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Iceland Embassy Improves Quality of Education and Health in Buikwe
Iceland Embassy improves quality of education and health in Buikwe District and utilisation of saf e and improved WASH services for improved public health of the fishing communities. Jessica Sabano [email protected] So far, 25 piped water facilities have been completed with 123 public stand taps The Embassy of Iceland in partnership with (including 107 AQTaps) developed and the Ministry of Local Government have have adequate installed capacity to serve handed over newly built classrooms 62,000 people. equipped with furniture to Buikwe District The ongoing works involve promotion of Local Government (BDLG). private connections to the piped water supply targeting 500 households The beneficiary schools have also been provided with well trained teachers to help Improved Sanitation Facilities improve the quality of education in Buikwe District and Uganda at large. About 168 improved lined pit latrines and water-borne toilets were constructed and the This is part of the development partnership project has led to wide programme between the Government of practice of safe excreta disposal with 38 Iceland and Government of Uganda through target villages and 32 schools certified open BDLG under the Buikwe District Fishing Hon. Raphael Magyezi, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Iceland Embassy defecation free. Community Development Programme Arnarson and district officials inspecting some of the schools [photo by Jessica Sabano]. (BDFCDP) aimed at improving the livelihood The Minister for Local Government Mr for the fishing communities in the district. "We have constructed and renovated lower costs in comparison to treatment of Raphael Magyezi, said the Iceland projects The Government of Iceland provided the classroom blocks, toilets, kitchen, teachers’ the lake water. -
HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in a Long-Term Conflict Setting: Observations from the AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in the Teso Region Emma Smith SIT Study Abroad
SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Spring 2008 HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in a Long-Term Conflict Setting: Observations From The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in the Teso Region Emma Smith SIT Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Recommended Citation Smith, Emma, "HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in a Long-Term Conflict Setting: Observations From The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in the Teso Region" (2008). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 99. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/99 This Unpublished Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. HIV/AIDS Treatment and Care in a Long-Term Conflict Setting: Observations from The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in the Teso Region Emma Smith Advisor: Alutia Samuel Academic Directors: Charlotte Mafumbo and Martha Wandera Location: TASO Soroti SIT Uganda Spring 2008 Dedication To all the people living with HIV/AIDS in Teso, who continue to live strongly despite decades of suffering from continuous war, displacement and neglect. May the world come to recognize the struggles that you live with. Acknowledgements There are so many people to whom thanks is owed, it would not be possible to acknowledge them all even if time and space allowed. Primarily, I would like to thank the clients of TASO Soroti, who so willingly welcomed a stranger into their communities and allowed so many questions to be asked of them. -
Buikwe District Economic Profile
BUIKWE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT P.O.BOX 3, LUGAZI District LED Profile A. Map of Buikwe District Showing LLGs N 1 B. Background 1.1 Location and Size Buikwe District lies in the Central region of Uganda, sharing borders with the District of Jinja in the East, Kayunga along river Sezibwa in the North, Mukono in the West, and Buvuma in Lake Victoria. The District Headquarters is in BUIKWE Town, situated along Kampala - Jinja road (11kms off Lugazi). Buikwe Town serves as an Administrative and commercial centre. Other urban centers include Lugazi, Njeru and Nkokonjeru Town Councils. Buikwe District has a total area of about 1209 Square Kilometres of which land area is 1209 square km. 1.2 Historical Background Buikwe District is one of the 28 districts of Uganda that were created under the local Government Act 1 of 1997. By the act of parliament, the district was inniatially one of the Counties of Mukono district but later declared an independent district in July 2009. The current Buikwe district consists of One County which is divided into three constituencies namely Buikwe North, Buikwe South and Buikwe West. It conatins 8 sub counties and 4 Town councils. 1.3 Geographical Features Topography The northern part of the district is flat but the southern region consists of sloping land with great many undulations; 75% of the land is less than 60o in slope. Most of Buikwe District lies on a high plateau (1000-1300) above sea level with some areas along Sezibwa River below 760m above sea level, Southern Buikwe is a raised plateau (1220-2440m) drained by River Sezibwa and River Musamya. -
Karamoja and Northern Uganda Comparative Analysis of Livelihood Recovery in the Post-Conflict Periods November 2019
Karamoja and Northern Uganda Comparative analysis of livelihood recovery in the post-conflict periods November 2019 Karamoja and Northern Uganda Comparative analysis of livelihood recovery in the post-conflict periods November 2019 Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Tufts University Rome, 2019 REQUIRED CITATION FAO and Tufts University. 2019. Comparative analysis of livelihood recovery in the post-conflict periods – Karamoja and Northern Uganda. November 2019. Rome. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or Tufts University concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO or the University in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO or the University. ISBN 978-92-5-131747-1 (FAO) ©FAO and Tufts University, 2019 Some rights reserved. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode/legalcode). Under the terms of this licence, this work may be copied, redistributed and adapted for non-commercial purposes, provided that the work is appropriately cited. -
World Bank Document
Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Rural Electrification Agency ENERGY FOR RURAL TRANSFORMATION PHASE III GRID INTENSIFICATION SCHEMES PACKAGED UNDER WEST NILE, NORTH NORTH WEST, AND NORTHERN SERVICE TERRITORIES Public Disclosure Authorized JUNE, 2019 i LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CDO Community Development Officer CFP Chance Finds Procedure DEO District Environment Officer ESMP Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan ESMF Environmental Social Management Framework ERT III Energy for Rural Transformation (Phase 3) EHS Environmental Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESMMP Environmental and Social Mitigation and Management Plan GPS Global Positioning System GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism MEMD Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development NEMA National Environment Management Authority OPD Out Patient Department OSH Occupational Safety and Health PCR Physical Cultural Resources PCU Project Coordination Unit PPE Personal Protective Equipment REA Rural Electrification Agency RoW Right of Way UEDCL Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited WENRECO West Nile Rural Electrification Company ii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................ iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................... -
Uganda: Cholera Outbreak
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Uganda: Cholera Outbreak DREF operation n° MDRUG032 GLIDE n° EP-2013-000058-UGA 15 May, 2013 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent emergency response. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters. CHF 184,804 is being requested from the IFRC’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) in delivering assistance to some 900,500 beneficiaries. Un- earmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged. Summary: th On the 18 April 2013, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported an outbreak of cholera in the districts of Hoima, Nebbi and Buliisa. The reports from the ministry of health epidemiology and surveillance department indicate that since the beginning of 2013 the cumulative number of cases reported from the cholera affected districts has reached 216 cases and 7 deaths. The overall case fatality rate nationally from these districts stands at 3.2%. An assessment conducted by the District Health Offices and URCS branches on the current outbreak in Nebbi, Buliisa and Hoima estimate that 217,350 persons (38,128 households) in the affected sub-counties are at Red Cross volunteers during a field assessment at the treatment centre high risk of cholera infection during this at Runga landing site Photo: URCS outbreak, with a wider population of 900,500 people in the districts also seen as at risk due to the high mobility of people in the area. -
Usaid's Malaria Action Program for Districts
USAID’S MALARIA ACTION PROGRAM FOR DISTRICTS GENDER ANALYSIS MAY 2017 Contract No.: AID-617-C-160001 June 2017 USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts Gender Analysis i USAID’S MALARIA ACTION PROGRAM FOR DISTRICTS Gender Analysis May 2017 Contract No.: AID-617-C-160001 Submitted to: United States Agency for International Development June 2017 USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts Gender Analysis ii DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the United States Government. June 2017 USAID’s Malaria Action Program for Districts Gender Analysis iii Table of Contents ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................................... VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... VIII 1. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................1 2. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................1 COUNTRY CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................3 USAID’S MALARIA ACTION PROGRAM FOR DISTRICTS .................................................................6 STUDY DESCRIPTION..................................................................................................................6 -
Technical Assistance to the District Local Governments of Abim, Adjumani, Amudat and Moyo to Carry out Rehabilitation of District and Community Access Roads
PREPARED FOR: UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (UNCDF) CONSULTING SERVICES: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF ABIM, ADJUMANI, AMUDAT AND MOYO TO CARRY OUT REHABILITATION OF DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY ACCESS ROADS Contract No. 016-01-2019 INCEPTION REPORT APRIL 2019 SUBMITTED BY: Consulting Services: Technical Assistance to the District Local Governments Of Abim, Adjumani, Amudat and Moyo to Carry Out Rehabilitation of District and Community Access Roads – Final Inception Report TABLE OF CONTENT LIST OF FIGURES ___________________________________________________________________ iv LIST OF TABLES ____________________________________________________________________ v Document History _________________________________________________________________ vi List of Acronyms ___________________________________________________________________vii Executive Summary _______________________________________________________________ viii 1 Introduction __________________________________________________________________ 1 1.1 Project Background________________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 Location Map ____________________________________________________________________ 4 1.3 Project Details ____________________________________________________________________ 4 1.4 Objectives of Assignment ___________________________________________________________ 5 1.5 Scope of Services, Expected Output and Target Completion _______________________________ 5 1.6 Phase A: Detailed Engineering Designs ________________________________________________ -
Mapping Regional Reconciliation in Northern Uganda
Mapping Regional Reconciliation in Northern Uganda: A Case Study of the Acholi and Lango Sub-Regions Shilpi Shabdita Okwir Isaac Odiya Mapping Regional Reconciliation in Northern Uganda © 2015, Justice and Reconciliation Project, Gulu, Uganda All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Applications for permission to reproduce or translate all or any part of this publication should be made to: Justice and Reconciliation Project Plot 50 Lower Churchill Drive, Laroo Division P.O. Box 1216 Gulu, Uganda, East Africa [email protected] Layout by Lindsay McClain Opiyo Front cover photo by Shilpi Shabdita Printed by the Justice and Reconciliation Project, Gulu, Uganda This publication was supported by a grant from USAID SAFE Program. However, the opinions and viewpoints in the report is not that of USAID SAFE Program. ii Justice and Reconciliation Project Acknowledgements This report was made possible with a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity and Peace (SAFE) Program for the initiation of the year-long project titled, “Across Ethnic Boundaries: Promoting Regional Reconciliation in Acholi and Lango Sub-Regions,” for which the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) gratefully acknowledges their support. We are deeply indebted to Boniface Ojok, Head of Office at JRP, for his inspirational leadership and sustained guidance in this initiative. Special thanks to the enumerators Abalo Joyce, Acan Grace, Nyeko Simon, Ojimo Tycoon, Akello Paska Oryema and Adur Patritia Julu for working tirelessly to administer the opinion survey and to collect data, which has formed the blueprint of this report. -
Uganda Floods – 2 October 2007
SITUATION REPORT Nº 5 – UGANDA FLOODS – 2 OCTOBER 2007 HIGHLIGHTS FLOODS SPREAD TO ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS IN CENTRAL UGANDA BLOODY DIARRHOEA IN KATAKWI DISTRICT INCREASES CONCERN OVER HEALTH AND WATER AND SANITATION SITUATION IN FLOOD-AFFECTED AREAS The information contained in this report has been gathered by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) from sources including the Government of Uganda, UN agencies, non-governmental organizations and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). 4. On 19 September, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni declared a state of emergency in the areas flood-affected areas of Eastern Uganda, which was endorsed by Parliament on 25 September. 5. Planning for the humanitarian response to the disaster is based on some 50,000 households, or approximately 300,000 people, being affected by the rainfall and associated flooding. This planning figure may be expected to change as additional assessments come in and/or depending on whether the intensified rainfall continues. 6. The Uganda Department of Meteorology, in its seasonal rainfall forecast for September to December, predicts high chances for normal to above normal rains to continue over most parts of the eastern region of Uganda. 7. The flooding has had a severe impact on water and sanitation in the affected areas, which damage increases the risk of outbreak of waterborne diseases such as cholera as the floodwaters recede. Concerns have been elevated in recent days as reports of Situation Overview several cases of bloody diarrhoea have been received from Katakwi district. Cholera response contingency planning is being conducted in regional 1. -
Otuke District Local Government
CALL TO ACTION THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA NUTRITION CHALLENGES/ GAPS CALL FOR ACTION RESPONSIBLE Otuke District Nutrition coordination committee Otuke was also supported to conduct a Food GOVERNANCE AREA OFFICE (DNCC), seven (7) Sub counties and One Security and Nutrition Assessments (FSNA). OTUKE DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT Coordination and Weak coordination mechanisms of Partner mapping required to know who DNFP, CAO Town council trained on multi sectoral nutrition FSNA data was not available previously partnerships: nutrition actions at all levels. is where and doing what. DNCC/SNCC ADVOCACY BRIEF ON STRENGTHENING NUTRITION GOVERNANCE FOR MULTI-SECTORAL RESPONSE implementation for improved nutrition unavailable therefore this first FSNA data will members need to be oriented on their outcomes. be used as a baseline to compare progress roles and responsibilities in achievement of health, nutrition and WASH The district conducted quarterly DNCC meetings Establish joint planning and strategic indicators in subsequent FSNAs. Annual FSNAs and support supervision activities aimed at coordination mechanisms amongst will be conducted to assess annual progress. strengthening the accountability framework for partners in the district to reduce on Multisectoral nutrition actions implemented in The Otuke DNCC has been trained on nutrition duplication of resources and achieve sustainable results Otuke district. governance and supported to use reporting templates and monitoring tools previously Systems capacity Lack of clarity on nutrition sensitive Orientation -
Judith Franca Akello Woman MP, Agago District Raised Concern Over the Loss of Lives and Destruction of Property of Some Communit
STATEMENT BY MINXSIER OF INTERT{AI AFFAIRS TO PARTIAME}IT ON REPORTED LOSS OF LIVES A}ID DESIRI,'CEON OF PROPERTY OF SOI4E COMMUNITIES IN AGACO A]IID KOTIDO DISTRICT RL Hon. Speaker, at the 29th Sitting of the 2nd Meeting of the 2nd Session of the 10th Parliament of Uganda, neta on Tuesday 6th-February, 2018 Hon. Judith Franca Akello Woman MP, Agago District raised concern over the loss of lives and destruction of property of some communities in Agago District by Karamojong Warriors. The Ministries for Karamoja Affairs and Interna! Affairs undertook to provide a response to Parliament on the said matter, and this is the statement. RL Hon. Speaker, 1. LN of lives in Agagp and Kotido Districts on the 30th of January2Ol8, two young boys who were looking after animals were apprehended by three male hunters speaking Acholi Language and from the Agago side, near Longo Dam in Kotido District. The hunters also had hunting nets, three dogs, spears, and knives. This is an area used by communities from Kotido, Kaabong, Agago, and Kitgum Districts for fishing, grazing animals and hunting. The people who apprehended the two boys (Apei 2L of Lopanga and 17 year old Irar son of Lokritak who was killed by the hunters) did not explain to them why they were being held. The hunters instead knlfed IRAR next to his heaft. The elder Apei managed to disentangle himself, but not before he was hit wlth a knife on his head, and another hit on his left side. He managed to run to his parents and narrated what had happened to them.