit of Tanzanian delegation of ministries and insurance industry officials to Uganda

From 31 January to 4 February, Social Finance facilitated a “study tour” of Tanzanian delegates to Uganda. The study tour helped participants learn from interactions with Ugandan ministries, the central bank, the regulatory authority and different insurance companies.

News

COPAC organizes an International Day of Cooperatives event on cooperatives and climate action

22 July 2020

ILO’s Enterprises Department Director and Chair of the Committee on Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), Mr van Vuuren, participated as a speaker in a virtual event organized on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives focusing on climate action on 9 July 2020.

News

Green entrepreneurs showcase their businesses at a regional knowledge sharing workshop in Kenya

27 September 2013

The ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) programme, which aims to create job opportunities for young people in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, organized a three-day regional knowledge sharing workshop for key project partners, stakeholders and beneficiaries on 9-11 September 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Publication

Promoting green entrepreneurship among young women and men in Kenya

18 September 2013

The Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) is a partnership between the Africa Commission, the Youth Employment Network and the ILO. Through training and business plan competition it promotes green entrepreneurship among young women and men in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.

Youth entrepreneurship

From slum living to company director

25 February 2013

One woman’s success story shows how green entrepreneurship could be an answer to both youth unemployment and environmental degradation in Africa.

Instructional material

Start Your Waste Recycling Business - Business Manual

01 October 2007

A technical step-by-step-guide of how to start a community-based waste recycling business