In 2024, Open Space Centre advanced youth empowerment, civic engagement, and sustainability. We launched our first High-Level Dialogue, presenting key recommendations for NDP IV, and introduced the Green Eco Lab to drive youth-led climate action. We also launched a three-year Strengthening Youth Civic Participation project focused on empowering young people in electoral processes. At the same time, the 5th phase of the Nile Explorer Bus rolled out continuing to deliver STEM, health, and civic education. Additionally, we phased out our research arm, focusing on more targeted, impact-driven advocacy.
In 2023, we revamped the Annual National Youth Festival (9th edition), under the theme Your Story Matters. We also launched the 3rd phase of the Meaningful Youth Participation Program and implemented the third and fourth phases of the Nile Explorer Bus in both western and eastern Uganda.
Open Space implements the second phase of the Meaningful Youth Participation Program in new parishes in Mukono, Wakiso, and Kampala. In the same year, in the Nile Explorer project, Open Space extended its reach to underserved schools in northern Uganda. Open space also further implemented community outreaches under the localizing SDGs projects, henceforth creating awareness of SDGs among local communities in Uganda ahead of 2030. With a climax, we held the 8th edition of the University Debate Nationals under the theme:” Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions in Alignment with Uganda at 60.
Open Space Implements the Nile Explorer Bus project in schools in underserved communities of several districts in Uganda. Open Space also hosts the Africa Youth Day Symposium and the Give For Good Philanthropy Symposium 2021.
Open Space initiates a campaign for Meaningful participation of youth in ongoing processes and interventions around the Covid19 Response in Uganda
Open Space celebrates 10 years of youth engagement by opening up a one stop Youth Information and Training Hub at its Secretariat
Project Soar signs a partnership with Open Space to launch the signature Project Soar teenage girls empowerment program in 5 sites in Uganda
The Youth Manifesto 2016 is Launched at the 6th Annual National Youth Festival as part of the activities for peaceful and meaningful youth engagement in the 2016 Uganda elections
The National Endowment for Democracy kicks off its annual grants to Open Space for Student Debates and Dialogue Training Programs
Open Space extends its work to Northern Uganda with support from International Alert collecting youth voices as part of the review process for the National Youth Policy
YALI Mandela Washington Fellowship Program is Launched in Uganda by US Ambassador Scott DeLisi at the 3rd Annual National Youth Festival
Open Space launches Imagine Uganda campaign to commemoration Uganda’s 50th independence anniversary engaging over 5000 youth to generate the youth vision 2062
The Annual National Youth Festival is Inaugurated with 4 youth members of parliament, 40 youth focused organisations and more than 1000 interacting with each other.
University Debate Championship and Training Camp Inaugurated with 13 universities and 52 student debaters trained
Student Debate Program Initiated in Makerere University through a partnership with Open Society Foundation (Youth Action Fund)
