Capturing Concerns - Capturing perspectives

Citizens concerned, the G8 opens soon!

2008-07-16T07:42:00.000-07:00

As the G8 summit opens in Japan many people from all over Africa have dilemmas of how they benefit from such summits.MDGs? With growing populations resulting to pressure on the little resources Africa has a big problem in the health and agricultural sectors. Again youth are more prone to this. I have not said so! They have said so!

Unpacking Uganda, the Pearl of Africa!

2008-07-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Little is known about Uganda by many people in the Western world! It is annoying on many occasions when many people tend to think that Africa is one single country, then what do you know about the world? One time in an economic convention in New York attended by CEO s of big multi - national corporations and a handful of African leaders among the President of Uganda participated. During the Introduction and salutations time, president Museveni greeted everyone and mentioned he was from Uganda. Surprisingly, the President of the United states Bush asked, "Which company ?" Big shame! While at School we study about the entire world, the Prairies, the Ganges. the Crimean war and the French revolution. Sorry chaps nobody know about you! Hey! You do not need to sit back and sulk, we have this blog! Tell somebody that Uganda is a beautiful country and Africa's friendliest country.
True we had a notorious leader Amin (in picture above) Click to read more on Amin known for being one of the bloodiest dictators of the 20th century and the HIV/AIDS scourge that is determined to finish many youths, but we also have happy people, a serene equatorial climate, elephants, lions, the Nile and the 7 ft tall silver back mountain gorilla in its national habitat. Uganda will always be the Pearl of Africa!
From the moment you land at Entebbe’s modern and efficient international airport, with its breathtaking equatorial location on the forested shore of island-strewn Lake Victoria, it is clear that Uganda is no ordinary country. Uganda in pictures

Customs or Scarcity? Cattle rustling: the Underlying problem.

2008-07-09T10:08:00.000-07:00

Customs and traditions based on the norms of a given society are paramount in modeling behavior. To the contrary beliefs and practices induced by scarcity are a cause of many conflicts in developing countries. Cattle rustling is a practice by one of the tribes in Uganda. The Karamojong people have lived with this belief that all cattle in the world belongs to them and there fore they keep raiding the neighboring tribes of cattle.This activity is a source of new generation conflict which many
think is a practice by notorious young people. As they are known, the Karacunas are you and energetic male youth from this Karamojong tribe that occupies the top North Eastern corner of Uganda in the districts of Kotido and Moroto. Map of Uganda click here. The practice involves use of small arms and light weapons and involves a lot of violence and cause many deaths.Details click here

Youth are a Resource!

2008-07-05T00:56:00.000-07:00

Motivated,energized and empowered Youths from Uganda.

" Let us use the optimism and enthusiasm of young people as a resource to help solve world problems" - Speech of the Queen of England during the opening of the Commonwealth Head Of Governments Meeting in Kampala Uganda 2007.

Conformation? Not many times that Youth are thought of as an important element of any society. They are marginalized and their role in society insignificant.

The UN Youth fact sheet of 2007 shows that today's population of youth is the highest in the history.Nearly half of the world's population( about 3 billion people) is under the age of 25 years and 85% of this lives in developing countries. Asia alone is home of 70% of the developing world's young people.

This blog is designed to facilitate youth participation through policy advocacy,experiential learning and building youth networks all around the world.

What are doing in your community as a Youth? We are seeking out pictures, stories and videos addressing particular problems that affect you in your social environment and what you doing to address them.

You do not need to dig into books to speak or write about something that affects you. Look around your school, home or community and draw experiences that you will share with us on this blog!

Capture that moment, concern and perspective. Lets us share and remember, you are a Resource!