The visit was organized by CEW-IT a consortium of the above mentioned CSOs in Uganda
Objectives of the visit
• To strengthen the knowledge and skills of CEW-IT staff and affiliate CBOs on how to organize and conduct an alternative people’s parliament and other social forums
• To strengthen the knowledge and skills of the CEW-IT staff in tracking the performance of elected and appointed leaders
• To learn best practices and share experiences of how to engage elected and appointed leaders in a multiparty political dispensation
• To share experiences and best practices on how CSOs can conduct effective lobbying and advocacy in a multiparty political dispensation
The team comprised of project officers and coordinators set off on the morning of Monday 31st after a brief at the CEW-IT offices in Kampala and arrived safely on that same day
The team was received and hosted by Christian Partners Development Agency CPDA, an NGO that has implemented the neighborhood assembly for over ten years.
With the various programs ranging from governance, dairy goat farming, HIV/AIDs prevention, the Ugandan team was able to learn from the discussion and the practicals of how the neighborhood assemblies are conducted
The team visited among others the Hamisi neighborhood assembly and the dairy goat project which is hand in hand promoted in the area to improve the incomes and nutrition of the community members. It was noted that as CSOs work on governance, livelihood is an area that cannot be ignored
Present during the visit were donor representatives from Oxfam Novib and Farm Africa
With a lot learnt from Kenya, the Ugandan team also shared their experiences in implementing the citizens’ manifesto and other areas as climate change by the time we left the Kenyans were warming for a visit to the Ugandan CSOs
Some photos please if any
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