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Kasanvu Geoffrey KASANVU
Kasanvu Geoffrey


Title and Organization: Chairperson, Mission for Youth Rights
Gender and Age: Female, 34
Location: Mpigi
Country of Residence: Uganda Uganda
Country of Birth: Uganda Uganda
Nationalities: Ugandan Ugandan
Citizenships: Uganda Uganda
Languages: Luganda , English
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About Me   About Me
Education training 1985-1992: Bukalagi Primary School (Primary Leaving Certificate).
1993-1996: Kasaka Secondary School (Uganda Certificate of Education).
1997-1997: Mengo High School (Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education).
1999-2001: National Teachers’ College Nkozi (Diploma in Secondary Education).
2003-2005: Makerere University for a Bachelor of Arts with Education.
2007-2009: Candidate of Master of Science Human Resource Management (MHRM), East African
Institute of Higher Education Studies and Development, Makerere University.

Occupational Experience 1997-1998: Founded Mission for Youth Rights (MYRights), a Non-Governmental organization with a mission of empowering the Youth with for opportunities in the key growth sectors through self-help Skills Development and Training.
February: 2002: Employed as a teacher at St. Mbuga Vocational Secondary School
September: 2002: Employed as an area supervisor by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in the 2002 Population census.
August 2004: volunteered in Self-Management, an ICT Community Based Organization.
October 2004: Worked as a Chief Invigilator for UNEB at St. Peters Nsambya Secondary.
October 2005: Worked as a Chief Invigilator for UNEB at St. Henrys’ College Gangu.
February 2006: Taught at City High School.
April 2006: Taught at Jovens High School in Entebbe.
2005-2007: Started up Consult Info Services a consultancy company offering services in the field of
Human Resource Development.
January 2007: Worked as a Content Manager for the 5th Commonwealth Youth Forum.
April 2007-March 2008 worked as the Deputy Secretary of the National Organizing committee of the 2nd
Afro-Arab Youth Festival and a member of the rap tour and documentation committee.
2009: Designed a marketing strategy for Muteesa I Royal University & promoted it in Kenya & Tanzania
2009: Appointed to work as a marketing manager for Ssakima Engineering & Construction Company.
2009: Committee member of the preparatory meeting of the 5th World Urban Forum


Positions of responsibility
1997-1998: Appointed as the Chairman for World Vision Secondary School Students Association in Mengo High School. Worked as the Secretary for Red Cross –Kampala West. Spokesperson for Pan African Youth Club in Mengo Kisenyi. Student representative for Ham Mukasa Local council I and Namirembe Bakuli Local council II. Participated in the National Essay Competition on Children and War organized by World Vision and Crown Beverages. March 2008: Deputy Secretary of the 2nd Afro Arab Youth Festivals which took place at Speke Resort & Conference Centre, Munyonyo.

Conferences & Workshops
July 2002: Conference at Sheraton Hotel Kampala organized by forum for Promoting Democratic Constitutionalism & Fredrick Ebert’s Foundation.
March 2003: Workshop for Secondary School Teachers organized by Makerere University, School of Education.
August 2003: Attended a conference at Sheraton Hotel Kampala organized by forum for Promoting Democratic Constitutionalism and Fredrik Ebert’s Foundation. Attended a public dialogue to discus the Environment Impact Assessment report of Rose Bud Company on Lake Victoria at Lweza Training Centre.
May 2005: Watched a video presentation on the Biography of America at the United States Embassy in Kampala in Preparation for the celebration of American Independence.
April 2004: Attended the Presidential dialogue with Youth Leaders on HIV/AIDS at the Christian University Mukono.
April 2005: Attended a Teachers’ life skills workshop at Lweza Conference and training centre organized by AIDS Care Education and Training (ACET).
December 2005: Attended a Post-World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) organized by the Collegiums for Development studies (Uppsala University- Sweden) in collaboration with the Uganda Communication Commission.
January 2006: Watched a video presentation at the United States Embassy in Kampala entitled “Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Park”
April 2006: Workshop organized by the Kampala Cultural Foundation and the Swedish film Institute aimed at equipping skills of script writing for film recording and production.
May 2006: Workshop for Career Development and Employment opportunities for fresh Graduates organized by Makerere University –Gender Mainstreaming Division.
December 2006: Attended a public dialogue on Protection of young peoples Sexual Reproductive Health organized by the German Population for the World Population (DSW).
December 2006: Attended the launch of Good Principles for working with formerly abducted and other vulnerable, war-affected Children in Uganda at Grand Imperial Hotel.
December 2006: Represented the Hon. Minister of Children and Youth Affairs, Major Rtd. James Kinobe to watch a film Sweet Enemy at Pride Theater unveiling the psychosexual gaps among the young people.
March 2007: Attended a National Consultative workshop organized by the National Youth Council on the retention of youth councils after political dispensation in Uganda.
March 2007: Attended a Public dialogue organized by Makerere University at Sheraton Hotel Kampala, on a topic; “Leadership and management of NGOs and Government agencies, implementation Science” presented by Prof. Eamon Kelly of University of Turone.
November 2008: Attended the 4th World Urban forum Nanjing China organized by the UN-Habitat

Concepts developed
2008: How to improve unemployment in Uganda is about how to mitigate the impacts of unemployment in Uganda, matching as a model was developed.
2008: A concept paper on Environment and HIV/AIDS awareness campaign selected by 4th World Youth Congress secretary this can be viewed on line.
2008: Presidential Initiative for sanitation for all: One of the major problems in Kampala City is poor sanitation. So a concept to interest the President to take a leading role in the sanitation campaign.
2010: The Uganda Cultural Gala: Uganda has experienced a number of riots based on tribal differences and cultural diversities so this concept to enable Ugandans appreciates culture in diversity.

Papers and articles written
2008 “Who is responsible for the World Crisis” featured in the Inspire magazine of June 2009 No.25. Published in Cameroon.
2008: Developing Project Proposals as a Tool for Resource mobilization in Decentralized System of Governance presented to Wakiso District.
2008: The effects of Climatic Change on Uganda. article to the UN Hand book on Climatic Change during the 4th World Youth Congress in Canada
2009: Contribution of Higher Education to Poverty Eradication in Uganda. A paper presented to: Mobilizing Regional Capacity Initiatives (MRCI), Program of the Association of African Universities, Accra, Ghana investigating some of the Complex Links between Higher Education and Poverty Reduction in Africa.

Mother tongue Luganda

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English Language Good Good Good Good Very good

Social skills & competences Good at interacting with people of different socio-economic background.

Organisational skills & competences Ability to organise and manage acquired through education and work experience.

Technical skills & competences Experience in research and presentations at various levels, Experience in training, organizing workshop, inspection, monitoring, needs assessment and evaluation. Conflict management and resolution.

Computer skills & competences Word processing and power point presentation acquired through education and work experience.
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