Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies

For A Project To Promote Inclusive And Responsible Natural Resource Management And Policy Design

Overview
The Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies is a research and advocacy think tank based in Kampala, Uganda. The institute promotes social justice policies in the Great Lakes region of Africa through research, advocacy, capacity building, and civic engagement. This grant will enable the institute to promote regional and national policies that are responsive to the needs of communities affected by natural resource extraction. The institute will also undertake policy advocacy and communication through its journal publications and policy briefs, with a focus on elevating the voices and priorities of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in extractives policy debates in the region. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
About the Grantee
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www.glissafrica.org 
Address
5 Martyrs Road Ministers Village, Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda
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for a project to promote inclusive and responsible natural resource management and policy design  
The Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies (GLISS) is a research and advocacy think tank based in Kampala, Uganda. The institute promotes social justice policies in the Great Lakes region of Africa through research, advocacy, capacity building, and civic engagement. This grant will enable GLISS to promote regional and national policies that are responsive to the needs of communities impacted by the extractives industry across three East African countries: Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Through a combination of research, use of data and tailored training courses, the East Africa Extractives Barometer Report project seeks to inform the development of social justice policies and decisions that put communities, and especially women and youth, at the center of policy and decision making in the development of extractives in East Africa. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance).
for a project to promote inclusive and responsible natural resource management and policy design  
The Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies is a research and advocacy think tank based in Kampala, Uganda. The institute promotes social justice policies in the Great Lakes region of Africa through research, advocacy, capacity building, and civic engagement. This grant will enable the institute to promote regional and national policies that are responsive to the needs of communities affected by natural resource extraction. The institute will also undertake policy advocacy and communication through its journal publications and policy briefs, with a focus on elevating the voices and priorities of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in extractives policy debates in the region. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for a project to promote inclusive and responsible natural resource management and policy design  
The Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies is a research and advocacy think tank based in Kampala, Uganda. The Institute is dedicated to advancing social justice in the Great Lakes region of Africa through research, policy advocacy, capacity building, and civic engagement. This grant will enable the Institute to promote regional and national policies that are responsive to the needs of communities affected by natural resource extraction. The Institute will also establish a journal on extractives and "petropolitics" dedicated to elevating the voices of women, youth, and other marginalized groups in extractives policy debates in the region.

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