Who is Mutaawe Rogers

Mr. Rogers Mutaawe is a member of the protocol committee of the Uganda Alcohol Policy conference, 2022. He is a social worker, working as a Senior Program Manager with Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL).
He is a U.S Fulbright Humphrey Fellow, 2015-16 at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is currently the Secretary of Uganda Alcohol Policy Alliance (UAPA).
Mr. Mutaawe has implemented substance use prevention community grassroot projects and participated in advocacy efforts which influenced the development and approval of Uganda’s national alcohol policy through engagement with policy makers, the media and partner organizations.
He has been involved in the planning and execution of ground breaking alcohol research projects in collaboration with Georgia State University, and he co-authored three reports about the state of alcohol and drug abuse in Uganda and published journal articles. Mutaawe has a passion for lobbying, advocacy, research and evaluation of alcohol use prevention programs.