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Global Forum Webinar Tomorrow For Leave No One Behind Community of Practice On The Topic of Youth Engagement On SDGs
Global Forum Webinar Tomorrow For Leave No One Behind Community of Practice On The Topic of Youth Engagement On SDGs
Kimbowa Richard
Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development
P.O. Box 27551 Kampala (Uganda)
Email: rkimbowa@ugandacoalition.or.ug
Website: www.ugandacoalition.or.ug
What activities do you do to engage youth on SDGs?
Networking (National thematic days (World Env. Day, Wetlands , Women, Energy
week, Water and Environment Week , etc
• Clean Up activities – engaging youths and local leaders (Conservation of Ramsar wetlands of
International Importance around Lake Victoria (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) with partners
Monthly East African SusWatch INFORSE East Africa E Bulletin that is shared
with youths and other actors across East Africa
Joint individual and collective policy briefs, media statements (VNR rejoinders,
UNFCCC COPs, GGGI Week, National Energy Week, Thematic days, etc)
Action research + Stories of interest to youths and other actors e.g. in the
forthcoming CS-SDG Newsletter by the 2030 Agenda CSO Core Ref. Group on SDGs)
What are the challenges you faced?
• Lack of skills and knowledge – as SDG policy is a an evolving area that needs
to be followed closely
• Following up Planetary SDGs through the 2030 Agenda CSO Core Ref.
Group on SDGs