THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
AMURIA DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FIVE YEAR LOCAL ACTION PLAN (LAP) ON ENDING ALL FORMS OF CONFLICTS AND VIOLENCE 2021-2025
JANUARY, 2021
SUPPORTED BY: THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
AMURIA DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FIVE YEAR LOCAL ACTION PLAN (LAP) ON ENDING ALL FORMS OF CONFLICTS AND VIOLENCE 2021-2025
JANUARY, 2021
SUPPORTED BY MAP OF AMURIA DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOREWORD
The Government of Uganda is committed to the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda as enshrined in United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The framework provides an opportunity for strengthening women’s participation and involvement in the promotion of peace and security within the context of conflict and conflict transformation. The Uganda National Action Plan (NAP) III for implementation of the WPS agenda lays emphasis on elimination of all forms of conflicts and violence including Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from society.
Amuria District Local Action Plan (LAP) therefore domesticates the Uganda NAP on UNSCR 1325 tailoring it to the conflict issues in the district. This LAP was developed in a participatory manner involving both the district and the sub county leaders, political, technical, religious, and cultural leaders, civil society, teachers, and the media. The stakeholder involvement has already strengthened ownership of the LAP and will be instrumental in its implementation.
I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate UN Women and Norwegian Embassy, Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and Coalition for Action on 1325 (CoACT) and Teso Women Peace Activists (TEWPA) for the both financial and technical support rendered to our district that enabled Amuria district to develop a Local Action Plan-II. We thank you.
As a district, we commit to implement this Local Action Plan as a means of ending all forms of conflicts and violence including GBV. This will in turn enhance women’s participation in leadership, decision making and peacebuilding processes that is core to sustainable peace and development.
As we launch this Local Action Plan, I appeal to all leaders at all levels in the district including development partners to identify specific actions in their areas of mandate and take requisite measures to implement them.
i By doing so, we shall be in position to achieve a peaceful, empowered and productive communities.”
Together, we can!
For God and My Country.
OKITOI ERISAT ROBERT DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON
ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Amuria District Local Action Plan on Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution would not have been possible without the meaningful participation of the following. The able leadership of the district taskforce who include Ms Lilian Eyal – Resident District Commissioner – Office of the President, Mr. Obaate Phillip (lead) – District Water Officer/Civil Engineer-Water Engineering, Ms. Kelen Acom – District Education Officer, Ms. SP Moses Muzima – District Police Commander, Mr. Charles Ejimu – Planner, Ms. Rhoda Akello who endured long hours in ensuring that the development of this 5 Year Local Action Plan is finalized. In a special way, I acknowledge the substantial and generous contributions of many stakeholders that included Civil Society Organizations represented by Teso Women Peace Activist (TEWPA) and Faith Based Organization (FBOs).
We are also grateful to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development for the commitment to the implementation of Women, Peace and Security agenda and for coordinating all the efforts aimed to realize the human rights of women and other vulnerable groups. We thank you. It is not possible to thank everybody by name, but we are grateful to all of you in your capacities for the support we received towards this end.
Finally, Amuria District Local Government is grateful to I acknowledge the Coalition for Action on 1325 (CoACT), UN Women Uganda and the Norwegian Embassy in Kampala for financial and technical support without which this Local Action Plan would not have been possible.
The implementation of this Local Action Plan will enable the district, bring innovation and community actions to eliminate conflicts, advance women’s rights and bring Gender Based Violence to an end.
Francis Opolot CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER iii ITESO CULTURAL ANTHEM
Wu okwe Lokasuban, Edeke papa idar Iteso kojai aipuc ka ainapakin neja Iteso Papa itogogong Emorimor papa Iteso kotunaikite iso ateker naka iteso Emuria kolia koliai Emuria kolia Kojai aipuc kainapakin nejai Iteso x2
Onida Iteso irai Ateker nabonot Kanonokisi lokaibuses Emorimor Papa Emorimor idar kere ijo Iteso koinono lo ejok lo esayi Ateker kon Emuria kolia koliai Emuria kolia Kojai aipuc kainapakin nejai iteso x2
Yesi atumunak kere l’teso Kojenutu cut inonosio luka Iteso Ketopoloto oni da akerianut wok Narai na nesi aica naesiporateker Emuria kolia koliai Emuria kolia Kojai aipuc k’ainapakin nejai Iteso x2
iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The overall goal of this Local Action Plan (LAP) is to have peaceful, empowered, and productive communities in Amuria District. The LAP has seven specific objectives with strategies to achieve the intended actions. The seven objectives are as stated below.
1. Increased capacity and numbers of community groups accessing government development/ livelihoods programmes,
2. Increased capacity of institutions and communities to prevent and resolve conflicts at all levels,
3. Increased number of women and youth at all levels to effectively participate in leadership and decision making,
4. To promote women and youth engagement in effective economic empowerment,
5. To improve the completion rate and quality of grades of learners in primary education cycle with a bias to skills development.
This Local Action Plan has four chapters. Chapter one presents the introduction and background of Amuria District. It also introduces the LAP. Chapter two presents analysis of identified conflicts, their causes and effects, and the categories of persons affected. Chapter three focuses on the legal and policy frameworks as linked to international frameworks while chapter four gives the detailed Amuria District LAP, strategies, and activities. There are also annexes that provide a detailed monitoring, evaluation, and learning (ME&L) framework complete with the budget for effective implementation of the LAP.
The LAP majorly derives its mandate from the Constitution of the Rrepublic of Uganda 1995 (as amended). It is also guided by other national laws, policies, strategies, development frameworks, procedures, guidelines, and rules. Regional and International Legal Frameworks that promote gender equality and the rights of women and girls also enlighten this LAP. The Local Action Plan describes detailed strategies and specific actions that will be undertaken to achieve the goal and specific objectives of the LAP. Highlighted are resources (detailed budget) the district will need to translate the identified interventions into reality under this LAP. The LAP shall be implemented in Amuria District’s 181 lower local governments (14 sub counties and 4 town councils).
1 The 18 LLGs are the 14 sub-counties (SCs) of Akeriau, Ogolai, Apeduru, Willa, Abarilela, Wera, Asamuk, Orungo, Morungatuny, Kuju, Olwa Abia, Ogongora, Amolo and the four town councils (TCs) of Wera, Orungo, Asamuk and Amuria. Out of these LLGs, four SCs were curved out in 2019 v TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD...... i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...... iii Iteso Cultural Anthem...... iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...... v LIST OF ACRONYMS...... vii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND...... 1 1.1 Overview of Amuria District...... 1 CHAPTER TWO: THE CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS...... 5 2.1 History of Conflicts in the Greater Northern Uganda...... 5 2.2 some of the Peace and Conflict Issues in Amuria District...... 6 2.3 Efforts by Amuria District to Improve Women Peace and Security Agenda...... 8 2.4 Partners working to promote Women, Peace and Security...... 10 Other international agencies in the district include;...... 10 Persistent Gaps and Challenges...... 10 CHAPTER THREE: LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK...... 12 International Frameworks...... 15 The Regional Women, Peace and Security Frameworks...... 17 National Legal Frameworks...... 17 CHAPTER FOUR: AMURIA DISTRICT LOCAL ACTION PLAN II 19 Overall Goal...... 19 Specific Objectives...... 19 Appendix 1: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan...... 29 Appendix 2: Workplan and Budget...... 33
vi LIST OF ACRONYMS
CAO Chief Administrative Officer CCD Community Driven Development CDO Community Development Officer CFPU Child and Family Protection Unit CoACT Coalition for Action on 1325 DDEG District Discretionary Equalization Grant DEO District Education Officer DHO District Health Officer FGM Female Genital Mutilation FOBA Force Obote Back Again GOU Government of Uganda HSM Holy Spirit Movement IDPs Internally Displaced Persons IEC Information, Education and Communication Materials IGA Income Generating Activity JLOS Justice, Law and Order Sector LAP Local Action Plan, LRA Lord’s Resistance Army NRA National Resistance Army NRM National Resistance Movement NUSAF-III The Third Northern Uganda Social Action Fund PTA Parents Teachers Association RDC Resident District Commissioner SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperative Society TEWPA Teso Women Peace Activists UN United Nations UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution UPA Uganda Peoples’ Army UPDF Uganda Peoples Defense Forces UWEP Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme YLP Youth Livelihood Programme
VII CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
1.1 Overview of Amuria District governments (LLGs) with 14 sub- counties and four town councils. The Amuria District is geographically district is further sub-divided into 99 situated in North Eastern Uganda parishes, according to the statistics in Teso sub region. The district is from the Electoral Commission of secondary creation of Soroti District. Uganda (February 2021). Orungo It is bordered by six districts. Katakwi County was created out of Amuria District, Amuria’s mother district County in 2015, and by the time of lies on the lower eastern side. writing this LAP, Orungo County had Kapelebyong District that lies on been proposed as district in 2020 by the upper eastern side also occupies Amuria District Council, due to the the eastern half of the northern side need to geographically bring services of Amuria District with Alebtong to the citizens and spur development. District in the Lango sub-region situated in western half of the According to the statistics available in northern boundary. Kapelebyong was Amuria District Planning Unit (2021), made a county out of Amuria county the district’s total area is estimated at in 1982 in Obote-II government. The 1,306 Km2. newly created Kalaki District and the mother District of Teso districts – Vision Soroti District are respectively in the A peaceful, healthy, prosperous, and west and south of Amuria District. enlightened community in a beautiful In 1997, Katakwi District that had Amuria District. three counties of Usuk, Kapelebyong and Amuria was curved out of Soroti Mission District. Later Katakwi District by a resolution of Katakwi District Council To achieve sustainable socio- created Amuria District that began economic development through her operations on July 1st, 2005. efficient provision of quality services Kapelebyong District, creation of to the people in conformity with the Amuria District Council began her national policies and local priorities. independent operation as a district in 2018. District Goal
Amuria District currently has two Increased household incomes and counties of Orungo and Amuria. improved quality of life. (adopted The district has 18 lower local from NDPIII)
1 1.2 Background to the five-year 8. Establishment of Gender based Amuria District Local Action violence coordination team. Plan (LAP) II Lessons learnt that will inform The development of the Local Action implementation of LAP III Plan II started with AN INCEPTION MEETING IN November 2019 • Mid-term review of LAP_I followed by a review of the first implementation to assess progress Local Action Plan (LAP I) in June 2020 and set new actions was key in facilitated by the Coalition for Action achieving set targets of the LAP. on 1325 to inform the development of • It is important to set realistic LAP II. The major successes of LAP-I targets in the LAP and timelines. were documented as follows: • Dissemination of the LAP to all 1. Recruitment of Sub-county district stakeholders as this enables Community Development all stakeholders to monitor, and Officers in the existing 15 recruited report progress of the LAP. to handle gender-based violence (GBV) • Tracking progress of LAP implementation and documenting 2. A legal aid office at the district lessons is key to inform WPS was established to handle the programming at district, national reported GBV cases. and international level. 3. About 33% of separate washrooms • CDOs are key in implementing, for girls and boys were constructed monitoring, and tracking of in primary schools progress of LAP implementation. 4. Police Officers were trained in It is therefore important to GBV prevention and response. build their capacity to be able to implement, track and report 5. About 500 women serving in progress of LAP implementation. various positions were trained in leadership Achievements of the Frist LAP and lessons learnt 6. More development partners2 were attracted to serve humanity Upon reflection on what worked in the district.t and did not work well in LAP-I, CoACT in partnership with TEWPA 7. Mainstreaming of Gender into in a two-day stakeholder meeting work plans and budgets in the trained key stakeholders on UNSCR district at all levels. 1325 on women, peace and security, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment for equitable 2 LAP attracted development partners included: FAWE, FOWODE, CDFU, TEWPA, ACCORD Brac-Uganda and development. The stakeholders WIP. 2 were also trained on the process The trained stakeholders included of localization, understanding of technical and political leaders, frameworks that support UNSCR religious and cultural leaders, 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. journalists, youth leaders, police, The linkage of UNSCR 1325 and CSO leaders, and faith-based the third National Development organizations. Plan (NDP-III) was explained and how other local development A Task Force of eight3 member was frameworks fit into the Women, formed to spearhead the drafting Peace and Securityagenda. and presentation of the LAP to council for approval and adoption.
Number of Administrative units by county County Sub-counties4 Parishes Villages Amuria County 11 Orungo County 07 Total 18 995 5286
General Information about Amuria District Latitude (Eastings) 2.040464 Longitude (Northings) 33.617051 Average Altitude 1,146.2 m on women, peace and security, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment forTotal equitable Surface development. Area 2,613The Km2stakeholders were also trained on the process of localization, understanding of frameworks that support UNSCR 1325Land on AreaWomen, Peace and Security.2,221 Km2 The linkage of UNSCR 1325 and the third AreaNational under Development open Water Plan 392 (NDP-III) Km2 was explained and how other local development frameworks3 The fit eight into included: the Mr.Women, Obaate PhillipPeace (lead) and Securityagenda. TheRainfall trained stakeholders– District included1,289.8 Water mm technical Officer/Civil and Engineer-Water political leaders, religious and cultural leaders,Engineering, journalists, Ms Lilianyouth Eyal leaders, – Resident police, District Commissioner – Office of the President, Ms. CSO leaders, and faith-based organizations.Kelen Acom – District Education Officer, Ms. SP Moses Muzima – District Police Commander, A Task Force of eight1 member was formedMr. Charles to spearhead Ejimu – Planner, the Ms.drafting Rhoda Akelloand p 4 The 18 lower local governments are as created 1 The eight included: Mr. Obaate Phillip (lead) – Districtby Water Ministry Officer/Civil of Local Government Engineer-Water and Engineering,have local Ms Lilian Eyal – Resident District Commissioner – Officecouncils of electedthe President, in the General Ms. Kelen Elections Acom –of District 2021 Education Officer, Ms. SP Moses Muzima – District5 Police The total Commander, number of Mr. parishes Charles inEjimu the district.– Planner, Ms. Rhoda Akello Disaggregated data by county not available 4 The 18 lower local governments are as created by Ministry of Local Government and have local councils elected in the General Elections of 2021 5 The total number of parishes in the district. Disaggregated data by county not available 6 The total number of villages in the district. Data disaggregated by counties not available.
3 Demographic and Socio-Economic Indicators.
Total Population (2014) 183,34 Female Population 93,914 Male Population 89,435 Total Number of Households 48,402 Percentage of Male Population 48.6 Percentage of Female Population 51.6 Percentage urban (Mid-2015 projection 2.6 Percentage Rural (Mid-2015 projection 97.4 Percentage share of Uganda’s total population 0.0037 Expected pregnant Women in the population 10,380 Other Women 129,22 Primary School Population aged 6-12 years 72,109 Secondary School Population aged 13-19 years 7,731 (2015) Post Primary School Population 198 Sex ratio of total population (2014 Census) 95 Population Density (2014 census) 121 Infant Mortality 28 Pupil Teacher Ratio (Primary) 1:73 7
7 Education and Sports Department statistics; February – 2020.
4 CHAPTER TWO: THE CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
2.1 History of Conflicts in the that became the Uganda Peoples’ Greater Northern Uganda Defense Forces (UPDF), remnants of Obote-II Uganda Peoples’ Army, This Chapter presents the Force Obote Back Again, Musa background of conflict issues, Ecweru’s Arrow Boys, Amuka Boys, causes of social conflicts in the Joseph Kony Lord’s Resistance region and Amuria District linking it Army, Alice Lakwena’s Holy Spirit to the history of the conflicts linked Movement, and other local armed to cattle rustling by Karimojong militia groups. The struggle for Warriors in Teso among other water and pasture for sustainable areas, which is also linked to water livestock development that both and pasture lands in Teso. The Iteso and Karimojong locally cattle rustling issues goes beyond consider as wealth was a key factor Uganda’s borders and between the in the conflicts. late 1970s and early 1980s involved the use of guns. Exploitation of pasture and water enabled the Karimojong people to At the start of the 1980s own large herds of animals which Government of Uganda (GoU) was a symbol of both wealth and started to disarm the Karimojong status. Land ownership, then, Warriors as part of the process to was not generally an issue of pacify Karamoja region to make conflict. However, land that had it ready for development. From water and pastures – especially 1980s to mid-2000s, there were during the drier periods of the heightened conflicts between the year became a source of conflicts Uganda People’s Defence Forces though at the time they conflicts and insurgent groups in and around were manageable. However, later Karamoja and the Greater Northern the conflicts over pasture and Uganda. A lot of small arms and water triggered migration of the light weapons had proliferated Karimojong southeast wards in in the Northern region as a result search of better pastures and non- of many insurgent groups. The intermittent water creeks. This gun warfare that ensued changed migration brought about various the socio-economic status of people- Iteso, Karimojong, Toposa, Northern Uganda including Teso Nyagatom, Jie, Turkana, Kumam and Karamoja. Many fighting and Langi to the Teso region. groups destabilized Teso and Apart from Langi and Kumam that Karamoja regions including the were assimilated into Luo culture National Resistance Army (NRA) the other six - Iteso, Karimojong,
5 Toposa, Nyagatom, Jie, Turkana When Hon Musa Francis Ecweru still communicate with a common formed the Arrow Boys to counter Karimojong-like dialects. the advancement of LRA into the heart of Teso, the LRA began killing The of Government of Uganda has people until the LRA was defeated. moved to addressing the conflicts The killings by LRA were recorded setting the agenda for multi- in Obalanga Sub-county now sectoral development programmes Obalanga Town Council (TC). The to address this. First, the disarming mass graves in which hundreds of of the Karimojong Warriors and people were buried and memorial other insurgent groups is an monument remain the symbol of ongoing process that has brought those atrocities. about relative peace in Karamoja and the environs. Affirmative Later when the war between action at ministerial levels for Teso, the UPDF and LRA intensified in Karamoja and Northern Uganda Teso land, Hon Ecweru mobilized have changed the development the Arrow Boys that became a landscape of these areas. The formidable militia group that Greater Northern Uganda4 8 is contributed to the weakening of still recovering from two decades LRA not only in Teso but also in of civil war between the Uganda Uganda. Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) and Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance 2.2 Other Conflict Issues in Army (LRA) that largely affected Amuria District. Acholi and Lango regions. There were other warring parties in the 2.2.1 Property inheritance Northern Uganda war that included Property inheritance continues insurgent outfits of Alice Lakwena’s to be a big challenge especially to Holy Spirit Movement and Force women. The issue is exacerbated by Obote Back Again. On 16th June the traditional norms, beliefs and 2003, the LRA rebels entered values embedded in the cultures Amuria District and camped at of Teso. For instance, widows in Aojakitoi Primary School. During most of the communities are not this time, the LRA only abducted allowed to inherit property of their people. late husbands, an issue that has had tragic impacts on the lives 8 Greater Northern comprises the sub-regions of of women. In addition, culture West Nile, Acholi, Lango, Karamoja that mainly favours boys to inherit their fathers’ suffered the brunt of two-decade GoU/UPDF- LRA war. However, the reference Greater North- property other than girls which ern Uganda also has the sub-regions in Uganda leaves them vulnerable in the that are in the Upper Nile including the additional sub-regions of Busoga, Bukedi, Busoga, Sebei communities. Widow inheritance and the upper parts of the Bunyoro sub-region. where the clan sits and decides
6 who inherits the window and her young men have collected water. husband’s property has led to This means women and girls will sexual harassment, child abuse, often get the water late when it is battering of women and sale of the dark, and many have been victims family property making women and of rape as they return home. The the children more vulnerable. water crisis is a major contributor to domestic violence, increased 2.2.2 Boarder conflicts rate of teenage pregnancy and child marriages that force many girls to Boarder conflicts between Amuria drop out of school. District and neighboring districts of Abim and Napak has continued 2.2.4 Election related conflicts to be a threat for the communities of Amuria District. The boarder Election related conflicts manifest conflicts with Abim and Napak in inter-party and intra-party districts are mainly on access to land conflicts right from primaries and and enlarging of the boundaries. after. Often political opponents are These conflicts are mainly the result unable to see eye to eye long after of unclear d boundaries, drought, the election has ended. As a result, pasture, and lack of commitment Amuria has experienced murders by leaders to follow the designated due to such conflicts. In addition, district boundaries. These conflicts women’s participation in politics have caused civil unrest in the and governance remains low. Often communities bordering these men tend to force their wives and districts; property destroyed, other family members to vote for people displaced and poor service particular candidates against their delivery in these communities. will and should they resist, they will be beaten, disowned, and 2.2.3 Conflicts over water sometimes sent away from the marital home. Amuria district lies in the semi- arid part of North Eastern Uganda 2.2.5 Land conflicts where rainfall is limited, and long periods of drought are common. The other form of conflict involves During the dry season, women disputes over access to family and girls are the most affected by and communal land. Land is conflicts over water when they go such a growing source of conflict looking for water and few water that women frequently report points are available. Often a fight dispossession which makes their will break out as different people resettlement difficult. Land rights struggle to be the first to collect and inheritance practices are based water and women and girls get on patriarchal customary practices beaten and often must wait till the that do not favor women.
7 Amuria is a typically rural where communities of Amuria record majority of families live on small high incidences of GBV as men scale farming. Land is considered tend to provide for one wife and the most common asset. At her children and neglect the other the height of the insurgencies, family. government created Internally Displaced People’s camps in which 2.2.7 High rates of school the population lived. Many families dropout still struggle to recover from life in the IDP camp where access to In 2018, Amuria District had a total family land was difficult. Many 3,693 (1917 boys, 1776 girls) pupils women who lost their husbands registered for the 2018 Primary have found it difficult to access the Leaving Examinations (PLE). In the land on which they lived as most of 2018 PLE cohort, a total of 87% it was grabbed by male relatives. passed their examinations with at most a pass eight (8) aggregate 2.2.6 Gender Based Violence in each of the four subjects. In as much as this may look outstanding, Gender based violence in all its there were only 2,265 (1,240 boys; forms (physical, Sexual, economic, 1,025 girls) pupils that passed up social, and mental) is common in to third grade , is representing communities and families in Amuria. 31% (33% boys; 28% girls) pass rate. Rape, dowry related violence and Based on statistics, there is need other traditional practices harmful to improve not only the quality to women remain acute concerns of the grades, but also to devise in the District. Many violations of methods of absorbing the pupils women and girls in post conflict that do not progress up to P7 and Amuria remain undocumented. those that cannot progress to the Sexual slavery, systematic rape and next stage due to various reasons. forced pregnancy that occurred This suggests that one out of during the war have been ignored three pupils complete the primary and the survivors and victims have education cycle. not received any justice. Such violations are mainly caused by 2.3 Efforts by Amuria District household poverty, unequal power to Improve Women Peace relations, high illiteracy rates and and Security Agenda negative attitudes towards women. These conflicts and violations lead Since Amuria district was created to family break down, inferiority from Katakwi in 2006, the district complex, child neglect, school has tried to strengthen existing dropouts, psychological effects institutions that handle women and and low self- esteem and respect. girl’s issues. Various stakeholders Polygamous families in most including the Community
8 Development Office at the district third Northern Uganda Social and the lower local governments, Action Plan (NUSAF-III), and the local councils, the police, cultural Emyooga programme for savings leaders, religious leaders, civil and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) society organizations (CSOs) have through which persons of similar worked to improve the situation of business aspirations can access women and children. Governments grants from for livelihoods development. The set Amuria developed the first Local of these programmes means that Action Plan (LAP 1) in 2016 with the women, Persons with Disabilities, support of Coalition for Action on youth, and other Special Interest 1325 (CoACT) in partnership with Groups can have a double portion the Global Network of Women in funding given that they can Peacebuilders (GNWP). The LAP access these various livelihood and I tried to address Gender Based development programmes. Violence (GBV), child abuse, child labour and child neglect. The The latest threat to women’s district has conducted quarterly peace and human security is the coordination meetings of all GBV COVID-19 pandemic that has actors in the district since the LAP increased domestic violence cases. was launched. However, apart from Each week the police registers strengthening the efforts of the about 30 cases of domestic violence existing actors to address existing since the pandemic started. Since gaps, there is still needed to attract schools were closed as a measure other partners to address GBV and to curb the spread of the COVID conflicts in the district. 19 pandemic, many more young girls have been defiled than usual, The affirmative action policy has and many have been forced into increased the numbers of women child marriage. Many adolescent in leadership and decision-making. girls have become pregnant since The district also implements the March 2019 and are likely to drop Uganda Women’s Entrepreneurship out of school. The pandemic Programme (UWEP) and the caused many families to lose their Youth Livelihoods Programme source especially those engaged in for youth between the age of 18 the informal sector operating small – 30 years, and Social Assistance shops and working in salons and Grant for Empowerment for older restaurants. As a result, many such persons above 80 years of age. women and girls have resorted Other grants that the GoU has set to prostitution as a means of to benefit SIGs are Community livelihood. This situation requires Driven Development (CDD), the immediate intervention.
9 2.4 Partners working to of in addition to GBV prevention promote Women, Peace and programmes. Security Communication for Development Amuria District has various actors Foundation Uganda (CDFU) has contributing towards a conflict free conducted radio programme in the Amuria. Teso Women Peace Activists district on VAWG, recruited and (TEWPA), the oldest women’s NGO trained 100 community activists in Teso region, supports communities in each of the five sub counties of and CBOs with seed funds to start Asamuk, Ogolai, Orungo, Akeriau and income generating activities. TEWPA Morungatuny on SASA start phase. has trained peace committees in nearly all sub-counties of Amuria district Other international agencies in who have in turn sensitized women the district: Food and Agricultural and girls on their rights. TEWPA has Organization, UNFPA, Ministry of also conducted various peace building Gender and Social Development, initiatives to promote peaceful co- World Vision, Soroti Catholic existence and reconciliation with the Development Organization neighboring Karamojong. SOCADIDO, ASB, Amuria Development Agency-ADDA, Child Association for Cooperative Fund international among others Operations Research and have played critical roles in fighting Development (ACORD) has GBV and ensuring food security. established Community Activists (CAS) structures and Male Action Persistent Gaps and Challenges Groups (MAGs) in two sub counties of 1. Inadequate funding for sustaining Wera and Aberilela. These structures peacebuilding interventions. Often comprise 23 (16 male and 7 females) when a project ends, interventions Amuria District stakeholders on the also end. SASA! methodology and has trained 21 (10 female and 11 male) community 2. The poor road network and high agents to facilitate SASA! sessions in material expectation from the their respective communities. SASA! community’s hinder implementation is an approach adopted to increase of most programmes and monitoring prevention and response to GBV. The of progress. methodology involves establishing the root causes of GBV by exploring 3. The District Community power imbalance between men and Development Officers (CDOs)at women and recognizing the need to sub county level have not provided address power imbalance as a root efficient response including cause of GBV in our society. sustainable psychosocial support to survivors of GBV or managing other BRAC operates in Apeduru and conflicts. There is need for capacity Amuria Town council and addresses building of CDOs in gender, human the high rates of girls’ dropping out 10 rights, peacebuilding emphasizing the or clan members of survivors who need for psychosocial support. eventually refuse to cooperate with law enforcement agencies thereby 4. There is general lack of technical frustrating investigations and “killing” skills and tools such as computers reported cases. and motorcycles for duty holders to adequately respond to cases of GBV 7. Women’s participation in politics in the district. and governance remains low despite the enabling laws and policies in 5. The district has been unable to hold place. This is because often women regular meetings of the protection lack information and skills to sector due to poor facilitation and influence governance. As a result, limited number of actors in the gender issues and concerns are not district. There is need to attract more integrated in programming and partners in the district to contribute remain inadequately addressed. to eliminating GBV in totality. 8. The negative impact of the 6. Given the fact that the society and COVID19 pandemic on women and culture in Amuria is highly patriarchal girls needs to be addressed as well. with entrenched cultural practices, many cases of violations of women’s This second District Local Action Plan rights are either not reported for (LAP II) is timely as it is expected to action or are simply negotiated at respond to the identified challenges. community level. This is regardless of Implementation of the strategies the health risks and social implications in this LAP should contribute to associated with GBV for the survivor. sustainable peace, empowered and This negotiation is between parents productive communities in Amuria.
11 CHAPTER THREE: LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK
Introduction laws and policies with provisions that protect women512 . Amuria District Local Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security is The Constitution of the Republic a response to several international of Uganda 1995; Chapter 3:20 normative frameworks, regional (1) guarantees fundamental and standards, and national laws and other human rights freedoms, policies that guarantee the human Chapter 4 section 21 (2) prohibits rights of all people. The Local discrimination against any person Action Plan is therefore an attempt on grounds of sex, race, religion, to customize all these frameworks ethnic origin, tribe, birth, creed to address all the peace and conflict or religion, social or economic issues in the district. standing, political opinion or disability and Chapter 4 Section33 Some of national, regional, and on the rights of women specifies: international frameworks that full and equal dignity with men support the implementation of enhancing the welfare of women, UNSCR 1325 on women peace and protection of women and their security agenda include: rights taking into account their unique status and maternal National Laws and functions equal treatment with Policies on Women, men including equal opportunities Peace and Security in in political, economic and social Uganda activities. The right to affirmative action to redress the imbalances Uganda has domesticated the global created by history, tradition or gender normative frameworks and custom. standards and is committed to the implementation of the Sustainable The Land Act (amended 2010) Development Goals (SDGs), provides for a joint ownership of the including Goal 5 (Gender equality), matrimonial home and property, Goal 16 (peaceful, just, and inclusive prohibits either the husband or wife society) and the Uganda Gender Policy (UGP, 2007). Uganda is 12 AU-APRM (2017). Uganda Country Self-As- also cognizant of the importance sessment Report. Available at: http://npa. go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/UGANDA- of women and prioritized their COUNTRY-SELF-ASSESSMENT-REPORT- protection in several other national DRAFT-May-2017.pdf accessed on 2 October 2019
12 from selling of matrimonial property activity. without the consent of the other and the children. The Penal Code Act (Cap 120) has various provisions to address The Equal Opportunities issues of criminal and civil nature Commission Act 2007 articulates the including sexual offences and composition and mandate of Equal assault. Opportunities Commission to give effect to the States constitutional The Prohibition of Female mandate to eliminate all forms of Genital Mutilation Act 2010 and discrimination in access to social its Regulations 2013 outlaws services, employment opportunities the practice of Female Genital and governance structures, and Mutilation and provides for redressing Imbalances which exist. punishment of the perpetrators of FGM. The Domestic Violence Act 2010 and its regulations 2011 provides for The Public Finance Management protection and relief of victims of Act (2015) makes it mandatory domestic violence; remedies for for all Ministries Departments the punishment of perpetrators and Agencies (MDAs) to allocate of domestic violence; remedies for resources for the delivery of the punishment of perpetrators gender and equity. The MGLSD in of domestic violence; provides collaboration with the Ministry of for procedures and guidelines to Finance, Planning and Economic be followed by court in relation Development (MFPED) and the to protection and compensation Equal Opportunities Commission of victims of domestic violence; (EOC) monitors the compliance to provides for the jurisdiction of this provision. court including the issuance of protection orders and provide for Policies and strategies on enforcement of orders made by WPS the court; Provides for protection and relief of victims of domestic Provision for affirmative action for violence and establishes the nature women in politics guarantees one of punishment for perpetrators; woman member of Parliament for to provides for empowering the each district and 30% representation family and children’s court to of women on all levels of local handle cases of domestic violence government councils and for related matters.
The Prevention of Trafficking in Affirmative Action in Education Persons Act,2009 prohibits the guarantees an extra 1.5 points relocation of human persons for for female students entering purposes of slavery or other forceful 13 public university as a measure inclusive growth, recognizes the of eliminating the historical and primacy of state and non- state cultural imbalances in access actors’ interaction; the importance higher education. of citizens’ involvement in influencing how peace-building and The Uganda Gender Policy 2007 conflict transformation priorities are provides the framework and structured and delivered; and the guidelines for mainstreaming need to support citizens’ capacity gender in the public sector. to benefit from the gains of peace, security and improved socio- The National Policy on Elimination economic opportunities. The Second of Gender Based Violence in Uganda NDP 2015/16-2019/20 calls for 2016 provides a framework to guide special attention to the problems of actions of different stakeholders the marginalized groups especially in prevention and response and women and children. management of GBV in the Country with a view of eliminating violence The Transitional Justice Policy 2019 from the society. provides the overarching framework for addressing justice, accountability Universal Primary Education (UPE) and reconciliation needs in post- makes it mandatory for all school conflict situations. It is also designed going age children, both boys to provide holistic interventions to and girls. This has not only helped achieve lasting peace and proposes increase school enrolment but has various justice mechanisms for guaranteed access to education victims and survivors of war as well for girls from poor families. as societies.
Universal Secondary Education The Refugee Policy (2006) (USE) provides for secondary embodied in the 2006 Refugees education of all children that Act and 2010 Refugees Regulations, qualify for secondary education. the policy has many impressive Under this policy government gives aspects; it opened Uganda’s doors grants to support all children in to all asylum seekers irrespective of one secondary school per sub their nationality or ethnic affiliation; county. granted refugee’s relative freedom of movement and the right to seek The Third National Development employment and provided prima Plan 2020/21-202024/25 facie asylum for refugees of certain provides strengthening Uganda’s nationalities including allocating competitiveness for sustainable land to each refugee family for their wealth creation, employment and exclusive (agricultural) use.
14 International Frameworks as any distinction, exclusion or that promote the peace restrictions made on the basis of sex and human security of which has the effect or purpose of women and girls impairing, nullifying the recognition, enjoyment, or exercise by women The Universal Declaration of irrespective of their marital status Human Rights (UDHR), 1948 on the basis of equality of man The UDHR forms the basis of all and women, of human rights and human rights instruments globally fundamental freedoms in the including national laws and political, economic, cultural, civil or policies. The declaration considers any other forms. Articles 2 to 16 call the various categories of rights on state parties (governments) to such as civil and political rights, put in place policies and legislative economic, social, and cultural measures prohibiting all forms of rights in a holistic nature. Article 1 discriminations against women for of the Declaration recognizes that the removal of economic, social, and all human beings are born free cultural impediments. and equal in dignity and rights and Article 25 (2) that motherhood and The United Nations Security childhood are entitled to special Council Resolution 1325 (2000) care and assistance. UNSCR 1325 calls for the protection of women from GBV, increasing The Beijing Platform for Action women’s participation in peace (1995) The Beijing Platform for building and conflict resolution, and Action articulates critical areas of mainstreaming of gender concerns concern in which governments, in the UN peace mechanisms the international community and efforts. The resolution urges and civil society, including Non member states to increase their -Governmental Organizations and voluntary financial, technical, the private sector, are called upon and logistical support for gender- to take strategic actions to address sensitive training efforts. It calls on inequality between men and women all parties to armed conflict to take in the sharing of power and decision- special measures to protect women making at all levels. and girls from GBV particularly rape and other forms of sexual abuse The Convention on the Elimination against women and girls. of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 1979 The United Nations Security Council 1820 (2008) The UNSCR The objective of this convention 1820 was adopted to fill gaps in is to protect women and girls UNSCR 1325 and acknowledges that from all forms of discrimination. sexual violence can significantly Article 1 defines discrimination exacerbate the situation of armed
15 conflict and impede the restoration equal, and effective participation of international peace and security. of women at all stages of peace The resolution calls for immediate processes given their vital role in the and complete halt to acts of sexual prevention and resolution of conflict violence against civilians in conflict and peace building. zones. The resolution reemphasizes the UN commitment to the The United Nations Security Beijing Platform for Action where Council Resolution 1960 (2010) governments, international and Resolution 1960 calls for an end to regional organizations were urged sexual violence in armed conflict, to identify and condemn rape as a particularly against women and deliberate instrument of war and girls, and provides measures aimed ethnic cleansing and other forms of at ending impunity for perpetrators inhumane and degrading treatment of sexual violence, including through against women and girls. Rape is sanctions and reporting measures a war crime and is a crime against humanity, an act of genocide thus The United Nations Security UNSCR 1820 demands that parties Council Resolution 2106 (2013) involved in conflict take appropriate Provides operational guidance on measures to protect civilians, addressing sexual violence and including women and girls from all calls for the further deployment of forms of sexual violence. Women Protection Advisers
The United Nations Security The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1888 (2009) Council Resolution 2122: (2013) Security Council Resolution 1888 Calls on all parties to facilitate urges Member States to implement peace talks with equal and full strategies to halt the use of sexual participation of women in decision- violence as a tactic of war. Resolution making; aims to increase women’s 1888 mainly reinforces resolution participation in peace making by 1820 by giving the international increasing resources for women in community tools to develop conflict zones; and acknowledges concrete and practical measures at the critical contributions of women’s the country level. civil society organizations.
The United Nations Security The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1889 (2009) Council Resolution 2242 (2015) The Security Council reaffirmed Marks the 15th anniversary of its primary responsibility under the the Resolution and reaffirms Charter for the maintenance of commitment to Resolution 1325. international peace and security It highlights the role of women in and reiterated the need for the full, countering violent extremism and
16 addresses the differential impact girls in general. Article 2(1) states of terrorism on the human rights of that State Parties shall combat all women and girls. forms of discrimination against women through appropriate The United Nations Security legislative, institutional, and other Council Resolution 2493 (2019) measures including integrating a Urges Member States to recommit gender perspective in their policy to the WPS agenda including decisions, legislation, development creating safe environments for plans, programmes, and activities women leaders, women peace and in all other spheres of life. builders, human rights defenders, and political actors. It also asks The Solemn Declaration on Gender States to facilitate the full, equal, and Equality in Africa, 2004 Heads meaningful participation of women, of state and government of the address threats, harassment, African Union meeting in Addis- violence, and the space to remain Ababa reaffirmed their commitment committed to increasing the number to the principle of gender equality of uniformed and civilian women in as enshrined in Article 4(1) of the peacekeeping operations. Constitutive Act of the African Union. The Regional Women, Peace and Security The major challenges and obstacles Frameworks to gender equality faced by girls and women to address according The Goma Declaration (2008) The to the declaration include the high Goma Declaration of the States of incidences of HIV/AIDS, conflict, the Great Lakes Region recognizes poverty, harmful traditional that sexual violence is a threat to practices, violence against women, regional peace and security, a major women’s exclusion from politics and propagator of HIV/AIDS and thus a decision making and literacy and threat to economic development. It limited access to girls’ education. calls on member states to implement interventions to halt sexual violence, The Kampala Declaration of Heads and to punish perpetrators. of States and Governments of the Great Lakes Region on Sexual The Protocol on the African and Gender Based Violence, 2011 Charter on Human and Peoples’ The 4th Ordinary Summit of the Rights on the Rights of Women in Heads of State and Government Africa 2003 commonly known as of the International Conference the Maputo Protocol, the Protocol of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) addresses the rights of women and held a Special Session on Sexual
17 Gender Based Violence in the region to SGBV; end impunity for SGBV in Kampala, in December 2011. by declaring Zero Tolerance on The Member States committed SGBV crimes and impunity and to to prevent SGBV in the region providing support to victims and and integrate SGBV in national survivors of SGBV by helping victims planning frameworks. Members and establishing recovery centres. also committed to allocate budget lines for prevention and response
18 CHAPTER FOUR: AMURIA DISTRICT LOCAL ACTION PLAN II
Overall Goal Proposed Strategies and Activities The overall goal of this Local Action Plan is to have “a peaceful, Objective one: Increased capacity empowered and productive and numbers of community communities.” groups accessing government livelihoods programmes. Specific Objectives Strategy 1.1: Develop and 1. Increased capacity and implement media programmes numbers of community aiming at advocating and groups accessing government publicizing government development/ livelihoods programmes. This strategy is programmes. aiming at creating awareness on government programmes 2. Increased capacity of for communities and public to institutions and communities embrace and benefit equitably. to prevent and resolve The strategy will be achieved conflicts at all levels. by implementing the following 3. Increased number of women activities. and youth at all levels to Activity 1.1.1: Conduct quarterly effectively participate in radio talk shows on all the available leadership and decision government programmes. Amuria making. District will organize 3-4 radio talk 4. To promote women and youth shows on a quarterly basis, use engagement in effectivethe radio jingles to introduce the economic empowerment. activities about the government programmes, get them involved 5. To improve the completion and actively participate in making rate and quality of grades of informed choices. learners in primary education cycle with a bias to skills Activity 1.1.2: Organize at least 2-3 development. Radio Drama to air over the radio on a quarterly basis. The purpose
19 of this activity will be to encourage degree of ownership and and motivate other communities sustainability in groups. to participate and embrace all government programmes. The Strategy 1.2: Design and district will support and develop implement comprehensive training radio dramas talking about the programmes for beneficiary groups importance of government on government programmes programmes, success stories Activity 1.2.1: Identify and register from the beneficiaries. 4-5 target groups for women Activity 1.1.3: Hold bi-annual and youth per Sub County. The dialogue meetings with at least purpose of this activity is to 200 community members in all legitimize and mobilize women the sub counties. this activity is and youth groups for easy support, aimed at bringing stakeholders follow up and monitoring. together and community Activity1.2.2: Conduct a needs members to discuss progress assessment of the targeted on government programmes so group of women, youth groups that there is shared progress and at baseline. This activity aims to accountability on the usage at identify opportunities, strengths the community level. and gaps with women and Activity 1.1.4: Produce and youth groups to best support distribute IEC materials in them on the implementation eighteen 18 sub counties with of programmes by government the messages of government and private institutions, design programmes. This activity will assessment and training tools. increase awareness of the existing Activity 1.2.3: Organize at least government programmes, target 2-3 Training for the women and population and the benefits of youth target group on income engaging in them as a community. generating projects in the districts Activity 1.1.5: Hold at least 1-2 at the sub county level. This parish sensitization meetings on activity will enhance knowledge available government programs at and skills in management, the Sub County and district. This smart agriculture, planning activity targets raising the level and budgeting of programmes, of participation and involvement marketing and how to maximize in community programs, their profits of the projects they are running. 20 Activity 1.2.4: Conduct quarterly Activity 2.1.2: Conduct training monitoring of women and youth of institutions and community projects at the community level. structures on conflicts resolution The aims to increase on the management. This activity will effectiveness and efficiency of provide different stakeholders programmes being implemented with information and skills in by women and youth groups. The conflict resolution, peace building reports documented will help to and management. inform how future programmes can be implemented and how Activity 2.1.3: Conduct dialogue groups can best be supported. meetings of 60 religious and cultural leaders on conflict Objective Two: Increase the prevention and resolution. The capacity of institutions and aim of this activity is to equip communities to prevent and religious/cultural leaders in resolve conflicts at all levels. the prevention and resolving of conflicts in their specific Strategy 2.1: Establish, strengthen communities. The district with coordination mechanisms of support from partners will follow institutions and other community up on the action points made and structures at District, sub counties how they are being delivered. and at community level. Activity 2.1.4: Hold quarterly The aim of this strategy is to coordination meetings with improve on case management various stakeholders in the through proper response, district. This activity will support prevention, referral, and feedback documentation, review, and sharing. planning for new actions on LAPII progress. Coordination Activity 2.1.1: Identify key relevant meetings will be attended by institutions and community key stakeholders in the district structures. The purpose of including political leaders, this activity is to identify and technical leaders, religious, document all institutions in the cultural and community leaders promotion of human rights in the (both women and men). These district, what they are doing, who will be held at sub county and is doing what. This will support in district levels. the distribution of labour, support needed for each institution in the district. 21 Activity 2.1.5: Conduct annual action will give newly elected refresher training for LC Courts leaders and recruited technical and local councils. This will government staff opportunity enable local council court leaders to understand the process and to understand different policies, dynamics of developing different structures, and community local laws like an ordinance. dynamics in promoting dialogues, policy implementation, case Activity 2.1.9: Develop and management and referrals. implement district ordinance on child protection. This action Activity 2.1.6: Conduct will enable the passing and engagement meetings with district implementation of a local law coordination committee (DCC) that apprehend perpetrators for JLOs on quarterly basis; This of violence and increase on the platform brings departments/ protection of children from institutions together to share different child abuse from their on good practices, challenges, perpetrators. recommendations to improve service delivery on case Objective three: Increased management. number of women and youth at all levels to effectively participate Activity 2.1.7: Formulate, train, in leadership and decision making. operationalise the Sub county coordination committee (SCC) Strategy 3.1: Strengthen advocacy for JLOs. This will strengthen the in leadership before and during capacity of officers to embrace international, national, and local good code of conduct, sensitize events celebration. The aim of the community on case follow this strategy is to encourage up which is evident based, build women and youth to take up good relations with community, leadership positions at all levels support the marginalized of governance so they can individuals, and expose the participate in making decisions perpetrators so as to promote that directly affect them. justice in the community. Activity 3.1.1: Carry out a needs Activity 2.1.8: Conduct at least 1-3 assessment to ascertain key trainings for technical and council factors affecting women and on policies and laws development youth participation in leadership like ordinance development. The at all levels. The purpose of this
22 activity is to identify opportunities, This aim of this strategy is to gaps for women and youth in improve on their skills and leadership and decision making. knowledge that impact them This information will inform the on different roles as expected in kind of the trainings for women leadership positions and decision and youth needed to effectively making. participate in leadership and decision making. Activity 3.2.1: Conduct at least 2-3 trainings of women and youth Activity 3.1.2: Organize and groups on human rights, roles, participate in advocacy events responsibilities in communities. at the international, regional, The purpose of this activity is national and district and lower to increase knowledge and skills local levels. This activity aims of women and youth on human expose women and youth to rights, civic education, their different platforms, what other different roles and responsibilities people are doing and showcase in their communities. This will their talents and skills at different raise more awareness, self- levels. This will happen specifically esteem, and confidence of women during the international women and youth to speak out and share days, youth days and other their views and participate in events. leadership at all levels.
Activity 3.1.3: Organize quarterly Activity 3.2.2: Organize annual community Baraza/Dialogue exchange learning visits (retreats) with religious/cultural leaders. of both women and youth. This This will provide a platform for activity is intended to expose dialogue and discussion between women and youth to different community leaders, women, environment and learn ‘different youth, and religious/cultural modalities on innovations leaders on issues that limit women and inventions, science and and youth from participating in technology, value addition leadership and decision making. and others. This will be done depending on the interest and Strategy 3.2: Strengthen the the work being done by a specific capacity of women and youth group of women and youth. groups.
23 Strategy 3.3: Develop and programmes that they can implement an awareness benefit from. programs to popularise women’s meaningful participation in Activity 3.3.4: Celebrate economic empowerment. International Women’s Day. This activity will bring together Activity 3.3.1: Conduct quarterly women from different walks radio talk shows on the existing of life to share experience, and government programmes led success in their work. The event by youth and women. The will recognize best practices purpose of this activity will be and recruit more women to join to increase awareness among women groups at the district and the community members on the community level. existing government programmes for women and their benefits for Activity 3.3.5: Organize quarterly empowerment. exchange visits for women and girls’ groups on role model Activity 3.3.2: Identify and train farms and projects within and 600-1100 women and girls on different regions of the country. skills development in five years The purpose of this activity is to across the district. This activity expose women and girls to the will equip women and girls with different environments and be knowledge and skills to manage able to learn from one another on income generating activities the best practices. for economic empowerment. Skills will include both soft Objective four: To promote and hard skills including micro- women and youth engagement in gardening, baking, making of effective economic empowerment. liquid soap, branding, planning, Strategy 4.1: Strengthen the and budgeting, marketing among economic opportunities for other skills. women and youth. The aim of Activity 3.3.3: Form, train and this strategy is to reduce on retain 40 women groups on dependency syndrome, increase selected IGAs for economic self-reliance and promote growth empowerment. The trained and development of household women will be quipped women level income. with knowledge on available government and private sector
24 Activity 4.1.1: Conduct a survey on support women groups to access household incomes in Amuria and funding from external financial the level of family and community organization. engagement in IGAs. This action will establish household income Objective five: To improve the of communities. The findings quality and completion rate of will contribute to the expected learners in primary education cycle inputs, associated risks in line with a bias to skills development. with the planned projects and Strategy 5.1: Build and strengthen programmes by both government already existing structures in and private sector. schools and the community using Activity 4.1.2 Conduct training of proactive approaches to increase 40 -50 youth and women groups enrolment and retention of pupils. on sustainable IGA’s. This activity Activity 5.1.1: Conduct a aims to increase knowledge and mapping of school management skills on the effective utilization of committees and other community IGA’s started, profit maximization structures and identify and increased household income. information gaps. The purpose Strategy 4.2: Strengthened of this activity will be to provide linkages, networks, and the district with information on partnerships for easy access to who to approach and the support credit and financial services needed to effectively follow up school programmes and Activity 4.2.1 Train formed women community activities. groups on the use and management of the financial services acquired. Activity 5.1.2: Conduct training This is intended to increase the of school management and knowledge and skills on the community committees on their opportunities available with the roles and responsibility Basing on financial services to increase their gaps identified, a training of the income and profit. different stakeholders on their roles and responsibilities will Activity 4.2.2: Recommend 40-50 be conducted to enable them women groups for micro- finance mobilise communities and follow support from the differentup on enrolment and retention of government and private financial children especially girl children to services. Under this activity the schools. district and stakeholders will
25 Activity 5.1.3: Conduct on the quality of teaching and termly review meetings with learning. school committees on general performance of the school on Strategy 5.3: Promote and enrolment, retention, completion, facilitate girl child education and and quality of grade. This activity out of school women. aims to review action points and The aim of this strategy is to set new action plans on increasing increase on the opportunities for enrolment and following up on girls and those out of school to the performance standards of acquire second chance of education schools. in their life. Activity 5.1.4: Conduct continuous Activity 5.3.1: Establish 72 sensitisation meetings of key scholarship scheme per year stakeholders reminding them of for education and training their roles and responsibilities on opportunities. With this enrolment, retention, completion, activity the district will provide and quality of grades. This activity opportunity for needy children will mobilize and raise awareness especially girls to access quality on the importance of education education. The scheme will mainly and the role each stakeholder benefit girls who have excelled in needs to play in order to have Primary Leaving Examinations quality education. (PLE). This should encourage Strategy 5.2: Enhance the capacity and promote girl’s education to of teachers through tailored short contribute to gender parity in courses and equipping institutions education. so as to enhance skilling of learners. Activity 5.4.2: Develop and Activity 5.2.1: Hold time on task implement mentoring and life skills (TOTs), lesson planning and programme for students during scheming, revisions and external holidays. A life-skill program will examinations, motivation of be designed by a consultant who learners; The purpose of this will also be involved in training activity is to provide teachers with and mentoring youth in different refresher trainings on code of aspects of life. The program will conduct, quality scheming, lesson include among other components implementation, preparation of of gender, culture, governance, learning materials to improve trans-formative leadership,
26 among others. This will radio programmes will discuss contribute to change in attitudes the possible funding sources for and thinking of the young people education. The panellists will be towards maintaining peace and sourced from the communities, development partners, successful beneficiaries, schools, and government leaders Activity 5.4.3: Hold quarterly radio to create awareness on different talk shows on the importance available opportunities to of education, role of parents inspire others on taking up the in education and the available opportunity at any level. scholarships and bursaries opportunities in the district. The
27 Budget Assumptions Availability of funds Availability - will - Political - Willingness of communities of funds - Availability will - Political - Willingness of communities - - Means of Means ts of information Verification/Sources Verification/Sources - Annual Police crime - Annual Police Repor reports - Media - LAP Evaluation Reports - NAP III evaluation report re - LAP Evaluation ports annual re - District ports briefs - Media Indicators Level of community of community Level and empowerment productivity. of levels Reduced insecurity in communities groups # of community government accessing programs livelihoods Increase Increase Results Results The overall goal of this The overall Goal: is to have Plan Action Local and empowered, a Peaceful, communities productive one: Objective capacity of community government accessing groups programmes livelihoods programs and publicizing government advocating aiming at and implement a media program 1.1: Develop Strategy Appendix 1. Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and Evaluation Appendix 1. Monitoring EVALUATION AND MONITORING PLAN- ACTION LOCAL 28 s Availability of funds Availability - will - Political - Willingness of communitie - Annual Police reports - Annual Police reports - LAP Evaluation briefs - Media - outh. # of institutions with capacity conflicts and resolve to prevent all levels at mecha level # of community and to prevent nisms in place at all levels conflicts resolve - rish sensitization meetings on available government programs at the Sub County and district; County the Sub at programs government meetings on available rish sensitization t quarterly radio talk shows in all the sub counties on all the available government programs government on all the available t quarterly radio talk shows in all the sub counties Produce and distribute IEC materials in all the sub counties with the message of government programs programs with the message of government in all the sub counties materials and distribute IEC Produce Increased capacity of Increased Organize Radio Drama to air on radio support talk shows Radio Drama Organize Conduc Hold bi-annual dialogue meetings with 100 community members bi-annual dialogue meetings with 100 community Hold Hold pa Hold ctivity 1.1.4: Activity 1.1.5: Activity Activity 1.1.1: Activity 1.1.2: Activity 1.1.3: Activity A programs of government beneficiary groups for training program and implement a comprehensive 2.1: Design Strategy and y women for target groups and register 2.1.1: Identify Activity groups youth of women, a needs assessment of the target group 2.1.2: Conduct Activity the sub in the districts at projects generating on income target group and youth the women for Training 2.1.3: Organize Activity level county level the community at projects and youth quarterly monitoring of women 2:1.4: Conduct Activity Two: Objective to pre institutions and communities at all levels. conflicts and resolve vent and at sub counties District, at structures mechanisms of institutions and other community coordination 2.1: Establish, strengthen Strategy level. community
29 - - Availability of funds - Availability will - Political - Willingness of communities cultural leaders leaders cultural cting women and youth participation in leadership at in leadership at participation and youth cting women - District annual reports - District reports - LAP Evaluation briefs - Media munity structures munity structures us and cultural leaders on conflict prevention and resolution. and prevention us and cultural leaders on conflict # of women in # of women leadership and decision- making positions. in leadership # of youth and decision-making positions Increase the Increase communities communities Activity2.1.1 Identify key relevant institutions and com relevant key Identify Activity2.1.1 resolution management on conflicts structures training of institutions and community 2.1.2 Conduct Activity dialogue meetings of 60 religio 2.1.3: Conduct Activity in the district meetings with various stakeholders quarterly coordination 2.1.4: Hold Activity and local councils. Courts LC training for annual refresher 2.1.5: Conduct Activity on quarterly basis. JLOs for (DCC) committee engagement meetings with district coordination 2.1.6: Conduct Activity JLOs. for (SCC) committee coordination county the Sub train, operationalise formulate, 2.1.7: Activity development ordinance technical and council trainings for least 1-3 at 2.1.8: Conduct Activity on child protection and implement district ordinance 2.1.9: Develop Activity three: Objective all at and youth numbers of women in participate to effectively levels leadership and decision making. celebration. and local events national, on international, advocacy 3.1: Strengthen Strategy affe factors key to ascertain Activity 3.1.1: Carry out a needs assessment all levels. and district level. the national at events in advocacy and participate 3.1.2: Organize Activity with religious/ Barazas/dialogues quarterly community 3.1.3: Organize Activity dif on them impacts that knowledge and skills their on improve to aims This groups. youth and women of capacity the Strengthen 3.2. Strategy on expected leadership positions roles ferent in their respective responsibilities on human rights, roles, groups and youth training of women 3.2.1: Conduct Activity
30 - Availability of funds - Availability will - Political - Willingness of communities - District Annual reports - District reports - LAP Evaluation briefs - Media # of women engaged in # of women empowerment economic programs engaged in # of youth empowerment economic programs To promote women women promote To ctivity 4.1.1: Conduct a baseline survey on different existing IGA’s and the level of community engagement in the existing of and the level existing IGA’s on different a baseline survey ctivity 4.1.1: Conduct empowerment. country regions of the different Strategy Strategy 3.3: Develop and implement awareness programs to embrace women’s meaningful participation economic in women youth and for programs government existing on the talk shows radio Activity 3.3.1: Conduct quarterly development women and girls on skills train and Activity 3.3.2: Identify empowerment for economic IGAs on selected women groups 40 Train Form and Activity 3.3.3: women. other to inspire role models invite day and Women’s of celebration Activity 3.3.4: Promote Activity 3.3.5: Organize quarterlyexchange visitsfor women and girls’ groups onrole modelfarms and projects in the four: Objective engagement in effective and youth empowerment. economic and youth. women opportunities for the economic 4.1: Strengthen Strategy A IGA’s on sustainable IGA’s groups and women training of youth 4.1.2 Conduct Activity and financial services to credit easy access linkages and partnerships for 4.2. Create Strategy acquired on the use and management of financial services groups women formed 4.2.1 Train Activity financial and private government support with the different finance micro- for groups women 4.2.2: Recommend Activity services
31 - Availability of funds, local - Availability materials -Good participation - District Annual Reports - District reports - LAP Evaluation beneficiaries stories from - Success # of learners accessing # of learners accessing primary and completing cycle. # of learners in skills participating programs. development adio talk shows on the importance of education, role of parents in education and the available the and education in parents of role education, of importance the on shows talk adio ing and implementing mentoring and life skills programme for the schoolgirls and boys during for the schoolgirls and boys skills programme and life mentoring ing and implementing Conduct continuous sensitisation meetings of key stakeholders reminding them of their roles and them of their roles reminding stakeholders meetings of key sensitisation continuous Conduct Hold time on task (TOTs), lesson planning andHold scheming,time of revisions motivation examinations, on andexternaltask (TOTs), Establish 72 scholarship scheme per year for education and training opportunities and training education for scheme per year 72 scholarship Establish Develop Conduct training of structures in schools and community on their roles and responsibility SMC, PTA, SMC, PTA, and responsibility on their roles in schools and community training of structures Conduct Identification of structures in schools and community. in schools and of structures Identification Hold quarterly r quarterly Hold Conduct termly review meetings with SMC and PTA on general performance of the school on enrolment, on general performance meetings with SMC and PTA termly review Conduct vity 5.4.2: tivity 5.3.1: cholarships and bursaries opportunities in the district and bursaries cholarships to increase enrolment and retention of pupils. and retention enrolment to increase learners; s Objective five: To improve the To improve five: Objective of rate quality and completion cycle learners in primary education with a bias to skills development. approaches using proactive in schools and the community structures existing already and strengthen Build 5.1: Strategy 5.1.1: Activity 5.1.2: Activity Teachers and Religious. Cultural Force, Village Task Prefects, Committee), (School Finance 5.1.3: Activity and quality of grades completion, retention, 5.1.4: Activity and quality of grades completion, retention, on enrolment, responsibilities training and equipping institutions so short course tailored the capacity of teachers through 5.2: Enhancing Strategy skilling of learners. as to enhance Activity 5.2.1: and out of school women girl child education and facilitate 5.3: promote Strategy Ac Acti holidays. 5.4.3: Activity
32 AMOUNT 41,994,798 77,916,926 304,467,808 55,256,313 109,960,062 19,339,709 5,400,000 0 4,254,272 2 0 2 4 / 2 5 12,155,063 24,188,574 17,139,854 9,237,848 66,975,610 0 4,051,688 11,576,250 23,036,738 16,323,670 2 0 2 3 / 2 4 8,797,950 63,786,295 0 3,858,750 2 0 2 2 / 2 3 11,025,000 21,939,750 15,546,353 8,379,000 60,748,853 0 2021/22 2021/22 3,675,000 14,806,050 10,500,000 20,895,000 7,980,000 57,856,050 2020/21 2020/21 7,600,000 10,000,000 19,900,000 55,101,000 3,500,000 14,101,000 5,400,000 talk shows in all the sub counties in all the sub counties shows talk government on all the available programs talk support radio to air on radio shows community with 100 meetings members in all the sub counties materials of government with the message programs available on meetings the Sub at programs government and district; County and youth. women for groups 1.1.1: Conduct quarterly radio radio 1.1.1: Conduct quarterly to Radio Drama 1.1.2: Organize 1.1.3: Hold bi-annual dialogue IEC and distribute 1.1.4: Produce 1.1.5:Hold parish sensitization Sub Total target register and 1.2.1: Identify ACTIVITIES programs government and publicizing advocating aiming at a media program and implement 1.1: Develop Strategy Activities programs government of groups beneficiary for program training a comprehensive 2.1: Design and implement Strategy Activities Annex 2: Workplan and Budget Workplan 2: Annex
33 5,400,000 93,600,000 19,136,000 123,536,000 5,400,000 99,461,363 99,461,363 33,153,788 0 0 3,864,000 7,293,038 18,900,000 21,879,113 21,879,113 22,764,000 0 0 3,864,000 6,945,750 18,900,000 20,837,250 20,837,250 22,764,000 0 0 3,864,000 6,615,000 18,900,000 19,845,000 19,845,000 22,764,000 0 0 3,864,000 6,300,000 18,900,000 18,900,000 18,900,000 22,764,000 32,480,000 5,400,000 18,000,000 5,400,000 18,000,000 3,680,000 18,000,000 6,000,000 assessment of the target group of group of the target assessment groups youth women, group target and youth women projects generating on income the sub county at in the districts level and youth of women monitoring level the community at projects community and institutions structures community and institutions resolution on conflicts structures management on leaders and cultural religious resolution and prevention conflict various with meetings in the district stakeholders 1.2.2: Conduct a needs the for Training 1.2.3: Organize 1.2.4: Conduct quarterly Sub Total relevant key 2.1.1 Identify of 2.1.2 Conduct training of 60 2.1.3: Conduct training coordination 2.1.4: Hold quarterly community level. community Strategy 2.1: Establish, strengthen coordination mechanisms of institutions and other community structures at District, sub counties and at and counties District, sub at structures community and other mechanisms of institutions coordination strengthen 2.1: Establish, Strategy Activities
34 99,461,363 44,205,050 89,515,226 56,745,000 55,256,313 649,814,235 5,400,000 85,647,284 88,410,100 0 0 9,724,050 21,879,113 19,691,201 12,155,063 18,840,347 19,448,100 142,943,535 0 0 9,261,000 20,837,250 18,753,525 11,576,250 17,943,188 18,522,000 136,136,700 0 8,820,000 19,845,000 17,860,500 19,845,000 11,025,000 17,088,750 17,640,000 129,654,000 0 8,400,000 18,900,000 17,010,000 18,900,000 10,500,000 16,275,000 16,800,000 123,480,000 117,600,000 5,400,000 15,500,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 8,000,000 16,200,000 18,000,000 10,000,000 training for LC Courts and local Courts and local LC for training councils. for (DCC) committee coordination JLOs county the Sub operationalize for (SCC) committee coordination JLOs and council technical for trainings development ordinance on child ordinance district protection key ascertain to assessment women and affecting factors in leadership participation youth all levels at the national at events advocacy level. and district Barazas/dialogues community leaders with religious/cultural 2.1.5: Conduct annual refresher 2.1.5: Conduct annual refresher district 2.1.6: Strengthen train, 2.1.7: formulate, 1-3 least 2.1.8: Conduct at and implement 2.1.9: Develop Sub Total 3.1.1: Carry out a needs in and participate 3.1.2: Organize quarterly 3.1.3: Organize Activities celebration. events and local national, on international, advocacy 3.1: Strengthen Strategy Activities
35 179,457,384 99,461,363 69,622,954 7,600,000 154,717,675 165,768,938 29,838,409 38,403,137 169,084,316 0 6,563,734 8,447,768 21,879,113 15,315,379 34,034,175 36,465,188 38,288,447 37,194,491 0 6,251,175 8,045,494 20,837,250 14,586,075 32,413,500 34,728,750 36,465,188 35,423,325 0 5,953,500 7,662,375 19,845,000 13,891,500 30,870,000 33,075,000 34,728,750 33,736,500 0 5,670,000 7,297,500 18,900,000 29,400,000 31,500,000 33,075,000 13,230,000 32,130,000 36,900,000 18,000,000 12,600,000 30,600,000 7,600,000 28,000,000 30,000,000 5,400,000 6,950,000 - - - and youth groups on human groups and youth in responsibilities roles, rights, communities their respective and youth visits of both women government existing the on shows and women youth for programs and girls on skills development groups on selected IGAs for eco nomic empowerment mod role invite and day Women’s other women. inspire els to change visits women for and girls’ groups on role model farms and regions of in the different projects the country Sub Total of women 3.2.1: Conduct training 3.2.2: Organize annual exchange Sub Total talk radio quarterly Conduct 3.3.1: 3.3.2: Identify and train women 3.3.3: Form and Train 40 women 3.3.4: Promote celebration of 3.3.5: Organize quarterly ex Strategy 3.2. Strengthen the capacity of women and youth groups and youth of women the capacity 3.2. Strengthen Strategy Activities economic empowerment in meaningful participation women’s embrace to programs awareness and implement 3.3: Develop Strategy Activities
36 - 99,461,363 8,841,010 504,630,531 5,400,000 165,768,938 171,168,938 27,000,000 11,051,263 38,051,263 5,400,000 0 0 0 1,944,810 2,431,013 2,431,013 21,879,113 36,465,188 109,334,787 36,465,188 0 0 0 1,852,200 2,315,250 2,315,250 20,837,250 34,728,750 34,728,750 104,128,369 0 0 0 1,764,000 2,205,000 2,205,000 19,845,000 99,169,875 33,075,000 33,075,000 0 0 0 1,680,000 2,100,000 2,100,000 18,900,000 94,447,500 31,500,000 31,500,000 18,000,000 1,600,000 97,550,000 35,400,000 5,400,000 5,400,000 30,000,000 27,000,000 2,000,000 29,000,000 on different existing IGA’s and the IGA’s existing on different engagement of community level IGA’s in the existing on groups and women youth IGA’s sustainable of on the use and management the financial services acquired finance support micro- for groups government with the different financial services and private schools and community. Monitoring of IGA Monitoring Evaluation Sub Total 4.1.1: Conduct a baseline survey of 4.1.2 Conduct training Sub Total groups women formed 4.2.1 Train women 4.2.2: Recommend in structures of Identification Sub Total Strategy 4.1: Strengthen the economic opportunities for women and youth. women and for opportunities the economic 4.1: Strengthen Strategy Activities and financial services credit access to easy for and partnerships linkages 4.2. Create Strategy Activities Activities Strategy 5.1: structures in Building schoolsalready existing and Strategy andstrengthening thecommunity to using approaches increase proactive en of pupils. and retention rolment
37 18,000,000 238,707,270 238,707,270 21,000,000 149,192,044 671,006,584 0 0 137,838,409 52,509,870 52,509,870 32,818,669 0 0 50,009,400 50,009,400 31,255,875 131,274,675 0 0 125,023,500 47,628,000 47,628,000 29,767,500 0 0 45,360,000 45,360,000 28,350,000 119,070,000 18,000,000 43,200,000 43,200,000 21,000,000 27,000,000 157,800,000 and community on their roles and on their roles and community responsibility. general with SMC on meetings of the school on performance completion, retention, enrolment, and quality of grades performance on general with PTA of the school on enrolment, and completion, retention, quality of grades. on policies, and Religious Cultural and statutes ordinances, bylaws, knowledge enable them have to retention, on enrolment, and quality grades. completion, stakeholders key of meetings and them of their roles reminding on enrolment, responsibilities and completion, retention, quality of grades. Training of structures in schools of structures Training review Conduct termly meetings Conduct annual review Force, Task of the Village Training sensitization Conduct continuous Sub Total
38 27,000,000 27,000,000 13,814,078 154,717,675 5,743,267 174,275,020 3,031,614,152 0 0 5,469,778 42,542,719 636,778,198 34,034,175 3,038,766 0 0 5,209,313 40,516,875 2,894,063 32,413,500 607,539,426 0 0 38,587,500 4,961,250 579,692,978 2,756,250 30,870,000 0 0 36,750,000 4,725,000 29,400,000 553,172,550 2,625,000 2,625,000 654,431,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 2,500,000 28,000,000 4,500,000 35,000,000 planning and scheming, revisions planning and scheming, revisions examinations, and external of learners motivation and training education for opportunities. skills and life mentoring the students for programme during holidays. and bursaries. scholarships Time on task (TOTs), lesson (TOTs), Time on task scheme a scholarship Establish and implementing Developing shows talk radio quarterly Hold Sub Total Total Grand Sub Total Activities Strategy 5.2: Enhancing Strategy the capacity short and of through tailored training course equipping teachers institutions so as to enhance skilling of learners. women and out of school girl child education and facilitate 5.3: promote Strategy
39 Published in Kampala, February 2021
For more information about this Local Action Plan, Please Contact The Chief Administrative Officer Amuria District Local Government P. O. Box 4, Amuria - Uganda www.amuria.go.ug