On October 9, which is a Day of Independence in Uganda, the students from Namilyango College organized their first public debate within TGD project. The guest of honor was Mr. Mukasa, former president of Makerere university, who among other important speakers delivered a speech after students’ debate. The affirmative team proposed the winning strategy [...]

The blog from Ajal Emmanuel from Bishop Cipriano Kihangire high school tells a story of a refugee Joseph, who has spent the last 9 years living in the Kyaka II regugee camp. This camp is located in Western Uganda and is one of many camps across the country, which hosts refugees from Somalia, DRC, [...]

In their Global Challenge essay the students from Bishop Cipriano Kihangire high school conclude that the refugee camps in the East African region face similar economic, social and cultural handicaps. The camps are generally congested and refugees live under poor conditions. Apart from the roads leading to most of the camps being inaccessible, the [...]

The migrant plan of team from Bishop Cipriano Kihangire Senior Secondary School, Uganda focuses on the economic and social rights of Ugandan Economic Migrants in Southern Sudan. The students strongly urge the Ugandan government to support the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) deal to the letter in order to realize total peace [...]

The blog from Joshua from Mbarara high school admits that migration has become a very important issue. He claims that the causes for migration are very individual and diverse, but he ads with one breath that if we focused on mitigating the situation that forces people to migrate in the countries of origin, the situation [...]

In their migrant plan the students from Mbarara high school, Uganda focus on a group of Sudanese migrants who live in a poorly sanitized densely populated area, with substandard living conditions. This area is troubled by high crimes rates connected with prostitution and robbery. This area is known as Kakyeka, Mbarara district in south [...]

We have received the first Migrant rights action plan from Ken Rukundo from Namilyango school (Uganda), who described how rights of Namilyango migrants have to be improved.

Jeremiah Amukidosi Etima from the Bishop Cipriano Kihangire School (Uganda) sent us a the blog post addressing migration controlling approach Vs right based approach. The blog contrasts the two approaches to migration well, but in the end does side with the approach encouraging the protection of migrants and their rights.

Four schools in Uganda have organized public debates by October 9. One of the debates was attended by about three hundred students and teachers, Chairperson  of Human Rights Commission in Uganda and the Division Councilor of Uganda Human Rights Commission. He also gave a keynote address on the legal framework, legal instruments and the situation [...]