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Published on May 22nd, 2025

Academy for Social Transformation (AST)

A group gathers in a courtyard, one man stands holding a book in front of a flip chart that reads "Idea Refinement". The seated group faces away from the camera and towards the speaker, almost entirely wearing orange shirts that read "Lacac Pe Lony".

Solution

Country: Uganda 🇺🇬

Launch date: 2024

Focus Area: Building access to structures of support and capacity buildin

Stage: Pilot-Stage

Summary

Resilience from Within's Academy for Social Transformation (AST) empowers Northern Ugandan women and youth to co-design sustainable businesses addressing local social needs, while boosting family incomes and fostering community resilience through stress reduction.

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