Address on Youth Empowerment and the Parish Development Model
Jessica Rose Epel Alupo
Vice President of Uganda
English · 31 min
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Vice President Alupo delivered this address at the launch of the Parish Development Model (PDM) implementation framework — the government's flagship programme to move 3.5 million households out of subsistence farming through parish-level savings and enterprise groups.
The speech laid out the mechanics of the PDM, including the Shs100 million per parish allocation, the savings group structure, and the enterprise selection criteria. Alupo was direct about the programme's target: reducing the percentage of Ugandans in the subsistence economy from 39% to under 20% by 2025.
The address is significant for its detail on how the PDM is supposed to work at the grassroots level — information that every Ugandan in a savings group should understand.
Discussion
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I was there at Kololo that day. The energy was indescribable. A generation that had survived so much finally had hope.
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About the Speaker
Jessica Rose Epel Alupo
Vice President of Uganda
Jessica Alupo was born in 1976 in Katakwi District. A former Minister of Education and Sports, she was appointed Vice President of Uganda in 2021, becoming the second woman to hold the office. She is MP for Katakwi District Woman Representative.
Date
7 April 2022
Venue
Serena Conference Centre
Kampala
Language
English