The programme provides practical skills training in:

• Poultry farming

• Beekeeping (apiary)

• Pig farming

The initiative targets 500 young people from:

• Fort Portal

• Kabarole District

• Kasese District

• Kyegegwa District

KDFA is implementing a youth skills development project in partnership with Enabel/BTC across three sub-counties: Mugusu, Kibiito, and Kasenda.

Key Achievements:

• Training youth in agriculture, value addition, and enterprise management

• Promoting avocado production, processing, and marketing

• Creating green jobs and youth-led agribusiness opportunities

• Strengthening market linkages and financial literacy

This initiative builds sustainable livelihoods for rural youth while enhancing productivity in high value crops.

The BoC 2 Project focused on promoting financial literacy, linkage banking, and entrepreneurship within youth VSLAs in 11 sub-counties of Kabarole District.

Key Achievements:

• Strengthened 268 youth VSLA groups with 6,700 members (77% aged 14–24 years)

• Delivered training in financial literacy, business skills, and enterprise development

• Linked 144 mature VSLA groups to formal financial institutions

• Enhanced monitoring and evaluation systems for youth savings activities

• Improved income generation and employability skills

This project demonstrates KDFA’s leadership in youth financial empowerment and enterprise development.

In partnership with Bunyangabu Development Initiatives (BUDI) and Rwenzori Anti-Corruption Coalition (RAC), KDFA implemented a Citizens’ Manifesto project to enhance social accountability.

Key Achievements:

• Raised awareness among communities about rights and civic responsibilities

• Enabled citizen engagement and demand for accountability from local leaders

• Strengthened community advocacy and participation in governance

This project enhanced transparency and social empowerment among rural communities.

KDFA partnered with CARE International Uganda to strengthen Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) across Kabarole District.

Key Achievements:

• Formed and trained over 641 VSLA groups with more than 15,000 members

• Promoted financial literacy, business planning, and enterprise development

• Facilitated linkage banking with formal financial institutions

• Enabled savings of over UGX 1.5 billion, with profitable share-outs exceeding UGX 355 million

• Built youth and women’s capacity for financial management and entrepreneurship

This programme significantly increased economic empowerment and financial inclusion for rural households.

KDFA partnered with Farm Africa/MATF to develop the garlic value chain for smallholder farmers.

Key Achievements:

• Trained farmers in garlic production and post-harvest handling

• Supported processing and value addition

• Linked farmers to local and regional markets

• Increased household incomes and food security

This project demonstrates how value chain development can transform agricultural production into profitable enterprises.

In collaboration with NAADS, KDFA implemented Farmer Institutional Development (FID) across three sub-counties in Kabarole District.

Key Achievements:

• Strengthened farmer group structures and governance

• Built capacity in group management, record-keeping, and leadership

• Encouraged collective decision-making for better access to services and inputs

• Enabled farmer participation in national agricultural programmes

The project reinforced institutional sustainability of farmer groups, improving service delivery and group cohesion.

KDFA partnered with DANIDA under the Agricultural Sector Programme Support (A-SPS I & II) to enhance advisory services and establish technology demonstration sites across Kabarole District.

Key Achievements:

• Provided salary support and transport facilities to improve agricultural advisory services

• Established technology demonstration sites showcasing improved crops, livestock, and farming practices

• Trained farmers in innovative agricultural techniques

• Enhanced farmer adoption of climate-smart and sustainable farming methods

This long-term partnership enabled KDFA to strengthen farmer capacity and improve agricultural productivity in the region.

Donor Impact: Scalable model for technology adoption, capacity building, and sustainable agriculture.