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Mak to Host Mental Health Summit

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The Mental Health Summit, 10:00AM to 5:00PM, 12th October 2022, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University.
The Mental Health Summit, 10:00AM to 5:00PM, 12th October 2022, Yusuf Lule Central Teaching Facility Auditorium, Makerere University.

The Counselling and Guidance Centre (CGC) in partnership with TUKULE FOUNDATION a youth-led Non-Profit Organization will on Wednesday 12th October, 2022 hold a Summit at Makerere University, under the theme: “Renewed Hope, Addressing Challenges in students’ mental health.” The Summit will champion advocacy of mental health awareness programs among the young people in line with contributing to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) regarding Good Health and Well-being.

About Tukule Foundation

The Foundation is focused on youth empowerment programs with the emphasis on livelihood and skills development, mindset change and mental health awareness.

Objectives:

  • Address key challenges facing mental health and the emerging workforce
  • Discover the latest in policy and practice reform
  • Gain a greater understanding of national prevention and early intervention projects
  • Cross examine opportunities and challenges in mental health services and support
  • Identify mental health care gaps, and how to bridge them
  • Explore lessons learnt in pivoting during and post-covid
  • Hear from lived-experience speakers, and discover how we can use insight to co-design and improve services and support
  • To break the silence and stigma associated with Mental Health

Aim of the Summit

To provide the right stage to present stimulating keynote talks, plenary sessions, discussion panels, B2B meetings, poster symposia, young researchers’ forums, video presentations, exhibitions and workshops.

Mental Health Topics to be discussed at the summit.

  • Common Mental health disorder (Depression, Anxiety, Stress)
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Reproductive health
  • Entrepreneurship, Saving, investment and Mental Health
  • Suicide
  • Coping Mechanism (Mindfulness, Self-care, Meditation)

Contacts

Tukule Foundation

For any clarification about the Summit please contact

Rhonah Ainembabazi,
Project Manager Mental Health Awareness
TUKULE FOUNDATION
Tel: +256 771 682 276
Email: rhonahaine24@gmail.com

Counselling and Guidance Centre (CGC)

Mr. Henry Nsubuga
Manager, Counselling and Guidance Centre
Makerere University
Mary Stuart Road, Opposite Mary Stuart Hall
Tel: +256 772 558 022 or +256 702 558 022
Email: nsubugahl@gmail.com, hnsubuga@cgc.mak.ac.ug
Skype: Henry Nsubuga

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Innovations using low cost locally available materials for point of use water treatment system unveiled

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Apac District gains from CEDAT’s Research on Piloting a Rural Broadband Connectivity Model and Efficacious patient management system

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The findings of the research sponsored by the Government of Uganda through the Makerere University research and Innovation Fund(MakRIF) were disseminated during a dissemination seminar held in the College on Friday 24th November 2023, where it was revealed that  Apac the host District greatly benefited from the services that not only led to the increased uptake of internet services but also gained through other socio economic areas.

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Application Forms for Admission to Public Universities 2024/2025

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The Academic Registrar, Makerere University informs all Head Teachers of A ‘Level schools that application forms for admission to public universities for senior six candidates (UACE 2023) for the 2024/2025 academic year will be ready for collection from the university from Monday 4th December, 2023.

The application forms should be collected from the Office of the Academic Registrar, Senate Building, Level 3, Makerere University.

Issuing of the application forms will start on Monday, 4th December 2023 on payment of a non-refundable application fee of Uganda Shs. 52,000/=(fifty two thousand Uganda shillings only) per application form.

You are advised to get a pay reference number (PRN) using the ACMIS system (http://pay.mak.ac.ug) to enable you pay the application fees in any bank used by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).

The forms are for Ugandans only.

Please note that only Head Teachers or their authorized representatives will be served.

The closing date for submitting the completed application forms will be Wednesday 31st January, 2024.

Prof. Buyinza Mukadasi
ACADEMIC REGISTRAR

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