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The Your Path blog shares insights from the lives, goals, and everyday experiences of young people and their communities. Here, we reflect on what shapes education, work, and future plans, and share stories and ideas emerging from our work in East Africa.

June 30, 2026

Favorite School Subjects: What Young People Love to Learn

What subjects do children in Uganda enjoy the most at school? Aspart of Your Path’s ongoing panel survey, we asked 360 children under the age of 18 to tell us about their favorite subjects.

The Personality of Uganda’s Youth: Insights from the Big Five

What do young people in Uganda say about themselves? As part of our ongoing panel survey, we asked nearly 1,000 young adults to reflect on their personalities using the well-known Big Five framework. Findings portray a generation that is open and imaginative, conscientious, sociable but also reflective, cooperative and trusting, and resilient under stress.