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Dennis Kateregga has over 10 years of experience in civil society advocacy, international environmental law, and international trade and development. He currently serves in a volunteer capacity as the Regional Facilitator for the International Young Professionals Foundation in Africa and is a member of the steering committees for the East Africa Living Lakes Network and Uganda Green Movement. Kateregga also owns and operates Angala Group, an environmental and trade consultancy, and has previously served as the Executive Director of Youth Watch.
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- 1. Dennis Kateregga katereggadennis@yahoo.com Summary Over 10 years of experience in civil society advocacy; International Environmental Law; International Trade & Development and was an ATLAS CORPS Semi - Finalist, September 2014 Experience Regional Facilitator at International Young Professionals Foundation (volunteer) September 2012 - Present (2 years 5 months) Promoting IYPF goals and objectives in Africa monitored through established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Networking with other Regional Facilitator around the worldwide. Member of Steering Committee at East Africa Living Lakes Network (volunteer) January 2012 - Present (3 years 1 month) Tasked with representing Uganda in the network and working with secretariat in forging a way forward for the network with partner countries Member of Steering Committee at Uganda Green Movement (volunteer) March 2010 - Present (4 years 11 months) Member of Steering Committee at Uganda Green Movement President & Managing Consultant at Angala Group August 2007 - Present (7 years 6 months) Environmental & Trade Consultancy Youth Affairs Secretary/Promoter at Ecological party of Uganda (EPU) (volunteer) April 2010 - October 2012 (2 years 7 months) Promoting its registration and existence Executive Director at Youth Watch January 2004 - April 2012 (8 years 4 months) Promoting youth livelihood through HIV & AIDS awareness, Poverty eradication and Environmental conservation Youth Member at Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development (volunteer) February 2003 - November 2003 (10 months) As a youth member, I participated in the Coalition work through attending meetings, contributing to developing of the Coalition’s identity through the thematic groups (especially youth related issues for sustainable development). Skills & Expertise Climate Change Sustainable Development NGO Management Environmental Awareness Capacity Building Proposal Writing Research
- 2. Environmental Issues International Development Sustainability Community Development Youth Development Education Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa International Trade & Development, International Trade, 2014 Activities and Societies: Analytical Paper: Assessment of the Impact of EU ban of fish on Uganda's Exports University of Bergen (UiB) Certificate, Resource Management, 2015 Wageningen University Certificate, Climate Change Governance, 2014 Harvard University Certificate, (ONLINE) Human Health and Global Environmental Change, 2013 MIT Certificate, (ONLINE) The Challenges of Global Poverty, 2013 Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa Certificate, Climate Change, Food Security and Trade, 2013 UNITAR Diploma, International Environmental Law, 2009 - 2013 Activities and Societies: Essay: Environmental Impact Assessment compliance of developmental projects University of Oslo (UiO) Certificate, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development, 2009 Activities and Societies: Report on Gender and Energy of Uganda Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke Certificate of Participation, Leadership, 2008 Activities and Societies: Leading a multicultural volunteer group UNITAR Certificate, International Environmental Law, 2008 Activities and Societies: Discussion groups Musinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Certificate, Management, 2007 Activities and Societies: Discussion groups HR & Management Agency LTD Certificate, Marketing, 2005 Makerere University Bachelors of Arts, Economics, 2000 - 2004 Activities and Societies: Dissertation: Effects of structural adjustment programs on agriculture, a case study of Mukono district as a partial fulfillment of Bachelors of Arts in Economics
- 3. Interests Volunteerism, Research, Skill sharing & Environmental Issues Honors and Awards Scholarship NORAD Scholarship from NORAD fully funding my Post Graduate Certificate in Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development at the Summer School University of Oslo, Norway, June – August 2009. Scholarship SIDA SIDA through OSIENALLA funded my Post Graduate Certificate in NGO management by Musinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya, June – July 2007 Sponsorship MS Denmark Partial sponsorship by Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke for MS International leader training seminar in Denmark, March 2008 Sponsorship CUTS CUTS through TRAPCA funded a specialized Certificate course in Climate, Trade, Food; Developing Coherent Policies and Programmes, Uganda, 22 - 24 July 2013 Scholarship SIDA SIDA through TRAPCA fully funded my Post Graduate Certificate in International Trade and Development, Tanzania, 03 – 28 March 2014 Fellowship NUFFIC NUFFIC through Centre for Development Innovation funded my Post graduate Certificate in Climate Change Governance at the Wageningen University, Netherlands, 8 - 19 September 2014 Languages English (Full professional proficiency) Swahili Luganda Lusoga Lunyoro
- 4. Projects Youth Leading the World November 2012 to Present Members: Dennis Kateregga, Sue Lennox A 3 day intensive process with Youth which explore local and global issues of sustainability, measure and understand their own eco-footprint and work on action plans to make change in their lives, schools and communities. Congresses are held simultaneously, digitally linked across multiple Australian and global location. MERZ-GNF Good Practice Project July 2010 to Present Members: Dennis Kateregga, John Kaganga Piloting Vegetable growing, bee keeping as an alternative to fishing on Lake Wamala ABY Outreach project November 2006 Members: Youth Watch (Kateregga Dennis), Children Aids Fund (Edreda Bampata, Dr. Peter Kulaba A day outreach project on Abstinence and Be faithful for youth Field Volunteer Experience Narration Team at International Youth Leader Conference February 2006 I volunteered in the HIV & AIDS awareness drive in the town of Marangu, where we also planted trees at the footsteps of Mt Kilimanjaro. Cleaner at International Young Professionals Summit August 2008 - Present I volunteered to clean up the Black leach Country Park in Manchester Millennium candle campaign western region of Uganda representative at International Young Professionals Summit August 2010 I volunteered to promote Millennium candle campaign in the western region of Uganda, in support of the MDGs. Planter at Global Young Greens Congress August 2010 I volunteered to plant trees for a green future in Berlin City. Facilitator at Youth Leading the World November 2012 - Present (2 years 3 months) A 3 day intensive process with Youth which explore local and global issues of sustainability, measure and understand their own eco-footprint and work on action plans to make change in their lives, schools and communities. Congresses are held simultaneously, digitally linked across multiple Australian and global location.