22/09/2026
Today, our Advisory Committee President, Esther Labu, represented us at the Youth & Adolescent Voice Consultation held at Reach A Hand Uganda
The talks focused on putting young people's voices at the center of decisions on gender equality, access to justice for women and girls, and the SDGs. The message was clear: youth participation must be real, not tokenistic, and their lived experiences should shape policy and be carried into .
Recommendations included: stronger accountability so SDG 5 reaches marginalized young people and women, and intentional, inclusive government budgeting built around youth needs.
A strong call to increase domestic resource mobilization to fund young people's and women's initiatives. Better data collection, as solid evidence is what gives advocacy its real weight.
Center for Health, Human rights and Development