KIU, Western Campus – Kampala International University has been applauded by the 03 PLUS team from the Ministry of Education and Sports that visited KIU Western Campus for hosting an outstanding 03 PLUS entry and planning meeting.

Rosemary Nasaba, a member of the team, extended her gratitude to the management at KIU Western Campus in an emotional appreciation message sent to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Prof. Frank Mugisha Kaharuza (in the picture) and the Dean of Students Florah Bamutura, the 03 PLUS contact person at the university.

“Please allow me to extend sincere gratitude on behalf of the team travelled with to Kampala International University Western Campus team for the memorable O3PLUS entry and planning meeting at KIU Western campus,” she said. 

“I actually have no clear words to express the exact appreciation; what we found on the ground is beyond expectation . Apart from "cloud nine" hospitality services, the team at western campus is highly organized: We found 100% attendance of the newly established Technical Working Group team members (TWG),” she added.

Peter Kyozira from the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) headed the team that travelled to KIU Western Campus for the meeting.

The meeting was also attended by the DVC, Director of Quality Assurance, Director Finance, the Assistant Deputy Vice- Chancellor, Director of Admissions, Dean of Student Affairs and the Deputy Campus Administrator, among others on behalf of KIU Western Campus.  

Prof. Kaharuza expressed gratitude to MOES and UNESCO for coming up with this program to support young people and pledged full support to O3 PLUS program implementation.

He also revealed that the university has already made O3 badges  engraved in KIU colors for the TWG members to create program visibility.

The TWG team organized a skit on 03PLUS and presented it to the visiting team and also used flip charts to talk more about O3 PLUS to express the magnitude of violence among students.

O3 PLUS is a project introduced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that seeks to ensure that young people in higher and tertiary education institutions realize positive health, education, and gender equality outcomes through sustained reductions in new HIV infections, unintended pregnancy and sexual and gender-based violence