Donor Timeframe of Project Budget
(UGX)Short Description / Outcome Contact Person Amplify Change 2019/20 450,000,000 Accelerated access to disability friendly Sexual Reproductive Health Services for Women and Girls with Disabilities in Kamuli District Mabel Kirabo Strategic Advisor African Women’s Development 2017/19 178,528,912 Increasing access to employment opportunities for Women and Girls with Disabilities through advocacy for local legislation and policy, reasonable accommodation facilities for PWDs at the work place and capacity building for Women and Girls with to organize in formal and informal economies. Madonna Kendona
Program Officer –Special
InitiativesUSAID Uganda 2014/17 554,910,315 To promote economic empowerment of 300 women with disabilities through micro credit support for agriculture and value- added processing of fruits and vegetables, and Entrepreneurship. Ruth Sempa,
Agreement Officer’s
RepresentativeIndependent Development Fund 2016/17 130,923,626 To promote Good Governance through advocacy for implementation of the Iganga PWD Ordinance, 2013 Sarah Kintu Program Manger Disability
Rights Fund2016/17 62,299,265 To promote human rights through advocacy local legislation and policy, and inclusive planning, budgeting and service delivery, and advocacy skills training. Diana Samarasan
Executive Director, DRFPositive
Action for
Children Fund2015/17 39,000,000 Strengthening Retention of HIV positive mothers and Exposed Infants in Iganga District. There is active client follow up and referral of HIV positive mothers and infants by mentor mothers, expert clients, village health teams, HIV focal persons and health workers, which has improved health and productivity. Dr. Jane Namugga
Executive Director, PROWOCAVUFoundation for Sustainable Development 2008/2017 27,000,000 Promotion of sustainable livelihoods through organic farming methods, cooperatives and human rights. Nassozi Margaret
Executive Director, FSDCatholic Relief
Services, CRS2015/17 62,218,015 Capacity building for maize and fruit production and financial services. The outcome is improved cooperative, and portfolio and delinquency management, and quality systems for natural juice processing. George Ntibarikure
Program Director, F2F ProgramDisability
Rights Fund2014/16 200,000,000 Disability Budget Advocacy Project; increased prioritization of PWDs in national and local government policies and budgets. We documented the Local Government Budgeting process and trained PWDs, DPOs and CSOs in budget analysis with focus to the Public Finance Management Act, and social accountability. Diana Samarasan
Executive DirectorDisability
Rights Fund2011/13 150,000,000 Human Rights and Good Governance Program; this saw the birth of the Iganga District Policy on Disability, and the Iganga PWD Ordinance amendment, both of
2013, Development of Human
Rights training manual and creating a critical mass of human rights activists who constantly identify and follow up cases of human rights abuse.Diana Samarasan
Executive DirectorAfrican Women’s Development Fund 2011 65,000,000 Economic Empowerment and Livelihoods Project; its increased household income of 90 Women with Disabilities through seed funding for Income Generating Activities, and small-scale businesses. Madonna Kendona
Program Officer – Special
InitiativesGOAL Uganda 2005/2011 1,574,506,000 Community Based Rehabilitation Program for People with Disabilities. The project increased mobility and participation of 150 children with disabilities through corrective surgery, and provision of hearing aids, improved household income, food security and nutrition for 17,000 PWDs through agriculture, entrepreneurship and vocational skills training. Katumba George,
Disability Support Program
Manager
GOAL Uganda.Human Rights
Network2007/2008 40,000,000 To strengthen People with Disabilities with Human rights and influence the Local Government Agnes Kajuni, then Program
Officer HURINET-UgandaHURINET –
UgandaIganga District Persons with
Disabilities Ordinance, 2007.