ACTogether Uganda

🌍 World Urban Forum Updates (WUF13) 🏙️✨

Day One preparations for WUF13 are well underway as teams that arrived earlier successfully completed venue visits 🏢 and engaged in a series of impactful mini discussions 🤝💬.

The conversations focused on critical urban issues including the wellbeing of women and children 👩‍👧‍👦❤️, youth inclusion 👥🌱, and the growing concern of how young people are often left out of decision-making processes that shape their communities and future 🗣️🏘️.

Despite disruptions caused by flooding from heavy rains 🌧️🌊, the spirit of collaboration, resilience, and commitment remained strong 💪✨. The discussions continue to emphasize the importance of building inclusive, resilient, and people-centered cities 🌆🤲 as we move closer to WUF13 🚀🌍.

KYCTV Training – Graduation Day 🎓✨

What an incredible and memorable milestone it was as our KYCTV trainees proudly graduated after an inspiring journey of learning, creativity, and growth! 🚀💻

Over the course of the training, the young people transformed their ideas into powerful digital stories starting from computer basics to capturing their own footage, editing compelling videos, and confidently sharing their content across social media platforms 🎥📱

They explored creative editing tools, produced original videos, enhanced their work with captions and effects, and mastered the art of engaging online audiences. Their energy, teamwork, and innovation truly shone throughout the entire experience 🔥👏

By the end of the training, they had not only gained valuable technical skills but had also built confidence, creativity, and a strong passion for digital storytelling 🌍✨

Congratulations to all our graduates on this amazing achievement you made it! 🎉🎬 We’re excited to see the impact you will continue to create beyond this training!

🎬✨ KYCTV Workshop – Day 3 Highlights! 🚀

The momentum keeps building as the KYCTV team steps into Day 3 of the training! 💪📸

Today, we were introduced to the basics of videography and editing 🎥🖥️. The morning kicked off with a technical review of our Hidden Treasurer Magazine 🔍📖—this time through a creative and analytical lens—before diving into editing using Da Vinci 🎬✨.

The excitement didn’t stop there! 🌍 In the evening, the team headed out for a field visit to Kibuga Mbata and Masese Landing Site 🚤🌅, putting theory into real-life practice. From capturing live moments to telling authentic stories, the experience was truly hands-on and impactful 🎯

And guess what? 😍🚁
We had a bonus session learning how to operate a drone—taking our storytelling to new heights (literally!) 🌄✨

The journey continues, and the creativity is rising! 🔥

We are excited to host the Slum Dweller's International team in an exciting 6-day workshop as they train the youth to enhance their skills in making Media for Change. This is supported by the Generating Ambition for Locally Led Adaptation (GA-LLA) and The SDI Impact Innovation Initiative.

This training is designed to equip young people with practical skills in photography, videography, social media engagement, and advocacy empowering them to tell powerful stories and drive meaningful change in their communities.

Through this training, participants will learn how to create impactful media that raises awareness, amplifies local voices, and advocates for solutions to the challenges they face every day and become the next generation of community storytellers and change-makers.

Today young people have been re-oriented on the key projects, and overview of the organisations; ACTogether Uganda and National Slum Dweller's Federation of Uganda as well as Slum Dweller's International. Each of them shared their expectations of the workshop.

Stay tuned as we share highlights from the training over the next few days.

Slum Dwellers International - SDI.

🌱 Learning Exchange at St. Kizito Secondary School 🌍

We recently held an inspiring Learning Exchange at St. Kizito Primary School, bringing together project groups from Mbarara and Kampala to share knowledge and practical skills in Urban Farming and Waste-to-Value Management initiatives.

Participants explored a variety of innovative, student-led and community-driven activities at the school, including:
🍄 Mushroom growing
🐟 Fish farming
💧 Hydroponics
🧴 Value addition practices
🧼 Liquid and bar soap making
🐛 Black soldier fly rearing
♻️ Recycling initiatives
🐔 Chicken rearing
🔥 Briquettes making

The exchange offered a hands-on learning experience, enabling groups to share ideas, discover sustainable solutions, and gain inspiration to replicate and scale these initiatives within their own communities.

Through such learning exchanges, we continue to empower groups to become centers of sustainability, innovation, and environmental stewardship. 🌿✨