About 106 reformed youths in Moroto district are set to benefit from grants to launch their business initiatives, in a bid to strengthen their economic resilience.

The grants to be handed over to beneficiaries on Wednesday this week by Karamoja herders of the horn-formerly known as Karamoja Development Forum will target identified three youth groups identified from three sub-counties.

The groups hail from Rupa sub-county comprising 36 members, Katikekile with 35 members and Lotisan with 35 members.

According to a statement, the Rupa and Lotisan groups have chosen to undertake livestock trade while the Katikekile group have chosen to focus on cereal banking as their business venture.

According to Karamoja herders of the horn, the initiatives is being undertaken under the program “strengthening innovative approaches to promote resilience of agro- pastoralists in East Africa-phase two in collaboration with Welt hunger hilfe and funding support from BMZ.

The program will help to assess the relationship between the economic empowerment of reformed youth and peace building, particularly in understanding whether economic interventions can contribute to sustainable peace in Karamoja sub-region.