Over 170 young people have completed a three-month vocational skills programme under the MunguFeni Foundation in Arua City, gaining practical training in fields such as hairdressing, tailoring and garment cutting.
The programme aims to empower vulnerable youth and other community members across the West Nile region by helping them acquire skills that can lead to employment or self-run businesses.
During the graduation ceremony, local leaders praised the foundation for its role in improving livelihoods through hands-on training. Arua Resident City Commissioner, Betty Akello Otekat, urged graduates to value the skills they had gained and use them to build a better future. She encouraged them to join government programmes like the Parish Development Model (PDM) to grow their income and achieve self-reliance.
Principal Education Officer for Arua City, Raymond Ombere, advised the graduates to stay focused, save money, and continue improving their skills to remain competitive in the job market.
Lawrence Econi, an administrator at MunguFeni Foundation, shared that more than 200 vulnerable people in Arua have been trained this year through the foundation’s initiatives. He encouraged the graduates to launch their own businesses, saying practical application of their skills is key to long-term success.
The foundation is currently running several community projects, targeting more than 300 unemployed youth, orphans and other underprivileged individuals with the goal of helping them secure jobs and create sustainable income.
MunguFeni Foundation operates mainly through locally raised resources and recently signed an MoU with the NGO Forum, which now funds half of its empowerment activities.
Founder Bernard Feni said the organisation was created to support vulnerable communities through compassion, faith and service.
“Our mission is to uplift and transform lives through charity, humanitarian work and sustainable development, guided by Christian values and the belief that with God, all things are possible,” he said.
