This is a kind invitation to attend a Capacity building and information Zoom meeting organised by Uganda Youth Development Link and ISSUP Uganda Chapter

How to participate

• Date: Tuesday 06-04-2021
• Time: 11:00 am Nairobi (UTC +3:00)
• Language: The session will be  in English

Main Presenter:

Ms. Sharon Lesa Nyambe

Head of Office

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Uganda

Moderator

Mr. Kasirye Rogers

Executive Director

Uganda Youth Development Link

ISSUP Uganda Chapter-Lead

Topics for discussion:

1. How practitioners can...

Alcohol policy champion Hon. Betty Nambooze has vowed to renew her efforts to bring forward an Alcohol Law in Uganda to ensure comprehensive development and implementation of WHO-recommended alcohol policy during her new Parliamentary mandate.

In 2017, the Parliament of Uganda revived a private member’s Bill that sought to regulate the alcohol industry. The Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2016, was initially brought forward by Betty Nambooze, the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament (MP).

In 2016, MP Nambooze and a delegation of other MPs and their assistents joined Movendi International...

USO DELLA SENSIBILIZZAZIONE DEI CAMION MOBILI

All'inizio di marzo 2020, il mondo è stato colpito da una pandemia di COID-19, che ha colpito la vita di milioni di persone in tutto il mondo.

La malattia da coronavirus (COVID-19) è una malattia infettiva causata da un nuovo virus e si diffonde principalmente attraverso il contatto con una persona infetta quando tossisce o starnutisce. Si diffonde anche quando una persona tocca una superficie o oggetti che hanno il virus su di esso, e poi tocca gli occhi, il naso o la bocca.

Il governo attraverso il ministero della salute ha adottato misure...

Background:

The COVID 19 pandemic globally has had a devastating negative impact especially in low income countries like Uganda who have fragile health system and can’t manage many cases. Governments declared lockdown and everything stood at stand still for over 75 days. Children and their families depending on small informal business closed, capital eaten up and didn’t know what to happen next.

Our entire 9 Drop in centers/safe spaces were closed and over 2000 slum youth and poor children scattered and a few went home. We received distress calls from some our young people we serve daily in...

COLLEGAMENTO PER LO SVILUPPO DEI GIOVANI DELL'UGANDA

Progetto di prevenzione del danno da alcol

Rapporto sui talk show radiofonici

Argomento di discussione: Analisi della situazione dell'abuso di alcol tra i giovani durante il blocco del COVID 19

Stazione: Frequenza  Tiger FM 102.5 situata nel comune di Nansana

Data: 11 giugno 2020; Dalle 9:00 alle 10:00         

Ospiti: Mr. Mutaawe Rogers; il Senior Programme Manager e Lubega Andrew; Responsabile del progetto

Obiettivi:

• Discutere la situazione dell'abuso di alcol tra i giovani durante il lockdown per il COVID 19
• Condividere...

UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK

PRESS RELEASE
RE: Alcohol and COVID-19; Two pandemics colliding 

Introduction:
 In Uganda we have seen a spike and unprecedented levels of drinking leading to increase in domestic violence and addiction levels. Some men are spending more time drinking and hence diverting money meant for food to buying alcohol.
Facts about alcohol in relation to COVID 19
a) Consuming high-strength alcohol does not kill the COVID-19 virus. If adulterated with methanol, can result in severe health consequences, including death.
b) Alcohol is not a food stuff
c) Alcohol is not an...

This free webinar-based training course on Motivational Interviewing (MI) is presented by Igor Koutsenok, MD, MS, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry.

Motivational Interviewing is an essential, client-centered, counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this skills-building opportunity presented by a recognized expert in the field of MI.

The course consists of four sessions (originally held during June 2020).

Course Description

This is a...