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OFFICIAL LAUNCH FOR EU-SUPPORTED PROJECT “ACTION FOR STRENGTHENING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN UGANDA” AT THE SERENA HOTEL
 Tuesday November 15th 2011, several national and district level governance actors including Members of Parliament, Development Partners, Civil Society, Academia as well as the Media converged at the Kampala Serena Hotel for the official launch of the EU-supported project “Action for Strengthening Good Governance and Accountability in Uganda.” The 1.2 billion shillings project will be implemented by KAS and ACFODE with support from the European Development Fund (EDF). Over the course of 2 years it will be taken to 11 districts across Uganda.
Among the distinguished guests at the launch of this project were the National Authorizing Officer and Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Maria Kiwanuka, the EU Head of Delegation in Uganda, H.E Roberto Ridolfi, the KAS Country Representative Dr Angelika Klein and the Executive Director of Action for Development (ACFODE), Ms Regina Bafaki. Also present were Hon. Gerald Karuhanga, Youth Member of Parliament for the Western Region and Hon. Christine Abia Member of Parliament for Arua District.
In her welcoming remarks, Dr Angelika Klein extended her gratitude to the European Union, the Democratic Governance and Accountability Program (DGAP) and the government of Uganda who had offered their kind support in launching the project. She was especially appreciative of the government of Uganda who through their good will and support had continued to provide an enabling environment for projects such as this one to be implemented. Dr Klein went on further to applaud the interventions of ACFODE who has partnered with KAS for more than 20 years to address issues of good governance and accountability in Uganda. “The interventions ACFODE has undertaken in these areas have been outstanding especially with regard to women’s participation in politics. Like KAS, ACFODE continues to uphold the highest standards and it is because of this that we can guarantee effectiveness in the implementation of this project.”
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Updates on the EU Funded Project, “Action for Strengthening Good Governance and Accountability in Uganda”
This project is being carried out through a partnership between Konrad Adeneur Shiftung (KAS) and Action for Development (ACFODE)
Inception workshop:
Following the start of the project “Action for Strengthening Good Governance and Accountability in Uganda”, an inception and management workshop was held from Tuesday 13th- Thursday 15th September 2011 at Kabira Country Club to orient the Project Team on the project idea and concept as well as give a detailed introduction of objectives, results and activities of the project. Also carried out was a review of the project application. An update of the activity plan for the next 12 months with a detailed description, division of responsibilities between partners was also carried out.
Pre-visits by members of the Project team to the Districts where the Action is to be implemented:
Members of the Project Team concluded pre-visits in the districts of Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, Kisoro, Jinja, Kiboga, Pallisa, Soroti, as well as in Lira, Pader and Arua in the North. The pre-visits aimed at introducing the project to the major stakeholders and to inform them of the planned project activities. In meetings with the district leadership the ground was laid for effective communication and fruitful cooperation towards achieving the project objectives.
While the training materials are currently being developed, the pre-visits have provided a starting point for effective communication and cooperation in the planning towards the first training activities at district level which will kick-off early next year.
Action for Strengthening Good Governance and Accountability in Uganda:Project funded by the European Union
 With the new EDF grant for the project Action for Strengthening Good Governance and Accountability in Uganda, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) is partnering with ACFODE, a women’s NGO focussing on the promotion of women empowerment, gender equality and equity. 11 districts will be reached in the project designed to contribute to the enhancement of democratic processes and accountability at the local level. The districts are Jinja, Palisa and Soroti in the east; Kabale, Kisoro, and Mbarara in the west; Arua, Pader and Lira in the north; and Masaka and Kiboga in the central region.
The KAS-ACFODE project is specifically aimed at increasing the capacities of and mechanisms for civil society and elected representatives to fulfil their roles and responsibilities in a democratic system more effectively. This will be achieved through a set of activities including developing a civic education toolkit and then on that basis training civil society actors and supporting them implement civic education actions at the grassroots. In the same line, elected representatives in the districts will also be trained. The project also seeks to establish an Inter-District Forum for exchanging best practices in promoting democratic accountability at local level and enhancing cooperation between civil society actors and elected leaders.
In a rather unique intervention it is planned under the KAS-ACFODE project to hold “Democracy Fairs” in the districts, including reception of the “Democracy Torch” and display of a democracy exhibition – as symbols for mobilising commitment of leaders and citizens to democratic values and principles. The assessment of democratic governance and accountability in the 11 districts through a District Peer Review Mechanism (DPRM) and compilation of the results in a national report shall crown interventions under the 2-year project.
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