Kampala, UGANDA: On Thursday, 25th August 2022, Open Space hosted youth and their leaders, as well as policymakers, at the Lubaga Division Headquarters for a youth parliament ‘Seesaamu’ Session. This was under the project dubbed Training and Mentoring of Youth
Read MoreDid you know the Ugandan constitution guarantees freedom of the press and the use of other media? What is a life without freedom of expression! Today is about "every man for himself." Gone are the days when we took our
Read MoreNamataba, UGANDA: On 18th June 2022, Open Space Center, under the Localizing SDGs project, partnered with the National Prefects’ Council for the Annual High School Leadership Workshop hosted by Limkokwing University of Creative Technologies in Namataba - Mukono. The workshop was held under
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - According to the United Nations (UN), Uganda is still a part of the least developing countries and, just like most countries, is subsequently characterized by slow development due to several issues like escalating poverty, hunger, high rate
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - Open Space Center was formed in 2009 as a youth-led agency focused on providing opportunities for developing the expressive and debate capabilities of young people previously excluded from the frontiers of public decision-making. Open Space has over
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - From 19th to 22nd April 2022, Open Space, under the Nile Explorer Bus project powered by the U.S. Mission Uganda, conducted a students’ leadership retreat for a total of 25 enthusiastic students. Two students each were selected
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - Our world today is undeniably digital. Digital technologies have advanced more rapidly than any innovation in our history – reaching around 50% of the developing world's population in only two decades and transforming societies. A core principle
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - The interested youth today find inspiration and motivation for leadership in so many brackets ranging from power and wealth, to simply holding titles and maintaining a reputation. However, although over 50% join politics with the aim of
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - On 25th March 2022, Open Space held an experience sharing session at the KCCA Lubaga Division Urban Council Offices, Kampala, for the beneficiaries of the Meaningful Youth Participation Project (MYPP) from three districts; Kampala, Mukono, and Wakiso.
Read MoreKampala, UGANDA - Before the strike of the COVID-19 pandemic, underserved communities in Uganda were already victims of malaria, HIV/AIDS, the vice of Gender-Based Violence in both schools and communities, and above all the poor education system - issues that
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