Step Up for Climate Action: Advancing Biodiversity Solutions in Eastern Uganda
Step Up for Climate Action: Advancing Biodiversity Solutions in Eastern Uganda The Step Up Youth Initiative is honored to announce its participation in a three days Eastern Uganda Regional Capacity Building on Biodiversity and Climate Change in Mbale. This strategic engagement is an initiative of the UNDP Uganda Youth Working Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, […]
Beyond Doha: Why We Need a ‘Social Justice COP’ to End Inequality
Reclaiming the Agenda: A Global Framework to Ensure Dignity is Non-Negotiable. The Step Up Youth Initiative, in solidarity with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP), has closely monitored the outcomes of the recent Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha. While we acknowledge the commitments made to social protection, the summit’s failure […]
Announcement: — The African Youth SDGs Summit Moved to Ghana.
Strategic Relocation The Secretariat of the African Youth SDGs Summit is today 11th December 2025 officially announcing a strategic relocation for the upcoming 6th edition. Originally scheduled for Nairobi, Kenya, the continent’s largest youth-led gathering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will now take place in Accra, Ghana in 2026. A section of participants at […]
Shaping the Future: Key Highlights from the UN Uganda Sept-Oct Bulletin
Shaping the Future: Key Highlights from the UN Uganda Sept-Oct Bulletin & The New Cooperation Framework As proud members of the Uganda Youth Coalition for SDGs, the Step Up Youth Initiative is committed to keeping our network informed about the strategic direction of development in our country. We are pleased to share the latest UN […]
Overcoming Disruption: Transforming the AIDS Response Through Economic Sovereignty
Overcoming Disruption Transforming the AIDS Response Through Economic Sovereignty. Today, on International AIDS Day, the Step Up Youth Initiative joins the global community in acknowledging the critical need to overcome disruption and transform the AIDS response. For the communities we serve—from the urban Kampala youth to the rural families in Mbale facing climate and economic […]
A Historic Transition: Celebrating Legends and Welcoming Another
A Mandate for Impact. Congratulations HE. Donald Waruhanga, 4th Elected President of the Uganda Youth Coalition For SDGs. At the Step Up Youth Initiative, we believe that leadership is a relay race—a continuous passing of the torch to keep the flame of progress burning. Today, we celebrate a monumental moment in that journey for the […]
The African Youth SDGs Summit
Where Voices Converge to Shape Destiny The Step Up Youth Initiative is proud to serve as a strategic co-convener for the African Youth SDGs Summit. We view this summit not merely as a conference, but as the ultimate expression of Civic Responsibility (Bulungibwansi) —a space where young people step up to proactively shape the continent’s development […]
Raila Odinga: A Commitment to Justice and ObuntuBulamu.
Raila Odinga: A Commitment to Justice and ObuntuBulamu The Step Up Youth Initiative joins the people of Kenya and the wider African continent in acknowledging the immense loss of former Prime Minister Dr. Raila Amolo Odinga. At this time, our grief is transformed into resolve Honoring the Flame of FreedomDr. Odinga was a towering figure […]