The Pakasa Forum that took place today left university students, fresh graduates and those youth intending to venture in the entrepreneurship world inspired. The annual event that was held at the Kampala Parents Auditorium is aimed at passing on experiences that many youth should partake if they are to succeed in the entrepreneurship world.
The forum that was organized by Vision Group with the moderator being the CEO the giant media house in the country, Robert Kabushenga. One of the keynote speakers was Mr. Emmanuel Katongole the brain behind Quality Chemicals Limited. He spewed words of encouragement, entrepreneurship knowledge and how he started his factory that is providing ARVs to millions of Ugandans.
“The best business solves a problem. It is possible to start small and grow your business.We have been able to increase the treatment of people living with HIV, with the help of gov’t from 100,000 to 1,000,000,”he revealed.
He stressed to the youth that future generations will know whether you answered the call to fight poverty. “Don’t fight for quantity before addressing quality. Every generation creates its own revolution and our revolution is innovation. The decisions we take today will shape our country tomorrow,” he noted.
The venue was flocked by many fresh graduates from campus, students from various universities, unemployed youth seeking to get business ideas to start up their own businesses and those already employed seeking to add more on what they already have built. Enthusiasm was written all over the faces of the youth as they attentively listened to each and every speaker that took to the podium.
Other keynote speakers included Jayne Frances Nakato the director Kinder Care Schools, Nulu Naluyombya the founder & Executive Success Chapter, Stephen Sembuya the Co-Founder and CEO, Pink Food
Industries and Solomon King Benge the Founder of FundiBots, a non-profit organisation that teaches young ghetto children how to code and build robots.
The other Panelists also followed suit by giving core advice and assurance to the youth on how to handle the tough times and challenges ahead. Lucky enough the audience was given the privilege of asking burning questions to the panelists at the high table by the moderator Robert Kabushenga.
Many youth and unemployed young men and women left with a lot of knowledge….they were more than inspired.
“Mr. Katongole’s speech was moving. I learnt that inorder to do something, I have to start small and that I have to start now…no procrastination,” Phillip Atuk, a Kyambogo student told Campusbee.
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