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Youth Sensitization on SDGs
Description/achievement of initiative

The objective of this initiative is to reduce poverty and unemployment amongst youth through job creation, promotion of innovation, engaging gender by reducing inequality. This initiative is also aimed to make sure that Sustainable Development Goals are better understood by the young generation which is most at-risk and many in number, also highly affected by discrimination in all forms by government. In job offers and law making as well as political participation. This initiative believes that once the young generation better understand these goals then it will be easy to contribute towards the set target achievement 2030.

Implementation methodologies

The initiative implements her activities by regular weekly meetups with youth from different organizations, and different topics are discussed per meeting. Also Monthly youth trainings are arranged in different communities where the initiative come and train and sensitized on challenges affecting them. Also use of media including radios and televisions where the initiative goes and sensitize the youth and the rest on common cause of problem solving and the role of youth in making a difference. Also shall use social media platforms like facebook, whatsapp and others to implement and sensitize the youth on SDGs which are mostly being used by the young generation.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

We arrange capacity building every month throughout the year to discuss different topics embedded in Sustainable development goals and mostly being challenges of poverty and unemployment, we use technology to encourage youth to innovate new methods of problem solving and also mostly we use mobile smart phones to transfer information during the sensitization especially on social media which almost used by the targeted group of population in Uganda and the rest of the world

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

This initiative is governed by selected Chairperson/ Executive Director who performs a duty of making sure all planned activities are put in place and also open partnership that can influence the growth of the initiative. Also in addition is to make sure that all members adhere the laws set by the initiative. There is also Treasurer who care of the initiative funds and give accountability as required by the laws as well as making sure that members subscribe to membership in time and to outsource funding opportunities for the initiative to effectively execute it's her set objectives. Human Resource Manager also take care of onboarding new members, releasing initiative policies and procedures so that the initiative runs legally and in good image with the public it serves and exists.

Partner(s)

Focus Youth Forum(FYF)
Progress reports
Goal 1
Goal 5
Goal 8
Goal 9
Goal 13
4 times Month
Weekly Social media sensitization
Monthly
One monthly Community sensitization
Monthly
Radio and television shows
Yearly
National youth training
Financing (in USD)
1,000 USD
Staff / Technical expertise
Available educated, trained facilitators and volunteers in all sectors are available
Other, please specify
Available partners who are existing with the initiative will also support the cause.
In-kind contribution
Members will contribute venues,

Basic information
Time-frame: January 2016 - January 2028
Partners
Focus Youth Forum(FYF)
Countries
Contact information
Bernard Keikara Mugume, Executive Director, mkeikara@gmail.com
United Nations