The training aimed to equip youth researchers with the tools and expertise needed to drive impactful research forward. Participants were taken through youth-led research methodologies, data collection techniques, data management, field research skills, and more. The training also introduced fundamental concepts of the Green Jobs Research Project and Youth-led Research Methodology, while clarifying the researchers’ roles and responsibilities.
The youth researchers participated in translating the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and survey tools into Luganda and Lusoga, the local languages of the implementation areas that is, Nakasongola District and Jinja City. Translating these tools is crucial to ensure that interviewees can easily understand the questions.