ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of key policies and programmes that focus on promoting youth employment and entrepreneurship in Uganda, and assesses how these correspond to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) survey's findings. It begins by presenting the socioeconomic and political environment within which youth entrepreneurship in Uganda is embedded. Entrepreneurship in Uganda is closely interwoven with the country's socioeconomic and political situation. Pre-independence, the Ugandan economy was dominated by Asian business owners. There are some slight regional differences in the levels of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in the Western Region is highest, which can explained by the relatively better infrastructure and higher agricultural activity. Yet another programme focusing on youth entrepreneurship was the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility an initiative of the Africa Commission, implemented by the Youth Employment Network and the International Labour Organization (ILO) between 2010 and 2014.
