Presented at the GHOU 2018 conference in Vienna, Austria from 13-15 August. http://handsonuniverse.org/ghou2018/program/

1. Space and Astronomy Uganda
Ghazali Mohammed
ghaz737@yahoo.com
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2. • Country Profile
• The role of SAU (Space and Astronomy
Uganda) in Outreach
• In Pictures
In a nutshell!
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3. Country Profile
• Landlocked
• Lies on the equator
• At about 800 kilometers inland from the Indian
Ocean.
• Extends from 1o south to about 4o north and 30o
to 35o east.
• Bordered from the north by Sudan, west by
DemocraticRepublic of Congo, east by Kenya,
and south by Tanzania and Rwanda.
• Land surface area of 241,139 square kilometers
• Population ~ 32 million (2011)
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4. The role of SAU in Astronomy Outreach
• School Outreach Programs
• Public Outreach
• Enabled the first ever Internet Mediated
GHOU/GTTP workshop in Kampala
• Strategies & Conclusion
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5. GHOU/GTTP workshop In Pictures
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6. GHOU/GTTP workshop In Pictures
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7. GHOU/GTTP workshop In Pictures
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8. GHOU/GTTP workshop In Pictures
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9. Strategies & Conclusion
• IAU Strategic Plan 2010–2020
• Promoting STEAM Education
• Looking for schools interested in joining
the Science Opera Program
• Introduction of Astronomy into the
Curriculum in collaboration with the
National Curriculum Development
Center in Kampala.
• Promotion of Astronomy Clubs in
Schools
• More Teacher training workshops in Uganda
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10. Questions??
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11. Thank you!!!
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