May 9, 2012 in Africa Women's Decade, Empowerment, Featured, Icon, iCON, Inspirational Quotes, MDG, Newsletter, Policy advocacy, social enterpreneur, UNWE, WLN, Women empowerment, YLN
Warm greetings from iCON. It has been a while since you received our newsletter. This edition of the newsletter is bigger and better!
March 22, 2012 in Climate Chnage, Empowerment, Environmental sustainability, Featured, Icon, iCON, Policy advocacy, UNWE, WLN, Women empowerment, YLN
The reality of the changing climate and its threat on life and sustainable development of communities has become more apparent in Uganda and around the world. There is an increase in extreme weather conditions including droughts, floods, storms that needs the special attention of all people. Many people in emerging economies like Uganda are highly dependent on local natural resources for their livelihood, because it is their source of water, food and energy for cooking and heating.
iCON recognizes the need to prevent further damage but also address effects of climate change on people and communities because it limits their potential to grow into visionary leaders as their entrepreneurial capacity is greatly affected. Under one of its core thematic areas of Gender, Environmental Sustainability and Leadership, iCON aims to build leadership capacities to address challenges and harness opportunities associated with the environment including finding lasting solutions to the climate change problem.
iCON is a member of a working group of CSOs in Uganda led by the Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA) Read the rest of this entry →
February 1, 2012 in Africa Women's Decade, Blog, Empowerment, Icon, iCON, social enterpreneur, Women empowerment, YLN
The Creative Youth Entrepreneurial Development Group was developed by Claudia Kakanyero, an iCON Fellow, at the end of 2011. The group aims to eradicate poverty among the youth in Gulu through the creation of projects that engage idle youth in capacity building activities for the positive use of their youthful energy .
The 30-strong team, which is in the early stages of its development, focuses on promotion of creative activities such as crafts, bakery and bee keeping in communities, in order to ensure that the youth spend their hours making peace, and fighting war.
December 14, 2011 in Africa Women's Decade, Beijing +15 review, Blog, building leadership, Icon, iCON, social enterpreneur, Women empowerment, YLN
Gulu, Uganda
During a seminar arranged by the iCON Young Leader’s Network from 15th to 19th August, the organization reached out to a group of young women in GYDA vocation school in Gulu, with the aim of helping them to rediscover and commit their individual entrepreneurial and transformational leadership potential to champion the cause of peace building and social transformation.
Linda Lawino is a student in tailoring at GYDA Vocation School. Whereas students like her in other practical learning institutions might wait for graduation before pioneering any innovations Read the rest of this entry →
