Gulu, Northern Uganda, is an area which has been scarred and impoverished by years of brutal conflict, where children were kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers. These former child soldiers are now young adults, many of them suffering the trauma of their childhood, many of them with their own children.

An entire generation of young people who missed out on their education face high levels of youth unemployment and limited opportunity.

The Vocational Training Institute will help transform this post-conflict area by providing the opportunity of new skills and employment to hundreds of young people. The Vocational Training Institute is founded on Christian values and will raise up young leaders with Christian influence on civil society. It will contribute significantly to fostering a skills-based economy by producing job creators, not just job seekers.

We are creating a student-centred environment with excellent teaching, pastoral care, trauma counselling and mentoring that will promote the health and well-being of vulnerable young people. Students will be equipped with vocational skills in a holistic, Christian environment which will enable them to flourish both professionally and spiritually. They will be given the opportunity to realise their potential and earn a living so they can support their families.