GAYO is a youth-led gender-balanced Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that advocates for environmental sustainability and community development. Founded in 2014 in Ghana, GAYO is dedicated to raising awareness, educating and building the capacity of different stakeholders to adopt sustainable environmental practices that satisfy the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to have a good quality of life. As part of the Green Africa Youth Organization’s aim to expand across other African countries, we have established the GAYO in Uganda office to advance the mission of researching to provide solutions to pressing environmental issues through youth empowerment and public education. To achieve its objective, GAYO works with various institutions and multiple levels of governance to implement climate change, circular economy and disaster risk reduction projects within communities.
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Position description.
As part of the Green Africa Youth Organization’s aim to expand across other African countries, we have established the GAYO in Uganda office to advance the mission of researching to provide solutions to pressing environmental issues through youth empowerment and public education. “The primary responsibility of this role is to coordinate and support youth engagement activities for students in Eco Clubs centered within partnering Universities in Uganda. This role will entail working with stakeholders, coordinating events that align with the goals and priorities of the organization.
Uganda, similar to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, faces the impacts of climate change, notwithstanding, youth are progressively demonstrating their leadership in tackling the climate crisis however, they possess limited resources and capacity to do so separately. GAYO seeks to bring on board a Youth Programs Coordinator to implement our vision of strengthening climate engagement and youth movements to build capacity to influence climate policies, as well as scaling youth-led climate action in Uganda.
