SDSN Great Lakes

regional Network

Region: Africa

SDSN Great Lakes mobilizes local knowledge to advance viable solutions to sustainable development challenges in the Great Lakes. The network, hosted by the University of Rwanda, and established in 2014, includes the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Zambia. Key focus areas include Ending poverty and hunger, quality lifelong education, SDGs awareness through public lectures, outreach activities, and local solutions to address development challenges in the Great Lakes region to leverage new technologies and consciously work to advance the SDGs.

Network Hosts

University of Rwanda

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Education for Sustainable Development Conference Convenes Multi-sector Stakeholders

SDSN Great Lakes, in collaboration with the College of Education, hosted the 1st International Conference for Re-shaping Education for Sustainable Development. Its theme was "Re-thinking Holistic Education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution" and included 16 thematic areas. Held in March 2023, the event was attended by over 300 researchers, scholars, academicians, educational practitioners, policy-makers and postgraduate students, at the Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV).

Network and Student Association Partners Address Local Development Challenges

SDSN Great Lakes Youth has been partnering with university student-led clubs and associations to promote and involve students in local initiatives to address development challenges starting near their respective campuses. Many of these activities included disposing of electronic waste, planting trees, cleaning roads and supporting vulnerable families through monthly community work.

SDSN Great Lakes Network Members

Organization	Country	Network	Sector
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)	Kenya	Kenya	Non-Governmental Organization
African Climate Change Leadership Program	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
African Rebirth	Burundi	Great Lakes	Civil Society Organization
Agostinho Neto University	Angola	Great Lakes	University (Institution-wide)
Anansoft Foundation	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	Non-Governmental Organization
Bujumbura Light University (ULBU)	Burundi	Great Lakes	University (Institution-wide)
Catholic University of Bukavu	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Egerton University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
High Technologies University of Great Lakes	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
ICARE SUSTAINABLY INTERNATIONAL	Kenya	Kenya	Non-Governmental Organization
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Kampala International University	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Kananga Pedagogical University	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Kenya Climate Innovation Center - Sustainability Initative	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Kenyatta University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Kenyatta University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Kepler, Kigali	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Kigali Institute of Management	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Kimbanguist Higher Institute of Health Sciences	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
LivingStone International University	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Lliffton Analytica	Kenya	Kenya	Research Institution
Makerere University	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Maseno University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Mbarara University of Science and Technology	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Moi University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Mzumbe University Dar Es Salaam Campus College - Mzumbe University	Tanzania	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI)/National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)	Uganda	Uganda	Research Institution
Ndejje University	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Pan African University of Governance and Innovations (UPGI)	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Peace pen Communications	Kenya	Kenya	Research Institution
Pwani University-Academic Institution	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
Riara University	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
School of Hygiene-Mbale	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)Research Institution
SDG Center for Africa	Rwanda	Great Lakes	Non-Governmental Organization
Simon Kimbangu University of Kananga	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
STELLA MARIS MTWARA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE	Tanzania	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Stewardship Agribusiness Incubation Center	Rwanda	Great Lakes	Non-Governmental Organization
Strathmore University - Strathmore Business School	Kenya	Kenya	Non-Governmental Organization
Uganda Christian University	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development	Uganda	Uganda	Non-Governmental Organization
Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU)	Uganda	Uganda	University (Department/Institute)
UNICAF University Zambia	Zambia	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
Université Simon Kimbangu	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Kinshasa	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University Notre-Dame of Kasayi	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)Research Institution
University of Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Embu	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
University of Embu	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
University of Gitwe	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Kigali	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Kinshasa	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Lay Adventists of Kigali	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
University of Nairobi	Kenya	Kenya	University (Department/Institute)
University of Ngozi	Burundi	Great Lakes	University (Institution-wide)
University of Rwanda	Rwanda	Great Lakes	University (Department/Institute)
UONGOZI Institute (Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development)	Tanzania	Great Lakes	Research Institution