Grasroot meetings in Uganda

To engage with democratic, non-violent political activities in a country that has never had a peaceful change of power, can be challenging. AUF has for nearly ten years has had a project going with a youth organization, Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) in Uganda.

In front of the election next year (in February / March), UYD together with its mother party Democratic Party (DP) tries to mobilize large amounts of people for change in Uganda, to throw the opposition repressive President Museveni out from the Chesterfield lounge in the presidential palace, so they can create stable democratic structures.

The recent days AUF have together with our comrades in UYD, participated in major meetings in the capital Kampala, as well as in several of the districts east of the city (Gomba, Mityana og Mubende). The aim has been to strengthen local branches, and to discuss the power structures in the regions, in order and strengthen the organization as a whole.



Rita giving a speech about empowering women, youth and the grasroot