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Uganda 2012/13

Uganda at a Glance

uganda is the Pearl of Africa, a country with fantastic natural scenery and a rich mosaic of tribes and cultures. Travelling through Uganda you will be captivated by its beauty, overwhelmed by the friendliness of its people and intrigued by all that Uganda has to offer.

Location Uganda lies astride the Equator in Eastern Africa between longitudes 29 ½° East and 35° East and between latitudes 4 ½° North and ½° South, at an average altitude of 1,100 meters above sea- level. The total area is 236,580sq.Km.

We are bordered by the Republic of South Sudan to the North, the Republic of Kenya to the East, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the West, and the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Rwanda to the South.

Ecologically, Uganda is where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. Where else but in this uniquely lush destination can one observe lions prowling the open plains in the morning and track chimpanzees through the rainforest undergrowth the same afternoon, then the next day navigate tropical channels teeming with hippos and crocodiles before setting off into the misty mountains to visit the majestic mountain gorillas? Uganda is the only safari destination whose range of forest primates is as impressive as its selection of plain antelopes. Besides the wide biodiversity, Uganda is also blessed with a vast bird population of more than 1,000 species.

OUR PROJECTS For the last decade, AIESEC Uganda has been delivering Social Impact through the Empower Africa Projecst .Recently AIESEC Africa launched the Youth Active Contribution Program ( ACP ) to further amplify social Impact and the relevancy of AIESEC in Africa. It is Upon the same back ground that AIESEC Uganda has aligned projects based on the Impact areas therein .

ACP Project Name Leadership and Career Development

Youth Leadership Development Initiative.

Health Improvement

Rural Community Health Improvement Scheme

Education and Literacy

Rural Literacy Development Program

Economic development

Youth Entrepreneurship Facility, Rural Women Empowerment Initiative

Impact Area 5

LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Youth Leadership Development Intiative - January to Febuary 2013

HEALTH IMPROVEMENT

Rural Community Health Improvement Scheme - December to June 2013

Intern JDs

1. Rural community sensitization of women and youth Groups.

2. Formation of AIDS clubs and organizing awareness events in schools.

3. Research on modern trends of transmission and prevention

4. Coordinating Peer educators in schools. 5. Collecting feedback from project participants for project

evaluation. 6. Support the formation of health Teams 7. Writing a final project report.

Intern JD

1. Delivering trainings on leadership. 2. Mobilizing project participants.( Schools) 3. Research and development of session contents and materials. 4. Coordinating capacity building school debate competitions. 5. Deliver sessions on youth Empowerment( Global topics, social issues, motivation and personality

development) 6. Organizing events on leadership development, green day, global village 7. Writing final project report. 8. Creating a project video to showcase project impact.

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EDUCATION / LITERACY

Rural Literacy Improvement Series - Jan , Feb , March 2013

Intern JDs

1. Holding community literacy classes to provide Learning Opportunities for adults

2. Designing Lesson plans, class arrangements 3. Collecting feedback from participants for project

evaluation. 4. Managing the relationship between the school and

parents. 5. Participating in project design and evaluation. 6. Online project promotion and marketing. 7. Writing a final project report.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Economic Empowerment for Rural Women - Feb - June 2013 Intern JD

1. Organizing trainings to promote entrepreneurship among rural women.

2. Organizing trainings on income generating activities 3. for women e.g candle making, tailoring etc 4. Recruiting project participants and managing

the production process 5. Showcase of project impact to Internal and

external stakeholders. 6. Participating in project design and midterm

evaluations. 7. Writing final project report for evaluation.

Youth Entreprenuership Facility - Feb 2013

Intern JD

1. Organizing workshops on entrepreneurship for youth in all regions of Uganda

2. Delivering trainings on business development. 3. ( financial literacy, idea generation, business management) 4. Participating in organizing business plan competitions. 5. Identifying and developing green business initiatives

with youth. 6. Educating market vendors on business management 7. Marketing to internal and external stakeholders. 8. Looking for beneficial partnerships with school, universities

banks and companies. 9. Writing final project report.

The project is part of the ILO intiative of spear heading job creation and decent work for young people in East

Africa. In Uganda the first phase of the project happened in 7 Universities and now awaits implementation in rural

and peri urban settings in Uganda.

The Project will be jointly deleivered with support from Kampala City Authority and Market Vendors Associations

This project is the first of its kind in Uganda and else where

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TN ID NAME FOCUS AREA REALISATION TN-In-UG-MK-2012-1893 Arise and Shine Child Rights / HIV/AIDS ,

Women Empowerment , Education

December 2012

TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1414 Reproductive Health Uganda

HIV/AIDS, Community Health December, Jan – June

TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1463 Stop AIDS Today HIV/AIDS Feb, March – June 2013

TN-In-UG-KY-2012-473 AIDS Campaign Community Health Jan 2013 TN-In-UG-KY-2012-431 Training of Rural Women Women Empowerment Dec, Jan – June TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1458 Child Line Uganda Child Rights Dec , Jan – June TN-In-UG-MU-2012-401 Uganda Women Initiative

T TN-TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1454 Action For Rural Women Empowerment

Women Economic Empowerment , Leadership and Education

Dec, Jan – June

TN-In-UG-ND-2012-18 Hill Preparatory School Special Needs Education Feb – June TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1421 Nile Basin Discourse Environment / natural

Resources Dec – June

TN-In-UG-ND-2012-17 Kireka Parents School Subject Elementary Education Feb TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1438 Romasa School Subject Education Jan 2013 TN-In-UG-MK-2012-1887 Youth After School IT, Youth Empowerment Dec 2012 , Jan

2013 TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1459 Mile Child Foundation Child Rights , Marketing Dec 2012 TN-In-UG-MC-2012-1466 United Orphans and

Widows Foundation Community Development / Women Empowerment

Dec 2012

TN-In- TN-In-UG-MU-2012-413 NURTURING THE READING CULTURE

Education Feb 2013

Our Stories / Testimonies

Working in a slum school in Uganda

has changed how i percieved life before

and i wish i had done this a long time ago .

Michael Eberspächer - Germany

I have had an amazing time in Uganda and i have learnt alot about other people and cultures - Thanks to AIESEC Uganda

Lieke - Netherlands

Tom Kalyesubula MCVP PBDtom.kalyesubula@aiesec.netSkype: kalyesubula89

Rosanna Tufo National Project Coordinator rosanna.tufo@aiesec.netSkype: rosanna tufo

Emmanuel Waiswa MCVP GCDP emmanuel.waiswa @aiesec.netSkype: ewaiswa77