UZIMA ARI

We are ramping up road safety mass awareness this festive season in partnership with Mbale District traffic police..

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This week we are conducting hotspot mapping exercises led by learners with disabilities in partnership with MoES, Mbale District Engineers, Traffic Police, Mbale District Education Office (Dept of Special Needs) and SHAU to identify areas for modifications. Children with disabilities are twice as vulnerable on the road and there is need concerted efforts to ensure that we design better and do better.
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To UZIMA ARI UGANDA with funding from is empowering children with disabilities to lead walkability advocacy in Mbale City. Yesterday we introduced our "WalkWithMe: Healthier & Greener Journeys to school" project to key decision makers outlining their responsibilities in promoting walking and cycling in the city Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety

I was honoured to join the UN Economic Commission for Europe to facilitate a session on the Future of Road Safety and Mobility within the Pan European region. The 1st ever featured various topics ranging from Energy to Environment, Fashion, and Road Safety etc
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Oliva Nalwadda on Twitter “I am humbled to facilitate the session on "The Future of Mobility and Road Safety" during the 1st ever that brought together diverse groups of young leader across the Pan-European region ”

had the pleasure of joining it's partners under the Together for Inclusion consortium (TOFI) to plan for the 2 year cost extension of the TOFI project. Looking forward to strengthening our advocacy for disability inclusion..

Join our session for International Youth Day happening TOMORROW at 3 PM CEST.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrd-2vpj0jGd0uhuOT_tEyEQYAPGudq4iK

Here is an updated list of our incredible speakers for tomorrow! Listen to their experiences of meaningful youth engagement on the global stage 💥

Join our session for International Youth Day happening TOMORROW at 3 PM CEST.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrd-2vpj0jGd0uhuOT_tEyEQYAPGudq4iK

UZIMA ARI team has welcomed our new partners BraveHearts-USA. With their support and collaboration, we have established 5 medical camps in Nyendo, Mitala Maria, Kansanga, Kasangati, and Mbarara and reached over 850 community members with medical care and supplies...

Dissemination of our baseline disability study findings to District unions of persons with disabilities and key stakeholders from technical and administrative wings in Luuka, Iganga and Mbale districts...

Uzima Ari Uganda on Twitter “Dissemination of our baseline disability study findings to District unions of persons with disabilities and key stakeholders from technical and administrative wings in Luuka, Iganga and Mbale districts... ”

UZIMA ARI updated their phone number.

We are officially a GEDA fellow. Excited to have concluded the 3 month training for African Social Innovators thanks to Donors to Africa

UZIMA ARI UGANDA is very excited to have its certificate of completion for the TOSS project in Eastern Uganda that has reached over 20000 youth with roadsafety awareness and advocacy interventions. An applause for this effort goes to our funding partners and mentors and Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety .
Additionally, big thanks to all our volunteers who have worked with us every step of the way.

We are calling for gender transformative action in mobility and transport planning, implementation and accountability. Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety

It's a wrap. Strategic Planning and partnership meeting with our Norwegian partners. Promoting rights of persons with disabilities requires collective efforts.

It was a pleasure speaking at the women in safety awards and was an honor receiving an award for Youth in Road Safety. The Ministry of Transport, Works in partnership with Consult Africa Usalama awarded women leading the Safe Systems Approach implementation and advocacy in Uganda.
Event: Commemoration of
Key note speaker: Dr. Olive Kobusingye: Guest of Honour, UN Resident Commissioner. (In my speech I emphasized the need for gender inclusive programming and meaningful engagement of girls and young women) Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety

We partnered with the Norwegian Embassy to organize an observation meeting for the Global Disability Summit. It is great seeing different countries renew their commitments to disability inclusion. As we set development goals, we need to ensure that disability is mainstreamed across all agendas

UZIMA ARI updated their business hours.

Join us next week as we dialogue with leaders from European Union, European Commission and the African Union on issues of youth and Road Safety .. To Join the coalition, follow www.claimingourspace.org You gonna love it

UZIMA ARI is more than humbled to support and be part of the 1st Inclusive Education symposium in Uganda. Officiated by Hon. Joyce Kaducu Moriku , the State minister for education; UZIMA ARI stressed the need for quality inclusive Education in ECD and primary level education. Congs at UZIMA team, MOES specifically the Dept of special needs and the organizing committee at large

youth awards. We were delighted for the nomination and humbled to be shortlisted for the Youth award in Gothenburg, Sweden :-). Big up to the UZIMA TEAM.

ARTVOCACY. Children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus SBH are using music to create awareness, and advocate for meaningful Inclusion in programming. WSBH - Day. Join us on 25th October _ Credit to Blessing, SHAU and SHYNEA

Uzima Ari Uganda on Twitter “ARTVOCACY :-) In preparation for the commemoration of the World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day, children with SBH-D are advocating for a right to Inclusion in programming. https://t.co/BpumaUIEKi”

It all starts with a safe journey.

Join YOURS Project Manager Raquel Barrios and Global Youth Coalition Youth Leadership Board Member Oliva Nalwadda as they talk about meaningful youth engagement and road safety during the 1st Annual Road Safety Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. 🇰🇪🚦

The event will be held online this Friday, 15th October, at 9:30 am EAT. See you there! ⭐️

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3snFO3P07b2irYtSuGqqtgOcgNsLgXaXqaighLM_22UtDIw/viewform 💻

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Fighting corruption is crucial in achieving the 2030 Global SDG Agenda. The need for meaning full accountability mechanisms is crucial in achieving Good Health and Wellbeing for all, Sustainable Cities, Inclusive Education etc. Was honoured to join other young leaders and excited to be a short listed nominee for the GOTHENBURG YOUTH AWARDS - ANTI CORRUPTION

Feeling incredibly inspired and grateful to have been part of this journey together with some of the most amazing youth changemakers in the field of anticorruption! Thank you WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award for this great collaboration again. 🥳
Together we traveled in time and told the story of how 2031 would look like thanks to our collective engagement. We painted such a hopeful future that refilled our hearts with faith and our bodies with energy to continue trying to do the right thing on our little corner of the world!

Big thank you and applaud for amazing work you are doing Yelyzaveta Pidopryhora from Integrity without a fuss (Ukraine), David Shamala from INSPIRIT CREATIVES NGO/AFRICANS RISING FOR JUSTICE PEACE AND DIGNITY (Kenya), Dexter Yang from GoodGov PH (The Phillipines), Pedro Martin Páez Bimos from Corporate Defense / Ecuadorian national integrity system (Ecuador), Daniela Léon from Reduva(Colombia), Oliva Nalwadda from UZIMA ARI (Uganda), Iryna Shyba from DEJURE foundation (Ukraine), Brendan Schultz from United by Love (Hawai), Raisul Safkat from Youth Against Hunger(Bangladesh) and Shenell Felix from Youth Voice

Very humbled to serve another term on the Youth Leadership Board and eager to work along side this amazing team of leaders. Together, we shall collaborate with other young leaders and advocates across the globe to ensure that roadsafety is prioritized on national and international agendas Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety

We are happy to present the team behind the Coalition's new Youth Leadership Board or YLB! 🥳

Formerly known as the Youth Advisory Board, the YLB is the focal point and the engine behind the Coalition. 💪

Learn more about them at https://bit.ly/CoalitionYLB 💻
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Tomorrow is the day... NO MORE YOUTH TOKENISM

UZIMA ARI with funding from Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety is airing a talk show on LOVE30. We are advocating for 30km/hr in school zones and calling upon YOU to take action.

Join our online event for International Youth Day titled “No more youth tokenism”

We’ve prepared an interactive session where various stakeholders will discuss the importance of meaningful youth participation 📣

Register at bit.ly/notoyouthtokenism

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