1) To strengthen the capacity of Agri-skills providers to deliver marketable and employable skilling.
2) To provide pre and post-employment support to the skilled youth.
3) To build the capacity of agribusinesses through skilling and brokerage.
4) To facilitate Skilling Uganda Authority to be supportive to Agri-skilling.

During its five years of implementation, SKY targets to skill 8,000 youth, and to employ at least 4,000 (of the total target skilled), build the capacity of 14 partner Agri-institutions, 6 secondary schools (for mindset change in students towards agriculture), and 65 agribusinesses. SKY also supports 380 youth Agriprenuers to develop their businesses so that they can be an inspiration to other youth.

Built the capacity of 23 agricultural institutions, including 8 secondary schools, 15 Agri-institutions and 34 agribusinesses across the Northern, Eastern, Western and Central regions of Uganda.

1. Overall enrolment reached 11,782 youth with a completion rate of 89%.
2. 6,693 youth completed their skills training.
3. 3,723 youth assessed by the Directorate of Industrial Training.
4. 1,047 youth graduates are currently in wage employment.
5. 3,660 youth are in self-employment.
6. 3,508 secondary school students reached for mindset change.

AVSI began operations in Northern Uganda in 1984, focusing on Education, Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods, Health, Disability, HIV and AIDS, Nutrition, Child Protection, Energy, Sanitation and Hygiene, emergencies.

AVSI remained a direct supporter of communities and partner organizations throughout the two-decade civil conflict in the northern regions of the country, demonstrating commitment and capacity to adapt to volatile circumstances.

Today, through public and private partnerships, AVSI engages with private sector players, government and communities to build capacity of children, youths and households across Uganda through a comprehensive family-centered approach that builds resilience and contributes to sustainable development, responding to the real needs of people.