Kampala Youth Volunteers Work Together To Improve Ugandan School For The Deaf
Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Iryn Ikkomu from Early Life Radio painting the classroom block By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – With a youth population of almost 70 percent, Uganda is one of the youngest nations in Africa. Last week, as part of Global Youth Service Day, young people from many organizations worked together to make improvements at a school for the deaf. Under the umbrella organization Generation Change, youth helped … Read entire article »
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Clean Up Is Part Of Ugandan Youth Festival
Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Participants at the youth festival play a game at the Red Cross tent By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – With music, games, projects and other activities, young people here celebrated the second annual youth festival last weekend. Organized by Open Space and various youth-led organizations in partnership with international groups that support youth activities in Uganda, the event focused on employment and kicked off by cleaning part of the slum of Kisenyi. A team of youth led by “Kampala City Yange” members took charge of the cleaning effort in the slum in Mengo, part of the city of Kampala. Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Youth collecting the garbage at Kwagalana saving cooperative society compound “The job of cleaning the city is tasked to Kampala City council authority, but they cannot … Read entire article »
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Clean Up Is Part Of Ugandan Youth Festival
Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Participants at the youth festival play a game at the Red Cross tent By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – With music, games, projects and other activities, young people here celebrated the second annual youth festival last weekend. Organized by Open Space and various youth-led organizations in partnership with international groups that support youth activities in Uganda, the event focused on employment and kicked off by cleaning part of the slum of Kisenyi. A team of youth led by “Kampala City Yange” members took charge of the cleaning effort in the slum in Mengo, part of the city of Kampala. Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Youth collecting the garbage at Kwagalana saving cooperative society compound “The job of cleaning the city is tasked to Kampala City council authority, but they cannot … Read entire article »
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Clean Up Is Part Of Ugandan Youth Festival
Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Participants at the youth festival play a game at the Red Cross tent By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Senior Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – With music, games, projects and other activities, young people here celebrated the second annual youth festival last weekend. Organized by Open Space and various youth-led organizations in partnership with international groups that support youth activities in Uganda, the event focused on employment and kicked off by cleaning part of the slum of Kisenyi. A team of youth led by “Kampala City Yange” members took charge of the cleaning effort in the slum in Mengo, part of the city of Kampala. Bwette Daniel Gilbert / youthjournalism.org Youth collecting the garbage at Kwagalana saving cooperative society compound “The job of cleaning the city is tasked to Kampala City council authority, but they cannot … Read entire article »
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Members Of Parliaments Gather In Uganda
Ugandan Speaker Rebecca Kadaga with international parliamentarians at a recent conference in Kampala.Photos: Bwette Daniel Gilbert/ YouthJournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – About 650 members of parliaments and other government leaders from around the world gathered recently for the 126th inter-parliamentary union assembly in Kampala. Representing more than 120 parliaments as well as regional and international organizations, the six day conference that ended earlier this month sought solutions to common concerns under the theme “Parliament and People: Bridging the Gap.” The gathering devoted considerable attention to the situation in the Middle East and called for an immediate end to violence and protection of human rights in Syria, where government forces have killed thousands of protestors in recent months. Delegates from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Canada successfully urged their fellow … Read entire article »
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Members Of Parliaments Gather In Uganda
Ugandan Speaker Rebecca Kadaga with international parliamentarians at a recent conference in Kampala.Photos: Bwette Daniel Gilbert/ YouthJournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – About 650 members of parliaments and other government leaders from around the world gathered recently for the 126th inter-parliamentary union assembly in Kampala. Representing more than 120 parliaments as well as regional and international organizations, the six day conference that ended earlier this month sought solutions to common concerns under the theme … Read entire article »
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Members Of Parliaments Gather In Uganda
Ugandan Speaker Rebecca Kadaga with international parliamentarians at a recent conference in Kampala.Photos: Bwette Daniel Gilbert/ YouthJournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – About 650 members of parliaments and other government leaders from around the world gathered recently for the 126th inter-parliamentary union assembly in Kampala. Representing more than 120 parliaments as well as regional and international organizations, the six day conference that ended earlier this month sought solutions to common concerns under the theme “Parliament and People: Bridging the Gap.” The gathering devoted considerable attention to the situation in the Middle East and called for an immediate end to violence and protection of human rights in Syria, where government forces have killed thousands of protestors in recent months. Delegates from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Canada successfully urged their fellow … Read entire article »
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Members Of Parliaments Gather In Uganda
Ugandan Speaker Rebecca Kadaga with international parliamentarians at a recent conference in Kampala.Photos: Bwette Daniel Gilbert/ YouthJournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – About 650 members of parliaments and other government leaders from around the world gathered recently for the 126th inter-parliamentary union assembly in Kampala. Representing more than 120 parliaments as well as regional and international organizations, the six day conference that ended earlier this month sought solutions to common concerns under the theme “Parliament and People: Bridging the Gap.” The gathering devoted considerable attention to the situation in the Middle East and called for an immediate end to violence and protection of human rights in Syria, where government forces have killed thousands of protestors in recent months. Delegates from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Canada successfully urged their fellow … Read entire article »
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Members Of Parliaments Gather In Uganda
Ugandan Speaker Rebecca Kadaga with international parliamentarians at a recent conference in Kampala.Photos: Bwette Daniel Gilbert/ YouthJournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter Youth Journalism International KAMPALA, Uganda – About 650 members of parliaments and other government leaders from around the world gathered recently for the 126th inter-parliamentary union assembly in Kampala. Representing more than 120 parliaments as well as regional and international organizations, the six day conference that ended earlier this month sought solutions to common concerns under the theme “Parliament and People: Bridging the Gap.” The gathering devoted considerable attention to the situation in the Middle East and called for an immediate end to violence and protection of human rights in Syria, where government forces have killed thousands of protestors in recent months. Delegates from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Canada successfully urged their fellow … Read entire article »
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Celebrating The New Year In Kampala
Bwette Daniel Gilbert/youthjournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter YouthJournalism International KAMPALA,Uganda — What does New Year’s Eve mean to you? Is it tosmoke weed until you pass out? Booze yourway to the new year? Midnight shoppingat Nakumat Mall? These weresome of the activities that ushered in the new year for many young people inKampala who were also hanging out at favorite hotspots such Nakumat, Height,Efferndys and Club Silk Street Jam. At 7:30pm, Igot a dinner invitation from Babaluku, an influential Canada-Ugandan consciouship-hop artist, to the a classy Chinese hotel, where he shared his plan to usehip hop artistry to teach youths about hip hop, peace building and communityresponsibility. Speaking atFang Fang Hotel, Babaluku also share with me his dream to train “Ship Crew”(young hip hop artists in Uganda between the ages of six and 11) to use theirmusic to influence … Read entire article »
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Celebrating The New Year In Kampala
Bwette Daniel Gilbert/youthjournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter YouthJournalism International KAMPALA, Uganda — What does New Year’s Eve mean to you? Is it to smoke weed until you pass out? Booze your way to the new year? Midnight shopping at Nakumat Mall? These were some of the activities that ushered in the new year for many young people in Kampala who were also hanging out at favorite hotspots such Nakumat, Height, Efferndys and Club Silk Street Jam. At 7:30pm, I got a dinner invitation from Babaluku, an influential Canada-Ugandan conscious hip-hop artist, to the a classy Chinese hotel, where he shared his plan to use hip hop artistry to teach youths about hip hop, peace building and community responsibility. Speaking at Fang Fang Hotel, Babaluku also share with me his dream to train “Ship Crew” (young hip hop artists in … Read entire article »
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Celebrating The New Year In Kampala
Bwette Daniel Gilbert/youthjournalism.org By Bwette Daniel Gilbert Reporter YouthJournalism International KAMPALA, Uganda — What does New Year’s Eve mean to you? Is it to smoke weed until you pass out? Booze your way to the new year? Midnight shopping at Nakumat Mall? These were some of the activities that ushered in the new year for many young people in Kampala who were also hanging out at favorite hotspots such Nakumat, Height, Efferndys and Club Silk Street Jam. At 7:30pm, I got a dinner invitation from Babaluku, an influential Canada-Ugandan conscious hip-hop artist, to the a classy Chinese hotel, where he shared his plan to use hip hop artistry to teach youths about hip hop, peace building and community responsibility. Speaking at Fang Fang Hotel, Babaluku also share with me his dream to train “Ship Crew” (young hip hop artists in … Read entire article »
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