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18.06.2018Young Leaders Forum Training 2017: Personal Experiences
In Uganda, two policy documents govern the discussions and actions relating to youth affairs; the 2016 National Youth Policy and the 2017 National...
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14.06.2018East African Photography Award - Call For Entries
The Uganda Press Photo Award is proud to announce the first annual East African Photography
Award, open to all visual storytellers from the Eastern...
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28.05.2018 | NewsDoes Money Protect Women from Societal Oppression?
Does money protect women from societal oppression? This question has haunted me since I sat in on a meeting organized by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung...
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John Jean Barya | PublicationPerformance of Workers and Youth Members of Parliament in Uganda 1995 - 2015
The findings of the study are a collation of relevant literature on the subject and the views of various key stakeholders in seven districts of...
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Photo:Maria Alesi/ FES Uganda 
Governance and Participation
Good governance and inclusive participation are key principles of democracy and social justice. Friedrich–Ebert–Stiftung recognises the importance of good governance as a means and end to building strong systems to serve and protect the interests of all citizens and foster sustainable development.
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Photo: Maria Alesi/FES Uganda 
Young Leaders Forum
In Uganda, two policy documents govern the discussions and actions relating to youth affairs. The 2016 National Youth Policy and the 2017 National Youth Policy Action Plan. In both these documents, Uganda boosts of having one of the youngest population in the world and young people make up the majority of her population.
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Photo: Edyegu Daniel Enwaku/UPPA 
Uganda Press Photo Award
The Ugandan Press Photo Award is a photography competition open to Ugandan photojournalists and photographers. It is also a platform for exchanging thoughts and ideas about photography as a medium, through a series of workshops, exhibitions, talks, discussions, portfolio reviews and film screenings.
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Photo: FES Uganda 
Social Justice in the Urban Economy
Urbanisation and increasing populations in urban areas have led to many problems. Issues stemming from urbanisation include social issues, economic and environmental problems through urban sprawl. These problems include pollution, urban poverty, overcrowding and traffic, depletion of resources, land conflicts, unemployment, high crime rates and lawlessness and development of slums.
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Photo: FES Uganda 
Land
In Uganda, talking about development and poverty reduction cannot be done without taking into account the land question.
The importance of land in Uganda is huge, and the land issue is gaining more and more importance. The number of conflicts, both in court as well as out of court, is undeniably on the rise, tensions are increasing and ownership of land is becoming a political debate.
