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Capacity Building of Youth Campaigners in Uganda

By tyler@uganda-survivors.org ⋅ June 28, 2011 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

The Uganda Landmine Survivors Association (ULSA) implemented a capacity building project for youth campaigners in Uganda in April 2011. The idea behind this project was derived from an initiative by Mines Action Canada (MAC) to create a global network of youth advocates. The goal of the project is to empower the youth to play a productive role in the implementation of the Mine Ban Treaty and universalization of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.

Starting in January, 2011, with funding from MAC, ULSA embarked on a process of establishing a local network of youth campaigners. The aim of the project was to select and equip seven youth campaigners with additional knowledge and skills to empower them to play a productive role in the campaign, focusing on Uganda’s priorities which are; total mine clearance by August 2012 and the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions before the Second Meeting of States Parties in September 2011.

Click here to download the full narrative report: youth-campaigners-final-report

Team building activity with the youth campaigners and ULSA staff

Youth campaigners, ULSA staff and the representative from the Community Development Office, the Honourable George Okello Ayo