There are currently no events planned.
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REGIONAL DEBATE SERIES - LIRA, NORTHERN UGANDA
YOUTH AND CONSTRUCTIVE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
The Lira debate will be second in the 2016 series will seek to evaluate youth engagement in the 2016 polls as well as identify and document strategies for a more constructive and sustained youth political engagement beyond elections.
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Capacity Enhancement Sessions for Women in Local Politics
Elected women leaders in Pallisa and Apac will be trained on how to represent women issues in their respective offices
ACFODE in partnership with KAS will conduct trainings for the newly elected women councillors. The sessions will focus on increasing the skills-set and knowledge of elected women councilors. The trainings will take place in Pallisa and Apac districts
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Civic Education tools and strategies for the local level
Training for members of GAIN-Uganda on civic engagement beyond the 2016 elections
Given that GAIN-Ug would like to heighten the civic education campaign across the regions, KAS will provide all the support to enable the success of this initiative.
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Mbarara University Guild Presidential Debate Contest
The debate will provide a leveled platform among aspirants for the top leadership position at MUST and thus fostering a culture of issue based political competition among Uganda’s young elite—who are expectedly the country’s future leaders.
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The role of appointed and elected leaders in promoting good governance in a multiparty system at the district level
Training for appointed and elected leaders in Fortportal, Ntoroko and Kyenjojo
The training targeting top district leaders, sub county chiefs, youth and women leaders will encompass a wide range of topics that are directly intended to equip the leaders with knowledge and skills to effectively work together in their districts.
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNANCE
CEMCOD and KAS recognize the power of social media to refine government, to open potentially promising channels of communication and to offer citizens direct access to their government and to public officials.
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Eastern Uganda Youth Debate Forum
The 2016 regional youth debates builds on the findings of the 2015 youth debates that highlighted ineffective engagement within organisations among the key constraints to meaningful political participation among Ugandan youth.
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Youth for Peaceful Elections Campaign
IYOP Workshop and Public Dialogue
On 28 Jan., KAS and the Interparty Youth Platform (IYOP) are putting together a public debate on non-violence, as part of efforts to raise awareness and promote engagements by local citizens on non-violent approaches of participating in elections.
Book presentation
fully bookedDiscussing Social Media, Political Communication and Civic Engagement
Launch of Reality Check Vol.9
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Uganda is launching the eighth edition of the publication series "Reality Check". It contains a collection of articles on the impact of social media on political communication and civic engagement in Uganda.
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Young People and their Meaningful Participation in Agriculture
Policy Approaches and Alternatives
The Young Leaders Think Tank for Policy Alternatives invites experts in the area of agriculture and youth participation to join them for a round table discussion on the newly developed policy paper.
