STEPUP Standard

Stirring youths to contribute effectively towards monitoring of analysis of  appropriate response to climate change and ecosystem management.

STEPUP Standard

Stirring youths to contribute effectively towards monitoring of analysis of  appropriate response to climate change and ecosystem management.

STEPUP News

Drill session (REC& EXPO 2023)
We had a Drill session in preparation for the Renewable Energy Conference &Expo 2023. There were over 30 students from 10 schools taking part in this event at CREEC. Some students who had participated in the essay competition also took part in answering a questionnaire so as to qualify for this drill session. The drill session was meant for selection of 6 top teenager students who would participate in the panel discussion on 16 November 2023. The trainers had the students take part in several rounds of panel discussions. The two key selection criteria for each round was school and gender. About 12 rounds were done throughout the day and the audience had to vote the best panelists by show of hand. it was hard to vote for some of the panelists because they had exhibited great performance during their rounds. Finally, at the end of the day, the six panelists were selected. Teachers and parents showed great support to all students and also engaged in the activities of day such as asking question, giving comments and guidance during the drill sessions.
Energy symposium
Makerere University Business School (MUBS) invited Dr. Sara as a Panelist for a session on "Research for Industry, Policy and Social Transformation" in a one-day symposium on 6th October, 2023 at MUBS Main Campus. The discussion revolved around paving ways for research to influence social enterprises and norms, policy, innovations and researchers ensuring that their research output is well packaged and adopted by society. Through the day, the discussions also peeked into professional self-marketing and presentation training for job market readiness in academic institutions; the effects of low affordability on electricity security and household power heists in Uganda; synergies and linkages that can be explored for research to inform Ugandan businesses. There were also presentations from PhD students on asset stranding, assessment of managing the energy demand side in learning institutions and household economic-environmental assessment of energy cooking technologies. Overall, it was a very insightful and engaging knowledge-packed day with some organizations displaying clean energy cooking technologies like electric pressure cookers, Ethanol Cookers, Solar Cookers, Cooking Baskets, Briquettes, Air Fryers among others. Also, STEPUP with the energy and petroleum (ENPE) students from the short course on clean energy job readiness were in attendance.
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The essays of various participants are under review. Results shall be announced by 27th November 2023 

Short course students have been attached for practical apprenticeship with potential employers.

Recent projects

Research on Soil Organic Carbon Status in Agricultural Systems in Six (6) Countries of East Africa (AgriFOSE 1).

Study on food security and environmental tradeoffs in East Africa (AgriFOSE 2).

 

Why we exist

Why we exist

We exist because Uganda is one of the African countries depicted as data poor with respect to key indicators on environment and ecosystem management.This mainly stems from laxity in making deliberate efforts to collect data and information and ensuring that it is consolidated under relevant environmental indicators in ways that make it accessible to future users. STEPUP is working through young people to improve the quality of environment data and its documentation and dissemination.

Courses we offer

Environment monitoring

This course is structured to equip young people who are eager to contribute to the key global discussions on ecosystem management and climate change.

Project management

This course is structured to equip young people who are eager to contribute to the key global discussions on ecosystem management and climate change.

Communication Skills

This course is structured to equip young people who are eager to contribute to the key global discussions on ecosystem management and climate change.

Want to play your part in fighting climate change?