1: Queen’s University Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group, and the school is a globally renowned centre for high-impact academic and policy research with close links to industry. 81% of the school’s research was deemed to be world-leading or internationally excellent in the UK’s 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
The school is accredited by EQUIS, AMBA, Small Business Charter, and has served as a PRME Champion institution since 2020. As a member of the Global Business School Network, the School is connected through strategic partnerships across the world.
Queen’s Business School at Queen’s University Belfast offers world-class undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education. The school has six core academic departments and one institute: the Departments of Accounting; Economics; Finance; International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing; Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations; Organisation, Work, and Leadership; and the William J Clinton Leadership Institute.
Website: https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/queens-business-school/
2: Vision For Empowerment Center and Capacity Building (VECECAB)
Vision For Empowerment Center and Capacity Building (VECECAB) The Vision For Empowerment Center and Capacity Building (VECECAB) is a Ugandan NGO founded in 2009, dedicated to uplifting youth and families living in extreme poverty. They focus on addressing critical issues such as youth unemployment, food insecurity, poor health, environmental degradation, and school dropout.
Their vision is to build empowered communities where individuals take control of their environment. Through vocational and psychosocial training, they equip youth aged 13-24 with life skills. They also support unprivileged households by promoting livelihood programs and food security, offering accurate health information, and increasing access to education for orphans and vulnerable children.
Their vocational training program adopts an “Earn As You Train” model, enabling students to fund their education through work in our social enterprises, while gaining practical skills. They also run programs focused on women empowerment, health promotion, environmental protection, and housing improvement.
Guided by values of voluntarism, accountability, transparency, and humanity, they strive to reduce poverty and create sustainable opportunities for marginalized communities. They collaborate with international partners, providing volunteer and research opportunities to further our mission.
Website: https://www.vicode.org/index.php
3: Gulu University
Gulu University seeks to contribute to community transformation throughout all its programmatic areas. This mission is supported by an elaborate policy on community engagement that is implemented across faculties. In the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment for instance, community engagement is implemented through various activities including students’ attachments, strengthening of producer groups, demonstrations and learning plots, business experience, entrepreneurship, consultancies, and business development services. The department of rural development and agribusiness, in the faculty of agriculture and environment, coordinates all the community engagement activities.
Website: https://www.gu.ac.ug/