Youth Empowerment Assembly 2012
Ridar Hotel, Uganda, 1st – 5th August
Youth programme
Time Wednesday 1st August
15:30 Arrival, registration and checking in at the venue, knowing each other and orientation
18:00 Dinner
19:00 Entertainment, knowing each other and working on the conference opinion banner
Time Thursday 2rd August
07:00 Breakfast
08.00 Ice Breaker
08:10 Practical information
08:20 Expectations and fears – facilitated by Cynthia and the programme team
09:00 Welcome to YEA 2012 – Benon Lutaaya (Chairperson YEA 2012)
09:20 A short introduction of Friendship North/South
– Ragnhild Olaussen (Director Friendship North/South)
09:40 Norway’s policy on youth and development – The Norwegian Ambassador
10:00 Youth “the leaders of today” – Chief Guest
10:30 Tea break
11:00 Ice breaker
11:10 Keynote speaker – Personal and community Leadership – Baguma Tinkasimire Richard
12:00 Group work
12:50 Information about workshops
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Workshops (for youths only – see separate programme)
16:00 Tea break
16:15 Workshop session Continue …..
17:30 Evening break & recreational activities
19:00 Dinner
20.00 Entertainment
Time Friday 3rd August
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Ice breaker or entertainment
08:10 Youth participation in influencing policy – Mohamed Nur
08:50 Being a global citizen and the responsibilities therein – Seeing the broader picture – Ragnhild Olaussen
09:30 The UN Assembly model – Sharon Kemishana _ Kyambogo University
10:30 Tea break
10:15 Workshops session
12:15 Plenary presentation of workshop, except theatre
13:00: Lunch
14:00 Plenary session for all including adults – Theatre for change plenum presentation – with Camilla Victoria Hellern
16:00 Tea Break
16:15 Outing
19:00 Dinner
20.00 Entertainment
Time Saturday 4th August
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Ice breaker
08:10 The socio – cultural context of gender based violence – Dr John David Kisuule
09:00: The impact of HIV/AIDs on the youth and development in Uganda – Ms Goretti Nakabugo
09:40 Panel discussion
10:30 Tea Break
11:00 Harnessing the power of the media for advocacy and influencing policy – Dotto Athumani
11:40 Panel discussion
12:40 Project planning an introduction (with examples from the HC projects) – Ayub Kalema
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Post YEA action Planning workshop – Facilitated by Cynthia, Komeja and Ayub
16:00 Break
16:15 Plenary session for all: Presentation of school group’s project plans
16:45 Closing ceremony
18:00 Break and recreation
19:00 Dinner party and entertainment
Time Sunday 5th August
06:30 Breakfast
07:00: Departure
Workshops for Youths (Please indicate which one you with to attend)
Workshop I: Dialogue and conflict management
Facilitator – Mohamed Komeja (Friendship North South)
Workshop 2: Theatre for change- Theme: Empowerment.
Facilitator – Camilla Victoria Hellern (Greveskogen upper secondary school)
Workshop 3: Peer Counselling – Theme: choices, sensitization, HIV/AIDS –
Facilitator – Olivia Mugabirwe (Makerere University & Peer link Initiatavive)
Workshop 4: Permaculture – Focusing community participation and action on Sustainable development
Facilitators – Mathews Mpofu – Rescope, Malawi together with Hassan Nur.
Workshop 5: Entrepreneurship
Facilitator – Mr. Timothy Mugerwa and one his students
Workshop 6: Media and dissemination.
Facilitator – Dotto Athumani & Maureen Agena
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