By Kabuye Ronald
African United Nations Youth Delegates (AUNYD) has selected two youths from the 20 that participated in an intensive five days training for the AUNYD program at Grand Global hotel, Kampala from 10th to 14th, march 2023.
The selected youth delegates that will represent Uganda to the UN general assembly in New York USA later this year are Nadia Islam Tedoldi and Kalema Andrew Arnold.
Fredrick Broers, the project coordinator at CRISP, the AUNYD program funders said that two selected delegates will represent Uganda to the UN general assembly in New York however, all the 20 trained fellows will keep engaging with them doing outreach campaigns across the country, presenting the program but also gathering what the youths want to be represented at national and UN general assembly.
Richard Baguma Tinkasamire, the United Nations Association of Uganda (UNAU) Secretary General said that this is done to motivate the youths to be champions for development and transformation, to propagate the gospel of the Sustainable Development Goals and to be able to work within Uganda’s and regional’s development frameworks, to take development to the grassroots particularly among the young people.
WHO ARE THE SELECTED DELEGATES
“My name is Nadia Islam Tedoldi. I am 23 years old and I have just attained a bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting. I am also a member of touch a life foundation, which is just a group of people who come together to collect charity for families in need.
I am a part time henna artist who is passionate about mental health. I believe that having a good mental state, is the start of productivity and also, simply the start of a great day.
I plan on using the AUNYP platform to create a voice for mental health. To start conversations regarding mental health, to acquire and spread knowledge on how to cope with it. How to live with someone going through something. This is because I want to assist remove the stigma around it. I know that this platform could be the starting point and that someone out there could be listening and willing to help, or even listening because they need help.
I also plan on using this platform to assist my fellow youth to obtain soft skills, such as writing a CV, a cover letter, and generally respond to official documents. This is to be done by carrying out sessions with experts regarding these various soft skills. This prepares my fellow youth for various opportunities available which subsequently empower them.”
“My name is Kalema Andrew Arnold. I have a background in Research and data management. I am a former chapter president Kyambogo University, very passionate about SDGs particularly SDG 3, 4, 13.
I have carried out activities in line with these SDGs in different communities especially in tobacco control awareness & I have experience in organizing young people and managing young people ventures.
I plan to use the skills attained to make a contribution to the realization of SDGs with specific focus on youth engagement. This mainly through various activities and social media engagement.
What i am doing now.
I currently work with Uganda Health Communication Alliance UHCA as handler of social media and mobilizer of Young people among Universities.”
