2025
BNN SUMMIT
Our Annual Summit
We are excited to announce the 3rd Annual BNN Youth Summit, taking place in June 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. This year’s summit celebrates youth agency, bold leadership, and the power of collective action to shape a better future.
Theme
Our Voice. Our Power. Our Future.
Date
11th - 12th July 2025
Location
Reach A Hand Uganda Headquarters, Kampala
Our Program
Day 01
8:00am–9:00am
Arrival, Registration & Breakfast
9:00am–9:30am
Cultural Performance & Icebreaker Game
9:30am–10:00am
Opening Ceremony
10:00am–10:30am
Keynote
10:30am–11:00am
Launch
11:00am–11:15am
Break
11:15am–12:15pm
Plenary Session
12:15pm–1:00pm
Lunch + Fun Zone
2:30pm–4:00pm
BreakAway Session
4:00pm-4:15pm
Snack & Vibe Break (with Music Cypher Session)
4:15pm-4:40pm
Collective Commitments Ceremony
5:15pm-10:00pm
Networking & Movie Night
Outcomes Expected
Renewed sense of identity and purpose.
Country-specific SRHR and youth leadership commitments
Launch and activation of BNN Incubation Hubs
Collective BNN Youth Manifesto 2025
Strengthened youth media and storytelling networks
2024
BNN SUMMIT
Reach A Hand Uganda, in partnership with Planned Parenthood Global and other organizations including SRHR Alliance, Development Dynamics Kenya, SAMASHA, KYETUME, Awesome Minds Speak, and Mr. and Miss Ability, successfully hosted the second edition of the Billi Now Now (BNN) Youth Summit from June 3rd–6th, 2024.
The 3-day summit brought together 260 young people from 9 countries, including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Benin, Senegal, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, and Latin America, to exchange ideas, reflect on youth-led SRHR advocacy, and make country-specific commitments towards achieving Agenda 2063.
Key Highlights
A cultural tour of Kampala and a powerful screening of "Sabotage", a film tackling sexual violence and unsafe abortions among young people.
Movement-building sessions on Advocacy, Climate Justice and Health, Mental Health, and youth engagement with Agenda 2063.
A landmark policy commitment by Hon. Evelyn Anite, State Minister for Finance, to support a tax exemption on raw materials for sanitary pad production in Uganda.
A strategic PPG dinner with 70 partners and stakeholders reinforcing cross-sector collaboration.
Submission of a joint letter to the Minister on menstrual health in Uganda as a step toward policy change.
2023
BNN SUMMIT
Backing BRAVE B!ll!s towards Agenda 2063 Goals on Health and Prosperity: Intersectionality, Resourcing & Accountability
From June 27th to 31st, 2023, Reach A Hand Uganda hosted the inaugural Billi Now Now (BNN) Youth Summit in Kampala. The summit brought together 30 young leaders (“Billis”) from Uganda, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Benin, Ethiopia, and South Sudan to explore how youth-led movements can drive progress toward Agenda 2063, with a focus on SRHR, accountability, and youth prosperity.
Key Highlights
Development of the BNN Manifesto, Voice, and Brand
Cross-country engagement and knowledge exchange
Participation in RAHU-led activities like peer learning sessions and community film screenings
A strong digital presence using hashtags #BilliNowNow and #IamBrave
The summit served as a powerful space for learning, co-creation, and connection, building a united, Pan-African youth movement committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights.
