Republic of Uganda Ministry of Education and Sports UGANDA SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPANSION PROJECT (USEEP) SOCIAL ASSESSMENT Community Consultation at Lonyilik and Akariwon villages in Tapac Sub- county Moroto District Updated 15th April 2020 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 ............................................... Error! 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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 .................................................................... 48 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 Groups ................................................................................. 52 5.2.7 Orphans