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EXPERIENCE: 1998 – Now - Acting Program Manager / Network Secretary Uganda Biodiversity Network (UBN). • Networking with other institutions in areas of Biodiversity conservation and organizing environmental solidarity events. • Training, monitoring and refresher courses for local communities and other NGOs and CBOs in organic farming, soil conservation, tree planting (care and management). Training’s under the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)’s Non-Formal environment education and community training of trainers’ project, plan International (Uganda)’s Environmental Conservation projects in Tororo, Luweero and Kampala districts. • Lobby and advocacy work for environmental considerations development work with in UBN/Jeep’s operational areas and fields of expertise, for example chairing the Biodiversity thematic group of the NGO Rio + 10 preparations within Uganda. • Carrying out research work for example baseline studies of environmental project. 1997-1998 - Program officer Kasangati Youth Education Centre (KYEC) in charge of training and Information EDUCATION: 1994 – 1995 Certificate in organic and subsistence farming technologies Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF). 1995-1997 • Diploma in environmental education – Makerere Institute of Environment and Natural Resources. • Environmental Management course – Danida Fellowship Centre. 17th Jan – 7th April 2000 – Kampsax A/S Copenhagen. • Environmental impact assessment Course. 7th – 17th Nov. 1998 – (The British Council and L.G. Mouchel And the wetlands programme – MUBFS. 1999- 2002 • B.A of arts in Environmental management- MUK 2004 Certificate in Public Administration & management - MUK 2006 Political Advocacy E-course – GYAC VOLUNTEER WORK: National Level • Head of Secretariat Uganda Green Movernment {UGM} • Free lance radio presenter on environmental issues and developmental issues – Monitor FM and Radio Maria. • Vice chairman Kitegomba Local Council I. • Chairman LC 2 Nangabo Parish • Direct Councilor elect Nangabo Parish to Nangabo Sub County • Vice Chairman Youth (Uganda) of the East African Communities organization for management of Lake Victoria resources (ECOVIC) since 1999. ECOVIC is a regional NGO/CBO initiative in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with a mission to have a clean and productive lake and communities. Regional Level • Task force member of the East African Youth coalition in preparing for the WSSD and beyond. • Uganda Focal Point for Eastern Africa Environmental Network • Chair Biodiversity/Forestry – Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development • Regional representative East and Southern Africa of the Global Young Greens Congress (GYGC) and member of the International steering committee WORKSHOPS / MEETINGS: • Pan African Environmental Workshop organized by the Green belt movement Oct-Nov 1998, Langata –Kenya. • Enhancing indigenous agricultural knowledge in Africa, Entebbe 12-16 June 2000 organized by Compas – Netherlands. • Community policing seminar – 9th Dec 97 – 17th Jan 1998 organized by the Government of Uganda and the Uganda police force. • Training in childcare and welfare 31st – 8th April 1996 by UNICEF. • The role media and NGOs in cultural and Biological Diversity Conservation – April 1/06/2001 held in Jinja, Uganda organized by JEEP with support from Ms. Uganda. • National Agricultural Research organization workshop on integrating indigenous knowledge (IK) in Agricultural research. 16- 17 June 2001 • Second National Agro-forestry workshops on strategic partnership for scaling up the impact of Agro-forestry in Uganda. September 10th – 14th 2001. Organized by NARO, ICRAF and Makerere University. • The Lake Victoria For and Kisumu 100 years celebration “Lake Victoria 2000 and beyond; challenges and opportunities. Organized by ECOVIC with support from side and RELMA, Kisumu-Kenya- December 18th –20th 2001. • African NGOs/CSOs. Regional consultation towards the world food summit: Five years later, “The African Ngos/CSOs Factor” Accra, Ghana 8-12 October 2001. • Linking Agricultural research and rural radio. Kumasi, Ghana- July 2002. Organized by ISNAR / FAO, University of Guelph (Canada) and the DCFRN – Canada. • Attended the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD), Johannesburg, South Africa. August – September 2002. • Partnership Conclave: Governance and its relation to Poverty reduction. March 2003, New Delhi, India. Organized by Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) • 2nd Global Greens Conference, Brazil
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