In order to develop solution-based youth leaders, Open Space, in collaboration with the British High Commission, held community conversation spaces and a youth desk platform on the 24th, 25th, and 28th respectively, for youth administrators from Makerere 3, Katosi, and
Read More2023 marks the fourth annual International Day of Education and also marks a significant milestone in the journey towards achieving the sustainable development goal of quality education for all. Education is key to unlocking the potential of individuals, communities, and
Read MoreCompelling stories from the majority of Ugandan youth attest to issues of unemployment, poor leadership experiences, limited representation in decision-making processes, and lack of basic essential services like medication among many aspects that have increasingly put a hold on the
Read MoreWorldwide about 1.8 million adolescents are living with HIV/AIDS. (UNAIDS 2019) 85% of these live in sub-Saharan Africa, and a total of 60% are girls. world. In Uganda alone, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS lies at 2.8% among school-going adolescents (130,000
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - The University Debate Nationals Tournament 2022 was a 5-day tournament for students from universities from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania set to run from 25th to 29th November, 2022. This annual tournament was organized by Open Space Center
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - For day 4 of the University Debate Nationals 2022 the teams that made it to the semi-finals battled it out for a spot at the finals. The debate rooms were intense and powerful as ideas, strategies, rebattles,
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - Day 3 of the University Debate Nationals 2022 featured the last batch of the preliminary rounds, which had debaters and public speakers vying on their final words to make it to the quarter finals. The overall theme
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - Day two of the tournament began with another training to prepare for the debate and public speaking rounds of the day. Unlike last year, this year’s UDN has included public speaking as an independent track. With further
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - We kicked off the 2022 University Debate Nationals yesterday. This is a 5-day tournament for students from universities from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania set to run from 25th to 29th November, 2022. This annual tournament is organized
Read MoreThe youth occupy over 78% of the Ugandan population, and yet, they are hardly meaningfully represented or included in government processes, and this unfortunately leads to the misrepresentation of youth affairs and grievances. From 18th to 19th October 2022, over
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