CURRICULUM VITAE – ESTHER OBAIKOL

PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME: OBAIKOL

OTHER NAME: ESTHER

NATIONALITY: UGANDAN

DATE OF BIRTH: 02-04-1972

PROFESSION: LAWYER specialized in land and natural resources

ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 14170, Tel. No: +256-414-373782 Fax No: +256-414-540038 Mob. No: +256-772-467218/ +254-727359927

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE A lawyer specialized in land and natural resources. Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Diploma in Legal Practice, International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law, PGD in management, Land Administration course. Certificates in: The art of proposal writing, Monitoring Land Governance in Africa, Financial management for non-finance managers, Organizational Development.

Summary of Professional Competencies: Research on land; legislative drafting; policy development and advocacy; capacity development and institutional building, network management and platform development, developing action plans and institutional Frameworks; Training and sensitization; Development of training ad sensitization materials and simplification of laws; Proposal and report writing;

Employment History from the most recent: 1. Partnership and Networking Officer GLTN/UN-Habitat 2. Land Indicators Specialist – UN-Habitat 3. Executive Director of Land Alliance 4. Senior Researcher to Professor John Ntambirweki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law 5. Legal Officer Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development 6. Legal Advisor to African Women’s Economic Policy Network 7. Research Assistant and intern with Karuhanga & Company Advocates 8. Volunteer Legal Officer for FIDA Uganda

High Lights of Experience:

Research and Studies: Review of Land Reforms and Policies in East Africa (2013); The world Bank’s Land Governance Assessment Framework for Uganda (2013); Action Research on securing the

1 commons through community mapping in seven districts of Karamoja (2008); land Rights for Women in Eastern Africa (2012); Enhancing Women’s access, control and ownership of land in Uganda (2011); Action Research on Land titling to promote women’s economic empowerment (2011); Women and Land Accessibility in Pader (2011); The Impact of land resource tenure on sustainable land management in Uganda (2009); Enhancing security of tenure amongst pastoralist communities piloting in Moroto District (2008); Documenting best practices on land dispute resolution from various regions in Uganda (2008)

Advocacy and Networking: Coordinated a global multi-stakeholder platform for land indicator development (2014-15), managed the Global Land Tool Network partnerships (2015); Chaired the International Land Coalition- Africa Platform (2012 -2014); coordinated Landnet East Africa to engage on pastoralism (2012 – 2014); Managed and developed further the Uganda Land Alliance as a network of partners (2007 – 14); Developed and Managed the Women’s Land Rights Movement in Uganda (2008 -13); Chaired the Coalition of Pastoralist civil society Organizations in Uganda (2007 – 14); coordinated the National Land Policy engagement through the land colloquia and the CSO National Land Policy Working Group (2007 -13); Developed and coordinated the Land Justice multi-stakeholder Working Group in Uganda (2011 – 2013).

Legislative drafting: Developed the collaborative management agreements for the gazetted lands on Karamoja (2012); preparing constitutions of 43 communal land associations in the Karamoja sub region for the management of common property resources of pastoralists (2012); Participated in drafting amendments to the Land Act and Land Regulations (2004).

Policy development: Developing the shadow National Land Policy for Uganda (2008); developing an Issue paper for National Land Policy (2004); developing an issue paper for the National Land Policy (2004) Prepared Uganda Red Cross Disaster Preparedness policy.

Developing Action Plans and Institutional Frameworks: Developing the strategic framework for the global Land Indicators Initiative 2016 – 2021 (2015); Developed the Uganda Land Alliance Strategic Plan and funding Strategy 2014 – 19 (2013); Participated in the development of the Justice, Law and Order Strategic Investment Plan III (2008); Participated in the development of the Land Sector Strategic Plan (2001), Developed the National Disaster Management Strategy (1999).

Training and Sensitization: Training for local council Executive Committee Courts on rules of procedures (2006); Sensitization on land tenure system over various radio stations in Uganda (2005); Training of women local counsellors in Soroti and Katakwi (2003); Training selected members of the Uganda National Farmers Federation (2003); Training Paralegals in Kapchorwa (2002); Training in selected districts on Gender and Land Act (2002); Training of the District land Tribunals (2001)

Development of training and sensitization materials: Development of ToT curriculum on Land Administration for Ministry of Lands in Uganda (2013); Developed IEC materials for grass roots sensitization guide on land rights (2006); Developed a training and sensitization guide on succession planning and will writing (2004); Developed a manual on land use in Uganda (2004); Developed a sensitization guide on customary land use and management in Uganda (2003); Developed a training guide for Para legal training (2002); Developed training materials for district land tribunals (2001).

Capacity Development in Proposal Writing and report writing: Orientation of ILC Africa NGO platform on results based reporting 2011; Training of ULA field office staff in results oriented reporting 2011; training of SCOs in Hoima on proposal writing for oil and gas grants 2014;

2 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 2012 The Art of Proposal Writing British Council - Kampala 2011 Monitoring Land Governance in Africa Course, Capacity Africa and AU Land Policy Initiative 2010 Financial Management for non-financial Managers Uganda Management Institute 2008 Organizational Development Course Makerere University 2004: Land Administration Course Global Distance Learning Centre of the World Bank 2001/02: Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Uganda Management Institute 1996/97: Diploma in Legal Practice , Uganda 1995: International Criminal Law and Humanitarian Law International Law Institute 1992/95: Bachelors Degree of Laws Makerere University, Uganda 1986 – 1992 Gayaza High School

RESPONSIBILITIES  2007 -2014 Executive Director Uganda Land Alliance  2013 – 2014 Coordinator for the Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) for Uganda  2013 – 2014 Chair International Land Coalition Africa Platform  2010 - Expert Group member to the Africa Union- Land Policy Initiative (AU- LPI)  2008 – 2014 Chairperson Coalition of Pastoralist Civil society Organizations (COPACSO)  2008 – 2014 Chairperson CSO Land Policy Working Group Uganda  2010 – 2014 Chairperson Women’s Land rights Movement in Uganda  2007 – 2014 Coordinator Land Net East Africa  2012 – 2014 Member Sustainable Land Management Working Group  2010 – 2014 Member Justice Law and Order Sector - Uganda Land Justice Working Group

3 WORKING EXPERIENCE 1. Networking and Partnership coordinator GLTN/UN-Habitat November 2014 November 2015 My assignment entails leading the coordination and implementation of the GLTN Partnership and Communication Strategy, also at country level, as well as the coordination of GLTN as a platform for partners to ensure continued and enhanced relevance within the land and development sector.

As the GLTN Network grows, the demand on maintaining and servicing the Network itself is becoming stronger. My role is to continue to capitalize on the collective knowledge and initiatives of all partners of the Network, to improve the implementation of its communications and partnership strategy and to continue to developing partnership approaches that support the progress towards achieving results. These partners are driving the paradigm shift moving from the conventional land system to a continuum of land rights approach and innovative technical solutions. The partners include leading organizations from civil society, research and capacity development institutions, land professional bodies, multilateral and bilateral organizations.

2. Land Indicators Specialist UN-Habitat April 2014 – April 2015 My assignment was to develop a framework, methods, and tools that will strengthen the capacity of selected actors to monitor tenure security. Furthermore, I supported the development of land indicators through existing or on-going initiatives. The work entails advancing the ongoing work on land indicators with global and regional partners. The work meant working in an integrated manner with stakeholders ranging from private sector, INGOs, NGOs, farmer organizations, multi-lateral agencies, the academia and governments. The GLII platform has now become the Global Land Tool Network’s flagship program and went on to register successes in getting land in the Sustainable Development Goals that will be passed by the General Assembly in September 2015. This is the first time that land will be explicitly included in the global agenda.

As the Land Indicators Specialist, I developed the work program starting from the overall strategy, work plan and monitoring framework. I further set up an online communication forum that allows members and partners to share ideas, information and comments with others. This online platform grew from 30 to 80 institutions and members actively engaging in the land indicators over a one year period. I further updated the Global Land Indicators webpage on the GLTN website with weekly updates especially on the evolving sustainable development goals. I developed proportional materials advancing the key messages agreed to by members and sharing these through the GLTN website. Furthermore, I have set up a working group comprising of land experts from all the regions of the world to consider and develop land indicators further.

My duties further entail preparing briefs, presentations and positions on land indicators required by the agency for use at various fora. I have further developed a technical guide and manual to inform capacity building of national statistical commissions and professionals on the use of land indicators in data collection.

3. Executive Director of the Uganda Land Alliance January 2008- March 2014: My key role was to manage a network of 56 organizations, Overseeing a total of 50 (fifty) staff with 7 (seven) field offices working in 15 (fifteen) districts of Uganda. This required building strong relations with the Board of Directors, the donors, the membership and staff.

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As the Executive Director, I have undertaken institutional reform of the institution that has seen its development from a 5 staff institution in 2008 to 50 staff in 2013. This has entailed preparation and development of good fundable proposals, undertaking organizational development reviews, institutional systems reviews, institutional audit and evaluation of programs, developing a new strategic plan, fundraising strategy, monitoring and evaluation framework and organogram, developing a staff capacity development plan and staff capacity and performance review mechanisms.

I further focused on programs development and expanded ULA programming from rights awareness and policy advocacy in 2005 to knowledge management, Women’s Land Rights, Land and Extractives, Securing Common Lands and strengthening community structures on land, expanding project delivery from Central and Eastern Uganda to Northern Uganda, North Eastern Uganda and Western Uganda. One of the key achievements we registered was the setting up of a national engagement dialogues on the national Land Policy that led to over 80% of the proposals raised through this process forming the content of the Uganda National Land Policy 2013.

In my capacity as the Executive Director, I represented ULA in various international platforms and Fora such as the Africa Union Land Policy Initiative in which ULA made contributions to the development of the Africa Framework and Guidelines and the development of the LPI Monitoring Framework.

In 2011, I further supported the CSM Mechanism in the Negotiations of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (FAO), a process that saw ULA meeting various African delegates and supporting them on positions Africa should be pushing forward.

In 2008 – 9, I Offered technical support to the new EU member states on Rights Best Approaches to Development and Programming taking forth learning from ULA’s work with minority groups in Uganda This project was supported by Minority Rights Group International (Europe).

3. Private Consultant 1999- present

Experience in Research Aug - Dec. 2013 Review of Land Reforms and Policies in East Africa. A Consultancy for Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Jul – Dec.2013 Undertaking the Land Governance Assessment Framework for Uganda. A study for the World Bank with support of Land and Equity International.

2008 – Dec.2013 Implementing an action research pilot project on securing the commons through community mapping in the seven districts of Karamoja. Supported by the Ford Foundation, Oxfam and Dan Church Aid.

2012 Land Rights For Women In Eastern Africa A study to enable Swedish Co-orperative Centre SCC to understand access to and utilization

5 patterns of land in Eastern Africa region both in urban and rural areas.

Jun11 – Jun 2012 Enhancing women’s access, control and ownership of land in Uganda. Applying the Gender Evaluation Criteria to Land Tools for Substantive Equality in Land Tenure in Uganda. Supported by UNHABITAT –GLTN and American Jewish World Service

Nov.2011–Jul’12 Action Research on Land Titling to promote women’s economic empowerment. Supported by the Agribusiness Trust (aBi)- Uganda

Apr. – Nov. 2011 Women and Land Accessibility in Pader and Amuru Districts- Uganda – Supported by Concern

Jan 09 – Nov. 2010 Spearheaded the CSO process of developing policy options for the National Land Policy.

Oct. 2008– Jun 2009 The Impact of Land and Resource tenure on Sustainable Land Management in Uganda – UNDP/Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries

Sept. – Dec. 2008 Enhancing Security of Tenure among pastoralist communities Piloting Iriri sub county in Moroto District. A project funded by Dan church Aid.

July- Aug.2008 Identifying options for sustainable funding for an effective transitional justice system for Uganda. A study for the Justice, Law and Order Sector

May – June 2008 CSO Consultations on the National Land Policy: A project funded by USAID Linkages Project

June – Aug. 2008 Documenting best practices on land dispute resolution form the various regions of Uganda. A study for the Uganda Land Alliance

Dec. - Jan. 2008 A scoping Study for the critical land issues in Karamoja. A study for the Uganda Land Alliance

Mar 07 – Jan. 2008 Transitional Justice for Northern Uganda, Eastern Uganda and Some Parts of West Nile Region. A Study for the Justice Law and Order Sector – Uganda funded by United Nations Development Programme.

Sept. – Dec. 2007 Evaluating the Northern Uganda Peace Programme. A consultancy for Uganda Joint Christian council.

Sept. – Nov.2007 Reviewing the legal position on the domestic Relations Bill in a bid to influence policy. A Consultancy for FIDA (Uganda)

6 June – Aug.2007 Evaluation the Support to Districts Partnership Programme in the districts of Kibaale, Kumi and Kiboga. A consultancy for Irish Aid Uganda

Feb. – April 2007 Uganda National Tour of Pastoralist Areas and Concerns. A Consultancy for FARM – Africa funded by DFID

March – Apr 2007 Evaluation of the Implementation of the Land Act Cap 227 with a view to examine the critical issues that remain unresolved or unimplemented for purposes of influencing the National land Policy. A Study for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Oct.’06 – Feb’07 Regional Consultations on the National Land Policy. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

Jan – March 2007 Derived and Secondary Rights to Land. Issues for the National Land Policy. A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance

Aug.06 – Mar.’07 Poverty Reduction through Land Conflict Management in Uganda: an Audit of the District Land Tribunals. A Study for Associates for Development funded by the Irish Aid of the Embassy of Ireland – Uganda.

Sept. – Oct.2006 The Benet Community of Mt. Elgon National Park Land Question A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance

Nov’05. – Apr 2006 Review of Policy and Legislation on Below Ground Biodiversity. A consultancy for the BGBD Global Project under Makerere University.

Sept’05 – Jun’ 06 Privatisation of Motor Vehicle Inspection Services, Review and Assessment of the Legislation and Preparation of Concessioning Documentation. A consultancy for the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication.

Mar’05 – Feb ‘06 Baseline survey on gender and land in twenty districts. A consultancy for the Land Tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

Oct. ’04 – Apr’ 05 ‘Assessing the outcomes of systematic demarcation in Rukarango Parish, Ntungamo District’. A study to demonstrate empirically the perceived outcomes and contribution to poverty eradication. A study for Associates for Development funded by Development Corporation of Ireland (Uganda).

Nov. 04 – Feb’05 Drafting the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Land Sector Strategic Plan under the National development Framework (Poverty Eradication Action Plan) A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

7 May – Aug 2004 ‘Integrating HIV/AIDS in the Land Reform Process in Uganda’ Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development. The publication reviews the efforts of the Land sector in responding to the impacts of HIV/AIDS and recommends policy actions

Apr. - Aug 2004: ‘Gender and the Land reform Process in Uganda: Assessing Gains and Losses for Women in Uganda. Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development.

Mar - Aug 2004: ‘Tenure in Community Forests: A study of Communal Land associations as Forest Management Regimes in Budongo, Masindi District. Part of the Land Research Series for Associates for Development.

June 2004: ‘Building Capacity of Civil society Associations Supporting the Poor and Socially Vulnerable in the Exercise of their land rights’ A project for the Land tenure Reform Project, Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment/ the World Bank under the Japanese Social Development Fund.

May ‘04 –Dec. ‘04 The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land and Land based resources: Issues for the National Land Policy. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Apr ‘04 – Nov.’04 Derived and Secondary Rights: Alternatives for the Poor to secure livelihoods. A Study for Associates for Development.

Nov. – Dec. 2003 The role of the land sector in securing livelihoods and achieving the Poverty Eradication Action Plan goals. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment. Oct. 2003 The incidence of Sexual Harassment in Uganda, A case study of Kampala District. A consultancy for Image Consults

Sep. – Nov. 2003 Succession Planning and Will Writing. A consultancy for Image Consults. Feb – June 2003 Perspectives of the Legal Fraternity on the Adequacy of the Land Act,1998 in Protecting Land rights of Women and Tenants. A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance. May 2001 Comparative Study/Research of the corporate laws affecting the Catholic Church. Consultant to Uganda Episcopal Conference (Uganda Catholic Secretariat).

Aug. to Nov.2000 The Status and Trends in Community Based Property Rights in the Fishery Resource in Uganda. Consultant to Advocates Coalition on Development and Environment.

8 Experience in Legislative Drafting

June – Dec 2012. Developed the Collaborative management agreements for the gazzetted lands of Karamoja in North Eastern Uganda. Supported by the Ford Foundation

Sept 2012 Preparing constitutions of 43 communal land associations in the Karamoja sub region of Uganda for the management of common property resources of pastoralists. Supported by Ford Foundation

2003 – 2004 Participated in Drafting the Amendments to the Land Act and the Land Regulations 2004. A Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Experience in Policy Development June 08 – Oct. ’09 Developing the shadow National Land Policy for Uganda. A position paper for the Civil Society Working Group on the National Land Policy

July ‘02 – Jan ‘04 Developing an issues paper for the National Land Policy A consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance and the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

Dec.'99 - Jun. 2000 Consultant to The Uganda Red Cross Society on Preparing The Uganda Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Policy.

Experience in Developing Action Plans and Institutional Frameworks

2000 – 2001 Participated in the Development of the Land Sector Strategic Plan (LSSP). A Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Experience in training and Sensitization

July ‘05 – Feb ‘06 Training of Trainers for Local council Executive Committee Courts on rules of Procedure. . A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment.

Jan ’04 – May 05 Sensitization via mass media on various Radio Stations in Uganda. A consultancy for the Land tenure Reform Project of the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment .

July - Sept 2003 Training of Local Women Councillors in Soroti and Katakwi Districts Consultancy for Soroti Local Government, Supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy.

August 2003 Sensitization of Selected Councillors in Apac District on Land law. A consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance 9

Jan / March 2003 Training of selected members of the Uganda National Farmers Federation. A consultancy for Uganda National Farmers Federation

September 2002 Training of Paralegals in Kapchorwa. A Consultancy for Action Aid – Kapchorwa

April – May 2002 Training in selected districts on Gender and the Land Act, a Consultancy for Uganda Land Alliance, Supported by DFID

Nov. – Dec. 2001 Training of the District Land Tribunals, a Consultancy for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment Supported by DFID

6th May 2001 Land Act sensitisation in Kiboga district, a Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance.

8th – 10th May 2001 Carried out sensitization on Lobby and Negotiation Skills for Local councils. A Consultancy for Soroti District Administration

1st – 5th May 2001 Carried out paralegal training for three Sub-counties in Soroti district, a Consultancy for Soroti District Administration.

Oct. – Nov. 2000 Land Act sensitisations in the districts of Masaka, Sembabule, Kiboga and Mubende. Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance Supported by DFID

June 2000 Conducted a Land Act sensitization workshop in Mityana and Mubende districts for Uganda Land Alliance.

June 2000 Conducted Paralegal Training Workshop in Kilembe-Kasese District for Kilembe Women's Group and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.

June 2000 Conducted Trainings on Lobbying and Advocacy Skills for Kilembe women’s Group. A Consultancy for the Ministry of gender, Labour and social Development.

Nov.'99 - Jan. 2000 Dissemination of the Land Act. Consultant to Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment supported by DFIDEA.

March - April, 1999 Conducted Training in disaster preparedness and management. Assisted the International Consultants on Disaster Management facilitate district workshops. Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

October 1997 Conducted legal education in Kisoro under the auspices of the Legal Aid Clinic of the Uganda Law Society.

Experience in development of training and Sensitization Materials and Simplification of Laws

10 Jan – Apr 2014 A Specialized Four Part Trainee Manual for District and Area Land Officials. A consultancy for USAID

Jan – Apr 2014 A Specialized Four Part Trainer’s Manual for District and Area Land Officials. A consultancy for USAID

Sept -Dec. 2013 Development of a ToT curriculum on Land Administration for the Ministry of Lands. A consultancy for USAID

Sept. – Dec 2006 Developing IEC materials for grassroots sensitization on land rights A Consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance

June – Aug. 2004 Developing a training and sensitization guide on succession planning and will writing. A consultancy for Image Consult.

Dec 03 – Mar. 04 Developing a training manual on land use in Uganda: A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance

Aug. – Oct. 2003 Developing a sensitization Guide on Customary land use and management in Uganda. A consultancy for the Uganda Land Alliance

Aug – Oct. 2002 Developing a training guide for Kapchorwa Para-legal training. A consultancy for Action Aid – Kapchorwa.

Nov. – Dec. 2001 Development of Training Materials for the District Land Tribunals, a Consultancy for the ministry of Water, Lands and Environment through Uganda Land Alliance.

Feb. 2001 Development of simplified booklets on  Tenant – Landlord Rights and Obligations under the Land Act, 1998  Land Management Institutions under the Land Act, 1998 Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance

Oct.'99 - Nov.'99 Legal testing of translations of Citizen's Guide to the Land Act - Ateso. Consultant to DFIDEA/Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

June '99 - Aug.'99 Re-translating the Abridged Land Act, 1998 from Ateso to English. Consultant to DFIDEA/ Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment

June 1996 Translated the UN Charter on Children's Rights into the Ateso Language. For FIDA (U)

Experience in Rapporteuring and Report Production

July 2008 Rapportuered for Institute for Security studies on Environmental Crimes in Africa

Jan. 2004 Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water Lands and Environment at a workshop held to validate the findings from the Situational analysis study of the Land Sector. 11

July 2003 Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and environment at the Land Conference.

Nov. 02- June 03 Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment at various workshops on Land Reforms in Uganda.

May 2002 Rapportuered for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment at a workshop held on Gender Mainstreaming in the Land Sector.

Dec. 00 – Jan. 01 Rapporteured for the Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment on district consultative workshops and the national workshop on the preparation of the Land Sector Strategic plan

Oct. – Nov. 2000 Rapporteured and produced a synchronized report for all the Land Act sensitisation workshops in selected districts. Consultant to Uganda Land Alliance Supported by DFID.

3. Senior Researcher to Mr. John Ntambirweki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Makerere University. 1997 – June 2000

Experience in Research Feb. - June 2000 Carrying out a study on how Uganda's existing law and policy on taxation impacts on the Road Sector. A consultancy for the Uganda Government.

Sept.'98 - Jan.2000 The legal aspects of developing the Palm Oil industry in Kalangala and Bundibujyo. A consultancy for IFAD.

Sep. 98 - Oct.'98 Review of the general state of Uganda's existing law and policy for Road Sector. A consultancy for the Uganda Government.

July '98 to Dec.'98 Review of existing legislation on disaster Preparedness and management. A Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

May - July 1998 Preparing a position paper on developing legislation relating to wetlands in Africa and a case study on Uganda. A Consultancy for IUCN/ELC and the Ramsar Bureau.

Jan. - April 1998 Legal aspects of Forestry management in Uganda. A Consultancy for GTZ/Uganda Government.

Nov.'97 - Jan.'98 Legal aspects of the effects of industrial development in Africa and on the relevance of Environmental Impact Assessment on industry. A Consultancy for UNEP.

Experience in Legislative Drafting

12 Jan. - Feb. 2000 Developed the Environmental Impact Assessment Practitioners' Guidelines. A consultancy for the National Environment Management Authority

July '98 to Dec.'98 Drafting of the Bill on disaster Preparedness and management. A Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

Sept.'97 - May 1998 Developing a Bill on Environmental Health. A Consultancy for UNICEF/ Uganda Government.

Aug.'97 - Sept.'98 Developing regulations on water rights. A Consultancy for FAO/Directorate of Water Development, Uganda.

Sept.'95 - Jan.'96 Developing the Condominium legislation. A Consultancy for the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Uganda.

June - Sept.1995 preparing a new wildlife legislation incorporating modern concepts of management. A Consultancy for the Ministry of Wildlife Tourism and Antiquities, Uganda.

April - Oct.1993 Assisted in the completion of the drafting of a comprehensive legislation relating to the management of the environment under the auspices of the Uganda National Environment Action Plan. A Consultancy for the Environmental Law Centre of IUCN the World Conservation Union Bonn, Germany.

Experience in Policy Development

Jan.'99 to May '99 Preparing The National Disaster Preparedness and Management Policy for Uganda. A Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

Sept.'97 - May ‘98 Developing a policy document on Environmental Health. A Consultancy for UNICEF/ Uganda Government.

Experience in Strategic Planning and Development of Institutional Frameworks

Jan.'99 to May '99 Preparing The National Disaster Preparedness and Management Plan for Uganda. A Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

Jan.'99 to May '99 Preparing The National Disaster Preparedness and Management Institutional Framework for Uganda. A Consultancy for the Uganda Government.

Sept.'97 - May ‘98 Developing an institutional framework for Environmental Health. A Consultancy for UNICEF/ Uganda Government.

4. Legal Officer Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development under the GAD/DAN Project Feb.'98 - June '98.

Responsibilities: Reported directly to the Commissioner Legal Department. 13

Prepared ministerial speeches as and when required.

Participated in paralegal training sessions, participated in the gender training workshops for the State Attorneys and the Uganda Law Reform Commission

Assisted in the drafting of a project proposal for the establishment of the Equal Opportunities Commission.

Analyzed and gave legal opinion on agreements and contracts to be signed by the Ministry.

Gave daily advice to the Ministry on legal and policy issues.

Counseled clients and handled legal issues that arose.

Wrote Reports.

Participated in the preparing of the third country report on the Convention to Eliminate Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

Wrote monthly and quarterly reports for the department Compiled the Workshop reports of the Department.

5. Research Assistant to Mr. Apollo Makubuya, Lecturer of Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University. Mar'97 - Aug'97 Responsibilities: Carried out the following research -

Cases and Materials relating to Company Law and developing a reading list for MBA at Makerere University;

Law and the Death Penalty sentence,

The Law relating to Prior informed consent.

6. Research Assistant to Mr. John Ntambirweki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law Makerere University. April ’93 – Oct. ’96

Sept. - Oct.'96 Developing regulations on hazardous wastes management and Environmental Impact Assessment. A Consultancy for the National Environment Management Authority, Uganda.

June - July, '96 Designing of the National Environment Fund. A Consultancy for the National Environment Management Authority, Uganda (World Bank Sponsored).

Aug'95 - Oct.1995 Made a study on investment laws in Uganda. A Consultancy for the Uganda Investment Authority.

14 Nov.'94 - Mar.1995 The implications of the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Uganda. A Consultancy for the Food and Agriculture Organisation Global Environment Facility (FAO/GEF) and the Ministry of Natural Resources.

May - June 1994 The international and legal issues related to the trans-boundary pollution of Uganda's Water Resources. A Consultancy for the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and the Water Development Directorate of the Republic of Uganda.

April - May 1993 The international legal aspects of the proposed Uganda Water Action Plan with special emphasis on the international legal regime of the Nile Basin and its implications for Uganda. A Consultancy to the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and the Water Development Department of Uganda.

7. Legal Advisor to African Women's Economic Policy Network. Jan.99 to 2002 Responsibilities:

Giving legal opinions on organizational matters.

Giving legal advice and opinions to the organization on matters relating to economic advancement of women. Contributing to the development of the organization's position papers on various aspects.

8. Research Assistant and an intern with Karuhanga & Company Advocates. Apr 1997

Responsibilities: Carried out legal research on cases being handled by the firm,

Gave legal opinions to the Firm on various business arrangements, contracts and agreements for client companies,

Wrote reports and drafted legal documents for the firm,

Handled some cases relating to conveyances and soliciting.

9. Volunteering Legal Officer for FIDA (Uganda). 1995 - 1996.

Responsibilities: Handling legal cases and counselling Clients, Writing monthly and quarterly reports of all the activities that were handled during the course of the month,

Conducting legal education in Kumi district, Mbarara district, Kapchorwa district, Mpigi district. These legal education sessions were awareness seminars for the local communities on what their rights are and how to defend them. Participants were both men and women. 15

Attending and participating in seminars, meetings and workshops relating to gender issues, women and the law, and children's rights, on behalf of the Legal Aid Clinic,

Monitoring and evaluation of the programmes. I participated in the monitoring and evaluation of the paralegal programmes in Kumi district and Kapchorwa district.

Training paralegals in Kumi district and Kapchorwa district. Twenty paralegals were trained in each of these places and follow up training, monitoring and evaluation were conducted quarterly.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Tax Administration in Uganda: An Inquiry into Tax Evasion in the period 1989 - 1994 (unpublished LL.B Dissertation).

2. "Public and Stakeholders’ Participation, Gender, Water Rights and Harmonization in the Nile Valley: Recent Developments in Uganda." A paper presented at the Nile 2002 Conference, 15th - 19th March, 1999 Cairo, Egypt.

3. Perspectives of the Legal Fraternity on the Adequacy of the Land Act,1998 in Protecting Land rights of Women and Tenants. Published by the Uganda Land Alliance 2004

4. The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Land and Land based resources. Associates for Development Land Research Series 2004

5. Gender and the Land reform Process in Uganda: Assessing Gains and Losses for Women in Uganda. Land Research Series for Associates for Development 2004.

6. Tenure in Community Forests: A study of Communal Land associations as Forest Management Regimes in Budongo, Masindi District. Land Research Series for Associates for Development 2004.

7. ‘Assessing the outcomes of systematic demarcation in Rukarango Parish, Ntungamo District’. A study to demonstrate empirically the perceived outcomes and contribution to poverty eradication. Associates for Development Land Research Series 2005.

8. Monitoring the Implementation of the Land Act: Key Issues for policy direction – The Uganda Land Alliance 2007

9. Derived and Secondary rights to land: Guaranteeing security of tenure and livelihoods. Uganda Land Alliance 2008

10. The Gender Evaluation Criteria – Evaluating Land Tools with a Gender Lens for Transparent Land Governance: The Uganda Experience. Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2013.

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