Side Event: Localizing the SDGs: A Youth–Parliamentarian Roundtable
Date & time: April 8, 2025, 1 pm – 2.30 pm
Venue: Majestic Room, Speke Resort, Kampala, Uganda
Organized by: 2030beyond & Coterie Development Initiative
In partnership with: The Embassies of Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Ireland

This intergenerational roundtable brought together youth leaders, parliamentarians, and civil society actors from across Africa to co-develop actionable recommendations for localizing the SDGs in alignment with the priorities of ARFSD-11 and the broader frameworks of the Pact for the Future and Agenda 2063. Through a participatory and co-creative workshop format, the event fostered dynamic exchanges grounded in five key SDGs.
The session was moderated by Kirsten Brosbøl, Founder & CEO of 2030beyond, and included contributions from Hon. Signe Winding Albjerg, Danish Ambassador to Uganda, Hon. Jacqueline Amongin, Member of Parliament of Uganda, Dr. Daisy N. Owomugasho, Executive Director of Coterie Development Initiative. Participants in the workshop included Royal Danish Embassy Youth Sounding Board members, EU Youth Sounding Board members, MPs from Kenya, The Gambia, Nigeria and Uganda, and representatives from youth organizations including Faraja, Restless Development, and SENSITISE.