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Congress
NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE
Beyond Elections: Fostering and Sustaining Constructive Youth Political Engagement
The 3rd annual National Conference will attract the country’s influential young people in politics, civil society, business and academia to ruminate on political discourses.
Congress
National Women's convention 2016
Strengthening Women’s Influence for Gender Responsiveness and Political Accountability
Uganda has taken great strides in the struggle to ensure that women have equal access to social, political and economic opportunities. Acfode will on the 23rd June 2016 take stock of the achievements and deliberate on more effective strategies.
Discussion
SITUATING THE PRINCIPLE OF SOCIAL MARKET ECONOMY WITH UGANDA'S DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT
Welfare and economic development: what policy options for Uganda?
Questions around human welfare and economic development will motivate a roundtable meeting of experts from Makerere University hosted by the University Forum on Governance (UNIFOG) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS).
Discussion
Role of South Sudan women in Nation Building
In order to amplify the voices of women in national debate around democracy and good governance, special efforts and strategies need to be developed and applied to include adequate women participation in national decision-making processes.
Seminar
Training for Elected Women Councilors in Kabale and Kiboga Districts
Women Councilors will be oriented on how to become effective ambassadors of women in the district Local Councils
Increasing the skills-set and knowledge of elected women councilors to ably engage in council and influence decision making processes, strengthening networking and knowledge sharing among district women councilors will empower the women leaders.
Workshop
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN UGANDA
Effective Use of Social Media by Local Government Leaders for Civic Engagement in Uganda
The three days workshop in Mbararara, Western Uganda will engage and train local government leaders in the effective use of social media as a tool for grassroots community mobilization, political activism and political participation.
Discussion
CLIMATE CHANGE AND PRIVATE SECTOR FORUM
Understanding the required leadership of Private Sector in addressing climate change in Uganda
The conference will bring together a broad spectrum of private sector actors to discuss opportunities that exist to fight climate change, identify potential gaps and sharing experiences and perspectives on sustainability, mitigation and adaptation.
Workshop
Strengthening the capacity of elected Local Government Councillors in representative and legislative roles
Elected district councilors to be trained on their roles as legislators and representatives
In a bid to promote issue/policy based multiparty politics in Uganda, the different leaders at all levels ought to be informed of their roles. This series of workshops attempts to guide elected councilors from northern Uganda to be effective
Seminar
KAS-UMU SCHOLARSHIP FORUM
Revisiting the Democracy vs Development Debate
KAS continues to support scholars from Uganda and South Sudan in order to build and nurture future leaders to become positive drivers of change in their communities and countries. This is in collaboration with Uganda martyrs University, Nkoz.
Discussion
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.