Youth and Child Visionary Ministries
Providing Educational and Vocational Training
Fast Facts
Uganda
Carrie Portis and Ann McStay
2024, 2025
Job Training
How Youth and Child Visionary Ministries (YCVM) Is Making a Difference
In the underserved communities in the Kumi, Ngora, and Bukedea districts of Uganda, YCVM provides academic education for children and vocational training for vulnerable youth who have experienced the ravages of civil war, epidemics, and neglect. The vocational training courses prepare youth for employment to break the cycle of poverty and its related societal problems. Training is scheduled during one-month school breaks that occur between the three annual academic school terms to take advantage of access to their Kumi Christian Visionary School (KCVS) primary school campus/building.
What YCVM Does
- Operates classes for students from pre-school through primary grades in the Kumi Christian Visionary School (KCVS).
- Offers vocational training programs to help youth, young mothers, and orphans master valuable skills.
- Trains youth and adults in carpentry, sewing and tailoring, bricklaying and masonry, plumbing, and hair dressing.
- Connects graduates to job opportunities in local villages and beyond.
- Assists participants to start businesses that will lead to a higher quality of living.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2024: $10,000 to support the launch of vocational training programs, funding equipment purchases and salaries for instructors drawn from local residents.
2025: $30,000 to fund the increase of vocational training offerings to institute nine courses that prepare students to achieve Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) certificates, a significant accreditation that helps graduates obtain employment and earn income from their job skills training.