TRAINING MANUAL ON IMPROVING YOUTH PARTICIPATION …

1 TRAINING MANUAL ON IMPROVING YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDAE dited by Deborah Asikeit and George KanyomooziTRAINING MANUAL ON INCREASING YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDAA Publication of British Council Uganda and Uganda YOUTH NetworkWith support from iTRAINING MANUAL ON INCREASING YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDAP ublished under the project: ours by right: PARTICIPATION of YOUTH in democratic governance .Contacts:British Council UgandaPlot: 4 Windsor Loop , off Kira Road, Kampala BOX 7070 KampalaT : +256 (0) 414 560800E : by: British Council Uganda British Council 2013 All rights reserved. Reproduction of all or parts of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorised without prior written permission from the copyright holder provided the source is fully acknowledged and any alterations to its integrity are indicated.

2 Reproduction of this publication for sale or other commercial purposes without prior written consent of the copyright holder is publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union & British High Commission. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of British Council and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or the British High has one of the youngest populations in the world and is expected to remain so for the next fifteen years. The population aged 30 years and below now constitutes about 78% of the total population (Uganda Bureau of Statistics). Despite these numbers, PARTICIPATION of YOUTH in governance and development processes is still low.

3 This is due to several factors including lack of leadership skills, limited understanding of the on-going political processes, apathy, limited accountability to YOUTH & limited interractions between the young people & decision makers among the run-up to the 2011 general elections, UYONET steered a process that culminated into the formulation of The YOUTH Manifesto . The YOUTH Manifesto was designed as a tool for continuous engagement for sustained, participatory and meaningful dialogue between political players, the majority of who are young people, and those who represent TRAINING MANUAL aims to enhance YOUTH PARTICIPATION in decision making and the key areas identified in their manifesto.

4 The MANUAL should be used to equip the young leaders, those they lead and those who work with them with the requisite skills to meaningfully participate in the democratic governance and development at the British Council strongly believe in the role of young people in transforming society. This Uganda s big young population can be turned into a resource for strengthening democracy and development if well the publication and free distribution of this MANUAL , the British Council wishes to make a humble contribution to the efforts aimed at turning the YOUTH into a resource for democratic growth and development rather than a is expected that this MANUAL will contribute towards the following specific outcomes: Strengthened capacity of YOUTH and YOUTH leaders to participate more meaningfully and continuously in governance; Increased institutional capacity of civil society organisations to enhance YOUTH PARTICIPATION in governance and development.

5 Increased understanding of specific YOUTH issues and needs for meaningful PARTICIPATION in multi-party democratic dispensation; and Increased and sustained engagement and accountability between YOUTH councillors, political leaders and YOUTH in local hope that this MANUAL will be used by all leaders and CSOs to train YOUTH leaders who will add value to Uganda s on-going social, political and economic BrownCountry DirectorBritish Council UgandaiiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTThis MANUAL evolved from a project known as named Ours by Right implemented by the British Council in partnership with Uganda YOUTH Network. This project was implemented between 2011 and 2013 in the districts of Apac, Bushenyi, Nebbi and Pallisa with co-funding from the European British Council therefore wishes to acknowledge the support extended by the EU towards the implementation of the Ours by Right project which was the foundation for this wish to thank UYONET, all our partners the civil and political leadership in the four districts and all the YOUTH leaders who participated in the project TRAINING component.

6 The trainings helped us to refine the materials and to synthesise them into this thank the facilitators, Mr. Matovu J. Isa, Mr. Musolin Ethan, Mr. Keneth Nkumiiro, Mr. Otim Ronald and Ms. Ashanut P. Okille who provided the initial materials that have been used to put together this are indebted to the project implementing team both at the British Council and UYONET. This team was coordinated by Ms. Deborah Asikeit Tumusiime and George Kanyomoozi from British Council. The UYONET team was coordinated by Mr. Otim Ronald and Mr. Kitamirike Emmanuel. Overall leadership of Hugh Moffat outgoing Country Director of British Council , we appreciate the support of the British High Commission.

7 This has enabled us to publish this MANUAL for distribution and use by YOUTH leaders and all interested OF CONTENTSF oreword: ..iiAcknowledgment: ..iiiList of acronyms: ..vOverview of the MANUAL : ..1 Module 1: political context and emerging issues for YOUTH PARTICIPATION :..3 Session 1: Overview of democracy and multi-party system: ..3 Session 2: Role of the YOUTH in Uganda s politics:..10 Session 3: Legal and policy framework for YOUTH PARTICIPATION : ..14 Session 4: Need for meaningful YOUTH PARTICIPATION : ..16 Session 5: Accountable political leadership: ..21 Module 2: Decentralisation and local government frameworks in Uganda:.. 23 Session1: Background to decentralisation in Uganda: ..25 Session 2: Legal and policy frame work for decentralisation.

8 28 Session 3: Key actors in decentralisation and their roles: ..29 Session 4: The LG planning and budgeting cycle: ..33 Session 5: Budgeting in the local governments: ..34 Module 3: Lobbying and advocacy for social accountability: ..41 Session 1: Introductory session: ..42 Session 2: Introducing lobby and advocacy: ..45 Session 3: Advocacy framework: .. 49 Session 4: Advocacy methods and approaches: ..59 Module 4: Key skills for transformational leadership: ..80 Session 1: Assertiveness: ..80 Session 2: Influence and Persuasion: ..83 Session 3: Effective Communication: ..88vLIST OF ACRONYMSBC British CouncilCAO Chief Administrative Officer CBOs Community Based OrganisationsCSOs Civil Society OrganisationsDDP District Development Plan DGAP Democratic Governance and Accountability ProgrammeDPU District Planning Unit DTPC District Technical Planning CommitteeEU European UnionLG Local GovernmentLGA Local Government Act LGFAR Local Government Finance and Accounting RegulationsLGG Lower Local GovernmentNGOs, Non-Governmental OrganisationsSWOT Strengths Weaknesses.

9 Opportunities and ThreatsUYONET Uganda YOUTH Network1 OVERVIEW OF THE TRAINING MANUALThis MANUAL , is intended for a TRAINING aimed at increasing meaningful YOUTH PARTICIPATION in governance and of the manualThe overall objective is to contribute to strengthening accountability in districts of Uganda through promoting and enhancing meaningful PARTICIPATION of the YOUTH and YOUTH leaders in the democratic specific objectives of this MANUAL are:1. To enhance the awareness and knowledge of YOUTH councillors and leaders by equipping them with knowledge and skills on human rights, governance processes, accountable and responsive leadership and workings of multi-party To promote greater accountability of leaders and citizens at district and national level to ensure increased responsiveness to the rights and development priorities raised by the Increased and sustained engagement and accountability between YOUTH leaders, political leaders, technical government officials and YOUTH at the local government groupThe target for this MANUAL / TRAINING are the YOUTH councillors at sub-county and district levels.

10 YOUTH CSO leaders and public officials/organisations addressing YOUTH and governance of the trainingThe TRAINING for which this MANUAL has been designed is expected to take 4 5 methodologyThe TRAINING relies on a participatory approach with the trainer acting as a facilitator rather than a teacher. The facilitator should stimulate learning using adult learning principles, drawing from down-to-earth local case studies and allowing participants to share their experiences. Throughout the TRAINING , emphasis should be placed on the practical tips and follow up activities which the YOUTH leaders should engage in to increase their meaningful PARTICIPATION as key actors in the governance this is a TRAINING MANUAL , it can be used as reference material for YOUTH leaders who may or may not have undertaken the contentIn line with the objectives stated above, this MANUAL covers mainly four themes:I.