We empower refugees and host communities with digital skills, connectivity, and opportunities to build resilient and inclusive futures.
YFTC is a refugee and youth-led community-based organization dedicated to expanding access to connectivity, 21st-century skills, youth empowerment, and advocacy. Founded in Zone 4 Annex of the Bidibidi refugee settlement, we are driven by a commitment to harness digital technology as a tool for peacebuilding, youth empowerment, and grassroots innovation.
Our journey began as a community-led initiative to address local conflicts and promote socio-economic development through technology. Today, we continue to champion the empowerment of young people, women, and girls by using digital tools to open doors to information, amplify voices, and create innovative solutions that uplift vulnerable groups.
We act with honesty, transparency, and accountability in everything we do.
We embrace equal opportunity and representation for everyone, leaving no one behind.
We equip communities with digital tools to lead, innovate, and thrive today and tomorrow.
Initiatives that create lasting impact
Our Entrepreneurship Program is designed to provide training and mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs to manage and grow their businesses.
Our Digital Education Program provides refugee and host community youth in remote areas with essential technology skills and hands-on training, bridging the digital divide and opening doors to new opportunities and meaningful participation in the digital world.
Our Youth Empowerment Program is designed to equip young people with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to become active agents of change in their communities.
We are proud to announce accquisition of new ICT hub from zone 1 (Wahda)
Our journey of impact, one step at a time
Direct Participants
(Men & Women)
Disabled Reached
Women Impacted
Indirect Participants
Our Core Focus Areas for Community Transformation
Bridging the digital divide by providing internet access, ICT training, and digital literacy programs to refugee and host communities, enabling access to educational resources and global opportunities.
Building leadership skills, confidence, and economic opportunities for young people and women through vocational training, entrepreneurship programs, and mentorship initiatives.
Promoting sustainable environmental practices, climate-smart agriculture, and green technologies to build resilient communities that can adapt to climate change challenges.
Hear from our beneficiaries and supporters
"I was having some small computer skills in basics computers and graphics but the challenge was that everything was expensive out there when I tried to join to extend my skills. So, I could not make it. I came closer to YFTC staff and tell them my challenge. They were very friendly and they offered me to join the program. Internet was my biggest challenge, but after the training, I even learned plus (I can design logo, print T-shirt, etc). This program has has opened up my mind to go and look for capital and start my own business to employ myself because the life of today is not like that of yesterday."
""Generally, computer has been a problem for me right from the types of computers, but this program has changed alot within me. I have trained from here and I have gained alot of knowlege about computers. It has made alot of impact in my life, because as beign a mid-wife, you have to make daily rosters, reports and workplans and print them, which I didn't know before but I can now make them, including our weekly and monthy reports, I can generate graphs and summarize my report to show my performance. There are some Interview I have done, but becasue I can work with computers very well, I have been successful in some those interviews.""
We have not done it alone. Here are the organizations that support our work.
We are grateful for the support of these organizations that make our work possible. Through their generous contributions and partnerships, we are able to expand our reach and deepen our impact.
Practical business training, mentorship, and coaching for IDP entrepreneurs - guided real-life business development & project planning.
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Their support allowed us trained youth on ICT skills; organized mentorship, coaching, onboarding, graduation, and documentation of success stories.
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We are partnering with the Haëlla Foundation to empower refugee and host community youth and women with digital and entrepreneurship skills for socio-economic development. This ongoing collaboration focuses on building self-reliance, fostering innovation, and creating sustainable livelihood opportunities that strengthen community resilience and inclusion.
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We are partnering with 48percent.org, a non-profit organization that promotes equality through access to connectivity and communication. Together, we are implementing a Digital Safety and Inclusion Project in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement to build digital safety skills, establish community learning hubs, and empower youth and women to use the internet safely and effectively.
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In 2024, we partnered with UNHCR Uganda to implement the Digital Learning and Digital Skilling Project (Connectivity & Access to Skilling for Building Resilience and Economic Development – CASBRED) in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement. This partnership supports refugees and host community youth and women with digital literacy, multimedia production, and electronic repair training. Together, we are working to bridge the digital divide, enhance employability, and promote sustainable digital livelihoods through improved access to technology and skills development.
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Our Digital Education Program provides refugee and host community youth in remote areas with essential technology skills and hands-on training, bridging the digital divide and opening doors to new opportunities and meaningful participation in the digital world.
A heartfelt thank-you to Madam Elise Kant and the Haella Foundation for visiting YFTC Uganda in Bidibidi and supporting rural communities. The visit was a joyful and inspiring moment where beneficiaries shared powerful stories of transformation—youth gaining digital skills, women earning through online platforms, and community leaders finding purpose. The partnership with Haella Foundation is helping bridge the digital divide and empower refugees and host communities. YFTC expresses deep gratitude for the continued collaboration and looks forward to creating even greater impact together.
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Zone 4 annex, Bidibidi refugee settlement
Yumbe District, Uganda
yftcuganda@gmail.com
info@yftcuganda.org
+256 786 189 143
+256 705 337 439
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM