We are Chevening. We are Uganda. We are Connected.
Welcome to the Chevening Alumni Association of Uganda — one of the most vibrant alumni groups of the prestigious Chevening scholarships. Formed in 2019, the association brings together all recipients of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship from Uganda since its inception in 1983. We work together with the British High Commission in Kampala to organise networking events, mentoring activities as well as other social projects that enhance better leadership and community transformation among some of the core values behind the Chevening Award.
Our Values
Excellence
We are committed to achieving excellence in whatever we do.
Integrity
We do what is right no matter what we are doing, even when that’s the harder option.
Inclusion
We value diversity and understand each of us has something beautiful to contribute.
5th Annual General Meeting
Our Impact:
Kampala Youths ABCs for Waste and Climate Action
CAAU is implementing the ‘Kampala Youths ABCs for Waste and Climate Action’ project which is engaging young people to act on the #ClimateCrisis
Focusing on waste management, the project is encouraging young people to follow the ABCs of climate action;
A – Adopt a positive attitude towards climate action
B – Be mindful of your behavioral choices and their impact
C – Connect with your community and promote sustainable practices
Chevening Alumni in the news:
Chevening alumni asked to lead by example, transform Uganda – Daily Monitor
Uganda alumni of the British Government’s prestigious Chevening scholarship have been asked to use their higher education knowledge, skills and values to re-engineer leadership in the country.
Delivering a keynote address, Court of Appeal judge, Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire said “we need to localise what we have learnt there [in the United Kingdom]. This was at the Chevening Scholarship 40th anniversary celebrations in Kampala on Tuesday 28th November 2023
Latest Alumni articles
- Chevening gave me a ‘front-row seat’ access to career-defining opportunitiesAround this time last year, I received a Bronze Award at the annual Chevening Volunteering Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for committing over 20 hours of voluntary support to UK charitable organisations. What started as a great way to destress from my busy academic schedule and make my mark in… Read more: Chevening gave me a ‘front-row seat’ access to career-defining opportunities
- If I had to choose again, I would still choose CheveningA Dream fulfilled When I received that life-changing email at 16:43 on 16th June 2023 confirming I’d been awarded a Chevening Scholarship, my world shifted, not just in location, but in meaning. The University of Exeter, a place I had only envisioned through screens and dreams, had suddenly become a reality, a place I could… Read more: If I had to choose again, I would still choose Chevening
- To Be Brave, To Be Human: The Origin StoryYears ago, when I was accepted to Makerere University to pursue my first choice and dream course, a BSc in Industrial Psychology, those closest to me didn’t understand my career choice. And so, they decided that dream had to be closed. But have you met me? I carried a shaky vision of my dream through… Read more: To Be Brave, To Be Human: The Origin Story