The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in collaboration with UNICEF Uganda on Thursday unveiled the ‘FunDoo webinar series’ aimed at addressing the evolving demands of the job market by equipping young people with the skills and knowledge necessary for successful employment.
In today’s fast-changing digital economy, both soft and hard skills are critical for career success.
While technical competencies provide the foundation for job performance, soft skills such as communication, adaptability, and problem-solving are essential for collaboration and innovation.
Susan Serumaga, Technology for Development Officer UNICEF while addressing the press launch said that the FunDoo webinar learning series will create a platform to discuss best practices, share resources, and explore strategies for empowering youth with these vital skills.
She said the webinar series will help enhance knowledge and best practices , share insights, lessons, and a growing body of evidence on empowering young people with 21st-century skills to succeed in life and work,
“They will increase awareness of essential skills by equipping participants with a clear understanding of the 21st-century skills required to thrive in the modern job market,” she said.
The webinar series will also provide actionable career insights by offering practical guidance on integrating 21st-century skills into career planning for long-term success.
Tollea Franco – Commissioner Youth and Children Affairs at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development said, “FunDoo webinar series will enable the transfer of soft skills to young people to enable communication, adaptability, problem solving, team work in this ever-changing inter-connected world.”
Emmanuel Yeka, Head of Information Technology (IT) at the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development said “FunDoo webinar series are addressing the various challenges that young people face such as unemployment and lack of technical skills beyond the class room among others.”
Ayebare Denise, a U-reporter who joined in 2021 says ‘FunDoo’ has enabled her to identify her strengths and weakness and in turn focus on climate action as she pursues her law degree at Makerere University Kampala.
Ayebare added that ‘FunDoo’ has taught her to relate with people strategically while acquiring 21st century skills. “I found my passion in climate action through FunDoo which enabled me to identify my strengths and weaknesses.
Ayebare elaborated that the FunDoo webinars are targeting to reach at least one million young people both in and out of school with 21st century skills and will last 6 months (March to August 2025), held at the end of each month.
