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The Uganda Dialogue Arena (UDA) is a platform that brings together young students to a common platform to tackle pertinent national issues through debate, dialogue, skills enhancement and acquisition. It was founded in late 2010 as the Uganda Youth Debating Society (UYDS) with the sole aim of championing debate in institutions of learning and the general public as well as grooming student leaders through interaction. The Uganda Dialogue Arena has been organizing debates, skills trainings, workshops and seminars in several institutions of learning in Uganda since 2011. In July 2014, a National Youth Skills Expo Debate Championship was successfully organized and held at the National Theatre with the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda as Guest of Honour. In 2015, UDA held 5 regional youth debates with over 60 secondary schools, reaching out to more than 1,500 passionate young debaters and future leaders. From its inception, UDA has reached out to more than 90,000 students and yo

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