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Public Disclosure Authorized Republic of Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports UGANDA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPANSION PROJECT (USEEP) Public Disclosure Authorized SOCIAL ASSESSMENT Public Disclosure Authorized Community Consultation at Lonyilik and Akariwon villages in Tapac Sub- county Moroto District Updated 15th April 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Table of Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ vi 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 The Proposed Project Components ............................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 1.4 Rational for the Social Assessment ............................................................................................... 7 1.5 Objectives of the Social Assessment ............................................................................................. 8 1.6 Scope of Work ............................................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Study Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.7.1 Sampling ................................................................................................................................ 8 1.7.2 Data Collection Methods and Instruments: .......................................................................... 9 2 POLICY, LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................ 11 2.1 The National Legal Framework ................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995): .......................................................... 11 2.1.2 Education Act (2008): .......................................................................................................... 12 2.2 The National Policy Framework .................................................................................................. 12 2.2.1 National Development Plan (NDP) 2015/16 – 2019/20: ..................................................... 12 2.2.2 Universal Secondary Education Policy, 2007: ..................................................................... 14 2.2.3 Gender in Education Policy (GEP) 2009: ............................................................................. 15 2.2.4 National Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children (OVC) Policy 2004: ............................... 15 2.2.5 The Social Development Sector Strategic Investment Plan (SDIP 2) 2011/12-2015/16: .... 15 2.2.6 The Revised Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP), 2007 -2015: ...................................... 16 2.3 Institutional Framework for USEEP ............................................................................................. 17 2.3.1 The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports: ............................................. 17 2.3.2 The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD): ............................... 17 2.4 Key Supportive Strategies ........................................................................................................... 19 i 2.4.1 Gender Considerations for USEEP....................................................................................... 19 2.5 World Bank Operational Policy on Indigenous Peoples, OP 4.10 ............................................... 20 3 POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF USEEP PROJECT ON AFFECTED IPs .............................................................. 22 3.1 Key Issues ....................................................................................... 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Bookmark not defined. 3.2 Potential Positive Impacts ........................................................................................................... 22 3.2.1 Potential Positive Impacts For Sample IPs/VMGs .............................................................. 23 3.2.2 Potential Adverse Social Impacts ........................................................................................ 24 3.3 GENDER ANALYSIS OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS OF WOMEN AND MEN TO PARTICIPATE AND BENEFIT IN USEEP. .................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................. 26 3.3.2 Opportunities for Women and Men to Participate in USEEP ............................................. 28 3.3.3 Lessons Learned by MoESS in Dealing with VMGs ............................................................. 31 4 SOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZMARGINALIZEDED GROUPS IN THE PROJECT AREA ............................................................................................................................................. 32 4.1 Definition of Indigenous/Vulnerable and Marginalized People ................................................. 32 4.1.1 Indigenous Peoples ............................................................................................................. 32 4.1.2 Vulnerable Groups .............................................................................................................. 33 4.1.3 Marginalized Groups ........................................................................................................... 33 4.2 The Batwa in South Western Uganda ......................................................................................... 34 4.3 The Ik Community in Kaabong District ........................................................................................ 35 4.4 The Tepeth Community in Moroto District ................................................................................. 36 4.5 The Benet/Ndorobo in Kween District ........................................................................................ 37 5 OVERVIEW OF PROJECT AREA DISTRICTS ........................................................................................... 39 5.1 Kasese District ............................................................................................................................. 39 5.1.1 Population and Demographic Characteristics: .................................................................... 39 5.1.2 Ethnicity: ............................................................................................................................. 39 5.1.3 Gender Dynamics in Kasese district: ................................................................................... 39 5.1.4 Livelihoods in Kasese: ......................................................................................................... 40 5.1.5 Characteristics of Local Communities in Kasese District ..................................................... 41 5.1.6 Vulnerable and Marginalised Groups (VMGs) .................................................................... 42 5.1.7 Status of Secondary Education Resources in Kasese District .............................................. 45 5.1.8 Equality in the Secondary Education System ...................................................................... 45 ii 5.1.9 Gender Equality in Enrolment and Retention ..................................................................... 45 5.1.10 Gender Equality in Performance ......................................................................................... 47 5.1.11 Gender Equality in Leadership and Teaching Positions ...................................................... 47 5.1.12 Equality in the Participation of IPs and CWSN .................................................................... 47 5.1.13 Teachers Quality ................................................................................................................. 48 5.2 Overview of Kaabong District ..................................................................................................... 49 5.2.1 Population and Demographic Characteristics: .................................................................... 49 5.2.2 Ethnicity: ............................................................................................................................. 49 5.2.3 Gender Dynamics in the district:......................................................................................... 49 5.2.4 Livelihoods in Kaabong: ...................................................................................................... 50 5.2.5 Local Communities in Kaabong ........................................................................................... 51 5.2.6 Vulnerable and Marginalised
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