Thursday, May 21st, 2015

A Proceedings Report from a youth conference on oil and gas courses taught in the Great Lakes region and their impact on the oil and gas industry in the same region

A report of proceedings from the oil conference that was organized at Makerere University on 16th and 17th April. The conference was organized by the youth who are doing oil courses at Makerere University. It was supported by AFIEGO under her “Youth leadership” project.

A number of people participated in the conference including ministers and other government officials, the Norwegian Ambassador to Uganda and other diplomats, student leaders and other guests totaling to over 190
people.

The main outcome of the conference was a contribution of issues that were later compiled into a memorandum containing views of what the youth want to see in the Local Content policy for Uganda. The memorandum was presented by the youth leaders to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

A PROCEEDINGS REPORT ON YOUTH AND OIL IN UGANDA