The National Association Uagut, founded in June 2025, has ambitions to strengthen Greenlandic identity and unity in Denmark. The association tries to create networks between Greenlanders, promote rights, preserve cultural roots and act as a bridge builder to Danish society.
Plans for activities for young people
In addition, the association has received support to establish meeting places in various places in the country, where there will be a focus on ensuring constructive dialogue about prejudices and communities for both young and old.
The association is also working on establishing a mentoring program with a focus on young people's connection to the labor market. Typically, a young person is paired with an adult mentor who can help with education and career choices, personal development, social challenges and the transition from school to work. Finally, Uagut also focuses on well-being and development, including strengthening self-confidence and self-esteem and helping young people set goals and find direction in life.
– We invite Greenlandic students to all of our activities. And as a member of the student association Avalak, you are automatically a member of Uagut, so the membership offers we are working to offer must also apply to students, says Uagut director Julie Rademacher.
– We have members from both east, west, south and north. Young and old, and it is fantastic to gather as Greenlanders in Denmark. Even when it comes to serious or difficult issues, there is a special energy and joy that arises when we are together, she says.
Voter meetings
During the most recent election campaign, Uagut organized voter meetings focusing on Greenlandic issues in collaboration with Avalak.
– A large group of students from Aarhus put a lot of energy into the preparation for a voter meeting in Aarhus, where both youth housing and cheap plane tickets for students were on the agenda, says Julie Rademacher, who experiences that the solution models in relation to Greenland's issues have often been fragmented and short-term.
– There is a need for more long-term solutions in a number of important areas, says Julie Rademacher.
Uagut collaborates with De Grønlandske Huse, the Institute for Human Rights, Stenbroens Jurister, Det Grønlandske Patienthjem, the Greenland Representation, the Inuit Association, Avalak and the news media Tusarfik.
This article is from the education newspaper, which can be read for free via the link here.
