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GLOBAL LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY UGANDA (GLSU):

ORGANISATION PROFILE

Young

women activists under AMWA’S TuWeshe Project

putting the women’s agenda first

WHO WE ARE

A youth outreach in partnership with YALI-Uganda

Harriet Volunteer

Founder GSLU

taking students

through a Life

skills and life

planning session

Teaching SDG5 to promote

Gender justice.

Involving men to achieve

SDG5

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Global Learning for Sustainability(GLS) is women-led Youth Organisation founded in 2015

to respond to the growing number of youth whose inability to develop life skills is the

major cause of challenges they face. At the height of poor life skills youth cannot address

their own challenges, some, beyond their control-and yet other are directly under their

control.

Born as an idea to empower young people with skills for success back in 2012, GLS

registered with Uganda N.G.O service bureau as a local N.G.O with a charity status on 18th

October, 2018. GLS has a major focus on advocating for integration and Implementation

of SDGs in school and community setting through global education approaches to

achieving a sustainable world at community, national and global level to specially address

challenges affecting young people globally. Hence the belief that:”There is nothing for

young people without Young People”

Targeting youths between ages 10-30 (10-19), (20-30), in and out of schools, our

programmes develop both age- appropriate and gender- responsive program

interventions that promote both health social and economic well being of target

beneficiaries through a peer education strategy in employing various methodologies as,

Capacity building trainings(mentorship), SDGs dialogues, print and media ,ICT,Youth

outreaches ,Art, Music, theatre, Life skills trainings and sessions , “Global -Twinning” to

promote global education, and other youth –friendly services..

With its focus on global issues to achieving, SDGs, Global Life Skills is inclined to

particularly address the SDGs 4.5.13 which emphasize quality education to young people

for lifelong learning opportunities, promotion of Gender equality to promote social and

economic justice for all and Action on Climate change respectively. This has been done by

stimulating debates that seek to address Sustainable Development Goals hence

influencing and targeting various institutions to implement SDGs in their settings.

VISION.

A generation skilled to lead Individual, community and global change

MISSION.

To support and ensure that young people especially women and girls have opportunities

to acquire global skills, learn from one another, and work together to solve common

global challenges.

CORE OBJECTIVES:

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To engage young people in addressing global challenges that impend socio-

economic development.

To equip the young generation with life skills for positive behavioural change in

the eradication and prevention of HIV and AIDS, and other related health

challenges.

To contribute towards achievement of SDGs for survival, capacity development

and quality life of all young people especially women and girls.

To promote global understanding and citizenship and bridge the gap of global

skills among youth through modern technology.

To advocate for positive educational and social outcomes of all youth in

institutions of learning by mentoring them to be first class world citizens and

professionals.

CORE VALUES:

Innovation.

Global Life Skills Uganda(GLS ) seeks new ways to achieve our objectives to generate

extraordinary results by creatively finding solutions to growth and development.

Excellence

GLS seeks to provide relevant and timely youth services that reflect our commitment to

empower our clients to be global citizens.

Team work

Team work is a principle that leads to achievement of organisational goals and objectives

both short and long term. A such GLS enjoys working as a team through strategic

partnerships and volunteerism in all our activities.

Equality and Equity

As a women-led organisation, we promote and advocate for gender responsive

programmes that ensure that all people have the right to be treated in a non-

discriminatory and non-judgemental manner.

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GLS PROGRAM AREAS:

Life planning:

Youth are taken into sessions on life planning where they are helped to formulate, set

goals and given life skills to achieve the set goals. The sessions address issues of

sexuality, sexual reproductive health, health living and career choices and how each issue

affects their lives.

Global Education:

We live in one BIG world hence sharing common problems and at the same time co-

existing under different social and cultural dimensions. We advocate for implementation

and integration of SDGs in school settings to impart knowledge, skills, attitudes that

empower young people to act on issues facing their environment, schools, and

communities where they live and linking them to other world challenges to find solutions

locally while promoting Global understanding. This is done through “Global-Twinning” of

schools and teachers or educators in various global sites. We are continually seeking

partnerships to match the number of schools in need of our program.

Youth in and out of school:

Global Youth Ambassadors (GYAs): GLS uses the Global Youth Ambassador model to

identify, train magnify and commission talented youth to lead others to acquire life skills

needed to plan for their lives .The Global Youth Ambassadors who are in practice SDGs

Ambassadors are trained by Global Youth Educators to carryout peer education activities

on life planning and global education. The model inspires the youth to “live a better

shared future” as a pledge .The G.Y.As are supported to conduct sessions on Sexuality,

Sexual Reproductive Health, Healthy Living, Career planning, Life planning and Gender

Based Violence(Sexual Gender based violence) among others. The G.Y.As is connected

with other youth in schools to interact and share experiences and challenges in their

communities and workout solutions. This facilitates mutual learning

Global Peer Education:

GLS support Youth Global Educators (YGEs) to conduct Global peer education as a global

change strategy to identify and act on challenges in schools and communities by using

locally available resources, solutions and modern technologies through collaboration with

youth and other educators around the world to contribute to the achievement of SDGs,

hence building a better shared future by all young persons. We seek to build the capacity

of our school based and community Global Peer Educators by collaborating and

partnering with such individuals and organisations engaging in similar Global education

activities or programs.

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Skills Training:

To support young people on the path of economic achievement and employment while at

the same time meeting their immediate health needs, GLS, strives to partner with other

Organisations, service providers and funders in promoting youth-friendly employment

services, vocational and technical skills to sustain the achieved positive change that aim

at promoting health, social and economic well being of youth in and out of schools.GLS,

therefore identifies youth in need and empowers them to participate and learn from

their own hand-on experiential learning and gives lifelong learning opportunities to

engage with potential employers, and in turn volunteer to lead a change in their

community by reciprocating the same..

GLS offers internship opportunities to university students who are ready to take on

leadership roles to offer their knowledge and skills attained as they grow and expand –in

turn their knowledge and skills on issues that value and promote their field of study .

Partly, practical skills trainings are given in making the following products using locally

available materials:

Re-usable local sanitary pads, Soap making, Student Counter books ,Candle making and

snacks

GLS SIGNITURE EVENTS AND CAMPAIGNS:

The Annual GLOBAL EDUCATION Conference

GLS, supported by partners hosts the National Annual GLOBAL EDUCATORS conference

on SDGs, Sexuality, and HIV and AIDS in Uganda.

The one-day conference is held in school settings rotationally to enforce our goal:

Investing in youth for positive health, social and economic outcomes. The annual

conference brings together CSOs, leading youth organisations, school administrators,

religious and cultural leaders, and Government representatives including law enforcers to

share experiences and lay foundation in addressing youth-adolescent related challenges.

Participation in ,and promotion of major N.G.Os International Calendar Days:

Because GLS is aware of Global efforts to advance humanity in all aspects, we join other

individuals, Organisations and Government(s) to promote and observe International

Days set aside in advancement and promotion of socio-economic transformation .Such

Days include: International Women’s Day, World Food Day, The International Day Of

the Girl Child, International Day of African Child, The Global Literacy week etc .We

collaborate with other CSOs, community based organisations and reach out to young

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people to remind them about the significance of celebrating or observing such days. Also

such days give us a platform to engage young people in development processes and

programmes so that they take part in shaping the world and the future they want.

PROJECTS:

G-Literacy( under SDG 4 )

Challenge 5 Alliance (SDG 5 )

Save the World Project(under SDG 13)

Y-globe :The 17 ways (Global Education on 17 SDGs)

Areas of operation: Kampala, Wakiso, Luwero, Ibanda, Kisoro, Mbale,Iganga

Partner with us on:

Contact us/ Donate/ partner /Career opportunities

GLOBAL LEARNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY(GLS)

Office Location

Masaka –Road, Ndeeba(pacific building)Kampala ,Uganda

0ffice phone:+256780174974

Email:

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