Call for EoI

Uganda Youth Network (UYONET), a leading national umbrella youth organisation that works to mainstream young people`s engagement in development and governance processes in Uganda and East Africa, is seeking services of a consultant to produce a case story documentary under the “A Health Living for a Healthy Young Generation” project.

A healthy Living for a Healthy Young Generation is a youth-led social empowerment project that seeks to support young people (aged 13-24yrs) on sexual reproductive healthy and rights. It integrates promotion and access of Youth Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and prevention of Gender Based Violence among young people while seeking to empower them to demand for their rights in a participatory and inclusive manner.
The project is being implemented in the districts of; Kampala, Wakiso, Nwoya, Rubirizi, Kasese and Buikwe.

The service provider will capture and document most significant case stories registered during the project implementation process. The documentary will feature video and most significant case story booklet from participants in the 5 project districts of Kampala, Buikwe, Wakiso, Rubirizi and Nwoya.

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call for membersehip

Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) is the leading national youth organization that works to mainstream young people`s engagement in development and governance processes in Uganda and East Africa. The organization is comprised of 25 youth focused networks and about 117 member organizations working with young people across the country.

In the new UYONET membership model, we aim at bringing on board a number of categories of youth formations including; Youth in faith based organizations, Youth led and focused NGOs and CBOs, Youth in sports clubs, Youth in cultural institutions, Youth in the informal sector, Youth clubs in schools and institutions, Youth in professional bodies and the National Youth Council. The above is premised on the assumption that by 2028, at least 70% of UYONET’s program implementation would be through the membership and secretariat would play more of an execution and coordination role.

UYONET has expanded its Programme implementation to over 45 districts in the country and has thus once again opened up recruitment to vibrant youth focused and youth led organizations who can creatively contribute the achievement of the strategic objectives as per the 2018- 2028 strategy.

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IMG 20190814 WA0016Achieving SDGs 2030 and Africa 2063 Agendas requires concerted efforts and meaningful involvement of youth in Africa to identify their roles and responsibilities to achieve sustainable development. UYONET is proud to associate with "The Africa Youth Conference on Advocacy and Development", that is to be hosted in Uganda from 15th - 16th August, 2019 at Silver Springs Hotel, Kampala. The conference, organised under the theme: “Inspiring the African Youth to Act together for Sustainable Development” will serve as a platform for youth in Africa to come together and jointly plan for countries development agenda.

The conference is timely for Youth in Africa to engage the continental Africa Union 2063 Agenda and SDGs 2030 Agenda to shape and harmonize Youth involvement and participation in addition generating government’s commitment to support “United Africa Youth Agenda’. It brings together youth coordinated by AFRI-YAN, AYADNET, Youth for Africa and other youth coordination groups in Africa, to provide a bigger milestone for joint Africa Youth Voice to meaningfully address the challenge that Youth in Africa.

The Conference shall mainly focus on:

  • Youth Entrepreneurship, Employment and Job Creation,
  • Meaningful Youth participation and involvement,
  • Access to quality SRHR information and services, universal Health care and Education for all,
  • Skills development, and
  • Youth in Agriculture.

Call for EoIUYONET, with support from Action Aid is implementing a project entitled “Amplifying Voices of Young People for Effective Participation in an Accountable Youth Movement and Democratic Political Processes”. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of district-based organizations, university leadership structure in Local Governance and budget advocacy so as to tap into the innovations, fresh minds and intellectual capacity of youth in Uganda.

One of the core intervention area for this project is to enhance the performance of the youth movements especially partners and networks involved through increased visibility, publicity and on line information sharing and learning. Through this project, we aim to profile the work and capabilities of UYONET member organizations and district advocacy networks in the project districts of Gulu, Kumi and Kampala. With increased visibility and on line sharing, partners will further amplify voices of young people especially young women to reclaim, expand, defend and create safe and alternative (real) spaces for participation in deepening democratic processes.

In order achieve that objective, UYONET seeks the services of a highly versatile website and database / repository developer.

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Call for EoIDeadline: August 2nd, 2019 - 5:00pm.
Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) and Action are implementing the “Amplifying Voices of Young People for Effective Participation in an Accountable Youth Movement and Democratic Political Processes” project. The project aims at strengthening the capacity of district-based youth leadership and organisations as well as university leadership structures in Local Governance and budget advocacy so as to tap into the innovations, fresh minds and intellectual capacity of youth in Uganda.
 
The project will further strengthen youth formations and learning through mentorship and capacity building. it's upon that background that UYONET intends to document the various project engagements through video and photography through this consultancy.
 
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edited 2International Youth Day is held each year on the 12th of August and is an initiative that celebrates the qualities of young people and that recognises the challenges that today’s youth face. International Youth Day began in 2000 and was organised by the United Nations to celebrate the contribution that young people make in education, employment, health, conflict resolution and social justice among other sectors.
 
The theme of International Youth Day 2019, “Transforming Education”, highlights efforts to make education more inclusive and accessible for all youth, including efforts by youth themselves. Rooted in Goal 4 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.
 
Uganda Youth Network plans to partner with youth led and youth focused civil society organizations (CSOs), the National Youth Council (NYC), Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD), Kampala City Council Authority, UYONET members and the youth to undertake a number of activities in the run up to the International Youth Day Celebrations. Join us in this partnership, as a united front we can achieve a society that promotes inclusive education in Uganda.

FY2019 2020 Press Statement nOn 13th June, 2019, Minister of Finance, planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), read Uganda’s National Budget FY 2019/20, which will be implemented under the theme; Industrialisation for job creation and shared prosperity.

In Today's Newvision Paper, Youth supported by Uganda Youth Network (UYONET) analyse the budget in a youth perspective and presents key concerns.

Please find the Statement HERE (Click to HERE Download) .

Call for EoIUYONET intends to improve leadership and governance of youth CSO’s as strong institutions that pursue the youth agenda by working with an eligible Consultant as Technical Advisor in the Youth CSO Leadership and Mentorship Training Programme.

The consultant will design and deliver a capacity building program that will enhance the capacity of youth leaders in transformative leadership at their institutions, community and national levels.The consultant will review existing training modules and tailor them to suit capacity development needs of the identified leaders of youth civil society organizations.

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Call for EoIAre you a Youth CSO Leader, interested in developing and strengthening your Leadership Skills?
Are you keen to pursue a rigorous high quality structured training and mentorship programme from experts in organizational management?
Do you want to join a network of transformational and high performing CSO leaders?
Then the Youth CSO Leadership and Mentorship programme is designed just for you.

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