Not everything that glitters is gold ✨ Drugs, gangs, and violent extremism come with empty promises-but the harm is real. Stay informed, stay strong, and choose a better path. #SayNoToDrugs #EndViolence #YouthEmpowerment #StaySafe

Just earned my UPC Practitioners Series: UPC Core Course certificate! This training enhances my ability to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, engage communities, and advocate for effective drug prevention policies. A vital step in strengthening my prevention work.

Parenting shapes who we become! My undergraduate research explores how different parenting styles influence the social behavior of university students. Read more about my findings here: hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/1…

Ms. Sharon Nyambe, UNODC Country Head, grateful for your visit today at UYDEL to reflect on our youth crime prevention activities, supported by UNODC and Uganda Netherlands Embassy. 100 NGO staff; 20 crime prevention initiatives. 2,000 peace ambassadors and vocational skills.

It’s always a pleasure to be part of efforts that drive change. Every conversation, every session, and every action adds up to a bigger impact. #CommunityPolicing #MakingADifference

Invest in Yourself! Young people, your greatest asset is you! Every day is a fresh opportunity to grow, learn, and become a better version of yourself. Here’s how you can start: ✅ Read something that expands your mind. ✅ Learn a new skill that sets you apart. ✅ Step out of

Tuesday 18th March 2025, National Association Of Social Workers of Uganda will join Social Workers across the globe to mark and celebrate the World Social Day at Makerere University University. Expected are all student and practicing Social Workers. "Strengthening Intergerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing." #WSD2025

Sometimes the conflict and the battle get intense, when you get there don't lose communion with your source of power 💪

World Social Work Day I am proud to be a social worker- advocating, empowering, and uplifting lives every day. Social work is who I am. #WorldSocialWorkDay #ProudSocialWorker #EmpoweringCommunities #IntergenerationalSolidarity #EnduringWellBeing

Parasocial workers are pivotal in bridging the gap between communities and formal child protection services in Uganda, providing essential support and advocacy for children's rights. #SocialWorkDay #UNICEF #ChildRights #WSWD2025 Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development #InvestInUGchildren

We continue to work with the Uganda police in Busoga area to raise awareness about crime drug abuse , human trafficking and exploitation. Thanks UNODC Kampala office and Embassy of kingdom of Netherlands in Uganda for making this possible.

Building a future workforce at Makerere university about drug abuse, building systems and recovery doesn’t end with treatment, it requires to work with individual, family and the community. Today, Social Work students at Makerere University took part in an eye-opening lecture by

Dear bold and ambitious young ladies, I’m writing this to prepare you that, you will be called all sorts of names especially ‘a prostitute’ when you become successful. Even when a woman has a big role in the corporate world, the insecure men will say ‘she slept a way up there’.

At UYDEL Masooli Centre, youth from Banda, Makindye, and Rubaga under the #EASYU25 project took the stage for a powerful SRHR debate on the motion: “High-risk sexual behaviors are the leading causes of sexually transmitted diseases or infections among adolescents.” This motion

I was privileged to be at the official launch of the Federation of Uganda Social Entrepreneurs (FUSE) yesterday 8th May, 2025 at Hotel Africana, Kampala. The event was a resounding success!💯 We are incredibly hopeful that FUSE will create the long needed change in the sector

The United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice has officially opened. Uganda is well represented and eager to learn about innovations in crime prevention and access to justice reforms. The CCPCJ 18–23 May 2025, promise to be informative and engaging.

Today, with our partners UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK, UNODC 🇺🇬 joined youth & communities to mark #WorldDrugDay. By empowering youth and involving communities, we reaffirm our commitment to fighting drug abuse and illicit trafficking—every voice counts in building a drug-free future.

Today, I’m reminded why this work matters. As a social worker at UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK, I’ve witnessed how drugs affect our youth. Our sports event at Acholi Quarters playground was a call for prevention, resilience & hope. #InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuse #WorldDrugDay #WorldDrugDay2025

We need to go beyond addiction." Dr. Rodgers Kasirye reminds us that vulnerability isn’t the problem, the real issue lies in poverty, unemployment, and inequality. He calls for greater investment in prevention, stronger life skills programs, aligning our efforts with young pple

Grateful to the UGANDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LINK family for the heartfelt farewell and recognition. Special thanks to Dr. Rogers Kasirye for the strong partnership and unwavering commitment to empowering Uganda’s youth. Over the past five years, I am fulfilled and proud of what we have achieved