Strengthening the Network of KAS Scholarship Holders and Alumni
Networking Meeting of Current Scholarship Holders and Alumni
For more than a decade the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) has been giving out scholarships for distance learning programmes at the Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) in the fields of Democracy and Development Studies and Local Governance for students from Uganda and South Sudan. The meeting of current scholarship holders and alumni was held to improve the communication between the scholarship holders and KAS as well as building a stronger network among scholarship holder and alumni.
October 16, 2015
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Emerging Leaders Discussing the Post 2015 Era
The Potential of the Sustainable Development Goals for Young People in Uganda
The LéO Africa Forum in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator organised a conference for emerging young leaders. The Emerging Leaders Forum gave youth representatives, CSOs and political and economic stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the role, challenges and potential of young people in the post 2015 era.
October 14, 2015
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Youth Need to Use Their Full Potential, Demand Debaters
Kickoff of a Countrywide Youth Debate Series in Jinja
The University Forum on Governance (UNIFOG) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) invited students and youth leaders from the Eastern Region of Uganda to have a discussion on youth participation in democratic governance. Besides current challenges the youth is facing, the students also talked about possible solutions to fight the identified problems.
October 7, 2015
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Young Leaders Think Tank Second Residential Workshop
Uganda’s Compliance to the EAC Common Market Protocol with Regard to Free Movement of Labour
The Young Leaders Think Tank for Policy Alternatives (Think Tank) discussed the Free Movement of Labour within the EAC during its second residential two days workshop. Members of the Think Tank discussed a draft paper of the EAC-working group and provided deeper research which will be included in the final paper.
September 28, 2015
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Training Workshop for Young Debaters
Kampala Training Kicks Off Regional Youth Debate Initiatives
In a bid to foster spaces for constructive engagement of young women and men in political discourses, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and University Forum on Governance (UNIFOG) have launched a youth debates initiative. The platform presents a cross-ideological forum for debating challenges to youth political participation and generating solutions.
September 24, 2015
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Consolidating Democracy and Social Order through Political Coalitions
Prospects and Challenges for „The Democratic Alliance” (TDA)
The University Forum on Governance in partnership with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung successfully held a dialogue on the 17th of September 2015 in Makerere University. The dialogue analysed pre-election coalitions in Africa by using examples from other countries as well as the current pre-election coalition in Uganda and their impact on democratic stabilisation. The dialogue combined scientific analysis with political discussions and attracted an audience of around 200 participants.
September 23, 2015
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Stakeholders Demand for More Investment in Tourism
Fourth conference on the sustainable use of oil and gas in Uganda held
On 15th September 2015, KAS in cooperation with the LéO Africa Forum hosted its fourth conference on the sustainable use of oil and gas in Uganda. This year’s conference, just like the one last year, was organized and implemented in cooperation with the LéO Africa Forum. The question that was deliberated on and sparked lively debates was that of mutually beneficial coexistence of the extractive industries sector with other sectors of the society, such as agriculture or tourism.
Maike Messerschmidt
September 22, 2015
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Women’s Participation in Politics
Grass Roots Citizens Conversation in Apac District
ACFODE and KAS organized grass roots citizens conversations in three Ugandan districts as voter education ahead of the 2016 general elections. Between 9th and 10th September 2015, the conversations took place in Ibuje and Akokoro Sub-Counties in Apac, as well as in Butebo and Kasodo Sub-Counties in Pallisa.
September 21, 2015
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Young Leaders Think Tank Residential Workshop
Young People and their Participation in Agriculture
This year, the Young Leaders Think Tank for Policy Alternatives (Think Tank) is discussing the issues of EAC integration and youth participation in agriculture. During a two day residential workshop, the members of the Think Tank discussed the paper on agriculture in preparation for further engagement with policy makers and subsequent publication.
September 8, 2015
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Strengthening Women's Participation in Politics
Grassroots Citizens Conversation with Citizens and Representatives in Kiboga District
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in cooperation with Action for Development (ACFODE) invited more than 160 citizens and representatives of Kibiga and Lwamata Sub-Counties in Kiboga District to have a discussion about the participation of women in politics and to popularize the National Women's Manifesto.
