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USAID/Uganda 

Operational Plan 

FY 2006 

June 2, 2006 
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Please Note: 

The attached RESULTS INFORMATION is from the FY 2006 Operational Plan and was assembled 

and analyzed by the country or USAID operating unit identified on the cover page. 

The Operational Plan is a "pre-decisional" USAID document and does not reflect results stemming 

from formal USAID review(s) of this document. 

Related document information can be obtained from: 

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Silver Spring, MD 20910 

Telephone: (301) 562-0641 

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Portions released on or after July 1, 2006 
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Program Performance Summary FY 2005: A. Program Narrative 

Background: Uganda’s last twenty-five years have been characterized by tragedy and upheaval followed 

by a remarkable period of political stability, social progress and economic growth. Although 

improvements in health, HIV/AIDS, and education have had positive impacts on Uganda’s population, 

other dimensions in the political sphere, including the country’s inability to settle the conflict in the North, 

widespread corruption, and constitutional amendments leading to the removal of Presidential term limits, 

have the ability to put the nation on a downward spiral. Uganda is at risk of backsliding as the country 

prepares for the first multi-party election in 26 years. 

Since 1988, Uganda has sustained a high economic growth rate because of prudently maintained macro 

economic policies, the rehabilitation of major infrastructure and overall market liberalization, including the 

opening up of the economy to external trade. From 1988 to 1995, the growth rate was an impressive 

7.3%, which slowed to 6.3% between 1996 and 2000 and currently stands at 5.8%. While this remains a 

respectable figure, the decline is part of a worrying trend. Slowing growth rates have coincided with rising 

inequality in incomes, with the poorest part of the population in northern Uganda. The GDP per capita 

rate of $245 masks a north-south economic divide with income disparity largely benefiting Kampala and 

its surrounding areas. It is estimated that in FY 2004/05 total export earnings increased by 9.3%, and 

Uganda’s traditional exports (i.e. coffee, cotton, tea and tobacco) increased by 1%. Exports of cut flowers, 

fish and fish products to international markets increased in volume and value, while export volumes of 

tea, sesame, maize and beans fell due to drought conditions experienced during the past year. 

Current indicators demonstrate that the proportion of the population living in poverty has risen from 34% 

in 2000 to 38% in 2003. Inequality has also been rising among Uganda’s population of 27 million, with 

38% living below the poverty line, and 26% mired in chronic poverty and therefore not benefiting from 

current development. Other indicators show further deterioration in the welfare of Uganda’s citizenry. Life 

expectancy is 47 years, and the country’s ranking on the human development index (HDI) is 144th out of 

177 countries. Although Uganda has succeeded in getting 90% of the school-age youth into primary 

school, quality is low, with the 2005 National Assessment of Primary Education indicating that just 30% of 

children in grade six reached defined levels of literacy. Furthermore, the secondary gross enrollment rate 

is just 21%, significantly lower than the African average of 27%. High population growth (3.4%) impedes 

economic growth, and threatens to undo many of Uganda’s gains in the social services sector. Political 

will to address this challenge is lacking at the highest level, and the impact of population growth is felt at 

the community level where schools are overcrowded, and the ratios of pupils to teacher, and population 

to health personnel are most inadequate. 

Among the most severe challenges facing the country is the conflict in northern Uganda with the Lord’s 

Resistance Army (LRA). Deadly civil strife has exacted an enormous toll on the country’s socio-economic 

fabric, costing thousands of civilians their lives and forcing more than 1.5 million people into atrocious 

living conditions in internally displaced people’s (IDP) camps. More than 90% of the population living in 

the worst conflict-affected districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader are in extreme poverty. The LRA has 

abducted more than 20,000 children and forced them to become fighters, porters, and sex slaves. Fear 

of abduction and sexual and gender-based violence in the camps and against the child “night commuters” 

(who retreat to urban centers in northern Uganda for safety every night) is of serious concern. The conflict 

has forced millions of Ugandans to remain uprooted for years, separating IDPs of all ages from their 

homes, lands, livelihoods, schools, and traditional social structures. 

 

There has been belated - and somewhat mixed - progress in the democratization process in Uganda. At 

the end of July 2005, 92.5% of voters supported a return to multipartyism. While the referendum was 

largely peaceful -- despite opposition boycotts -- serious concerns surround the illegal state funding for 

political campaigning, and the lack of sufficient and timely civic/voter education. Inadequate voter 

education contributes to the lack of civic understanding by the majority of the population, and also 

contributed to the disappointingly low turnout in many districts (overall turnout as reported by the Electoral 

Commission was 47%, while other observers say it was far less). The turnout notwithstanding, the 

referendum has paved the way for the re-introduction of multi-party democracy. Between June and 

September 2005, Uganda added 13 new districts to its map (from 56 to 69). Nine additional new districts 
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will be added on July 1, 2006. The creation of a noticeably large number of new districts is disruptive to 

the operations of local governments and compromises the effectiveness of donor assistance. 

Furthermore, the abolition of the district graduated tax has constrained local government service delivery. 

Recent actions to challenge the consolidation of democracy, to undermine the decentralization of power 

by eroding local authorities’ fiscal independence, and the inadequate response to addressing corruption 

will present strains on the Mission’s overall development efforts, and will need to be closely monitored. 

Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index showed improvements between 2001 and 

2004, going from 1.9 to 2.6. However, 2005 has shown a slight set-back to 2.5. A temporary suspension 

of Global Fund monies to Uganda for mismanagement of the funds by the Project Management Unit in 

the Ministry of Health is an indication of the level of corruption, especially grand corruption, in Uganda. 

While the government has taken positive steps to enforce fiscal discipline, and has established a 

Commission of Inquiry, the previous history of poor follow-up by similar commissions is not encouraging. 

The Mission is working closely with the Millennium Challenge Corporation to address corruption in the 

Uganda Threshold Country Plan. 

P.L. 480 Title II resources are critical to USAID's program in Uganda. These resources are linked to the 

Mission's economic growth objective and are central to emergency and humanitarian assistance 

programs in northern and eastern Uganda. Title II non-Emergency Food Aid, valued at approximately 

$19 million in 2005, supported food security activities that benefited 86,704 households in rural Uganda. 

That translates into 520,000 individual beneficiaries at an estimated average of six people per household. 

Another 81,421 people are receiving non-emergency food rations, the majority (some 65,000 people) 

being people living with HIV/AIDS and their dependants. Emergency food aid distributed by the World 

Food Program for IDPs and refugees in Uganda was valued at $47.5 million. 

U.S. Interests and Goals: The United States has security and humanitarian interests in helping Uganda 

tackle its economic and social challenges. U.S. interest in Uganda is focused on regional stability, global 

health, democratic systems and practices, economic growth and development, and humanitarian 

assistance. Stable political and economic conditions in Uganda and East Africa are vital to growth in the 

region and to discourage terrorist activity. Uganda has been a model in the fight against HIV/AIDS, 

educational development, and economic reform. A prosperous and stable Uganda will enhance the 

potential for Uganda to increase trade with the U.S. and reduce aid requirements. 

 

Donor Coordination and Public-Private Partnerships: Although Uganda has improved its earnings from 

exports and taxation, donors still contribute approximately 46% to Uganda’s annual budget. The bulk of 

donor funds support development expenditure in the sectors of agriculture, health, infrastructure, 

education, water and sanitation. Of the estimated $979 million in donor funds to Uganda, 47% goes to 

budget support. Although USAID does not contribute through budget support, USAID’s coordination with 

the Government of Uganda is strong, especially in the education and health sectors, which have welldefined and operational sector plans, as well as coordinating and monitoring structures. Currently USAID 

participates in 30 of the 36 donor working groups, chairing both the Education Funding Agency Group 

and the AIDS Development Partner Group. The largest multi-lateral donors are the World Bank and the 

EU Commission, with the largest bi-lateral donors being the UK/DFID and USAID. In the private sector, 

USAID continues to encourage public-private partnerships and invested $2 million during 2005 to 

leverage $3.8 million for activities in dairy, health insurance, cotton demonstration, floriculture, 

aquaculture and biodiversity, among others. USAID will continue to work with local financial institutions to 

leverage Development Credit Authority (DCA) resources, which will provide $59.3 million in micro, small 

and agricultural sector loans by 2010. 

Key Achievements: 

The Mission’s key challenges are the continued high rates of population growth, the low quality of 

education within the context of universal primary education, reversals in progress toward effective 

decentralization, the continued effects of the HIV/AIDS, malaria and other preventable and infectious 

diseases, the transition from a one-party government system to multi-party democracy, continued conflict 

in northern Uganda, corruption, extensive food insecurity, and the need for greater economic growth and 
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competitiveness. Through USAID’s three Strategic Objective Teams, the Mission addresses these 

challenges and contributes to Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan, contributing to the overall aim of 

reducing mass poverty. 

1. Economic Growth: USAID's economic growth program met or exceeded most of the targets set for 

2005. Overall, the number of households supported by USAID's core activities increased from 165,000 to 

over 209,000 (exceeding the FY 05 target by 13%). The average household income among these 

households increased by 20%, which more than doubled the 2005 target. In addition, USAID’s programs 

have contributed to the formation of approximately 750 new on- and off-farm enterprises and led to the 

creation of 32,000 new jobs. Approximately 50,429 hectares of biologically important habitats were 

maintained in the Albertine Rift eco-region. These included breeding areas, lake shorelines, wetlands, 

mountain gorilla parks, and collaborative forest management of multiple use zones. As a result of 

community, private sector, and government partnerships, Uganda’s mountain gorilla population and its 

afromontane forest habitat were better protected. Uganda's value of aggregate production of cotton and 

vanilla was stagnant or declined due to falling world market prices. Coffee production was stagnant (due 

to the impact of coffee wilt) despite increasing coffee prices. However, the production of other crops 

supported by USAID increased dramatically. For example, USAID’s agriculture program has been 

instrumental in increasing upland rice production in Uganda over the past two years, from zero to over 

15,000 metric tons, thereby helping to offset Uganda’s rice import needs (currently at 40,000 MT) and 

assisting farmers in diversifying their agriculture practices. The consumption of processed milk and other 

dairy products in Uganda, another USAID focus, increased by 8%, from 25 million liters in 2004 to 27 

million liters this year. In terms of support to the financial sector, USAID's Development Credit Authority 

(DCA) loan portfolio guarantee, involving seven commercial banks, added $1.9 million in loans during 

2005, bringing the total loans to date under this DCA to $22.1 million with some 34% of the loans 

provided for the agricultural sector. 

2. Human Capacity: USAID’s human capacity program achieved most of the targets set for 2005 through 

investments in health, HIV/AIDS and education, including the provision of essential commodities, training, 

and technical assistance. HIV/AIDS programming in 2005 led to an expansion of key HIV services; sites 

providing ARV treatment increased from 6 in 2003 to 38 in 2005, servicing a total of 35,114 patients 

(19,422 women and 15,692 men). Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services expanded through 

stand-alone and outreach sites, reaching a total of 618,503 persons and exceeding the 2005 target by 

18%. Condom sales to high risk groups (prostitutes, their clients, and military personnel) registered an 

increase from 10 million in 2004 to 15.9 million in 2005. Couple Year Protection (CYP) exceeded the 

2005 target by 17% to reach 637,053 (without condoms). Subsidization of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) 

has increased access to malaria protection in northern conflict districts while the commercial market for 

ITNs has been strengthened with overall distribution tripling to 1.2 million. USAID trained 22,400 new 

village-based drug distributors to detect malaria, which resulted in 249,369 children treated through 

trained volunteers. Key education indicators are showing improvement over the 2001 to 2005 period, 

with a decrease in the pupil-to-classroom ratio from 90 in 2001 to 79 in 2005, and a decrease in the pupilto-teacher ratio from 58 in 2001 to 51 in 2005. Nine hundred needy secondary girls from rural and 

conflict-affected areas benefited from the Ambassador’s Scholarship Program in 2005, and a flexible 

school program targeting ‘hard to reach’ children gained 26 new centers in 3 districts, which reached 

4,114 children (more than 50% girls). 

3. Democracy, Governance and Conflict: USAID programs in democracy and governance have: 

supported members of Parliament (MPs) and parliamentary committees to improve their capacity for 

executive oversight; formalized relationships and linkages between Parliament and civil society 

organizations (CSOs), which contributed to a three-fold increase in the number of CSO legislative agenda 

items reflected in Parliamentary bills (in large part due to the constitutional review debate); assisted the 

national Electoral Commission in preparing for the referendum on multipartyism and 2006 elections, 

which has resulted in increasing public confidence in that institution; built the capacity of women, IDPs 

and civil society groups to engage in political discourse and the electoral process; and assisted local 

governments to complete vital planning and budget documents on time to ensure receipt of funds from 

the central government. In 2005, USAID assisted 82% of targeted local governments (up from 62.5% in 

2004) to expend 100% of central government funds, thus avoiding having to return the money. In the 
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area of conflict mitigation, more than 2,403 children formerly abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army 

(LRA) in northern Uganda have been enrolled in school or vocational training. Over 13,126 “night 

commuters” and formerly abducted children have received services with USAID assistance, including 

shelter, sanitation, and training on protection and human rights issues. Over 127 savings and loan 

associations have been formed in conflict-affected areas, with a membership of 2,763 (2,098 female and 

665 male). As a result of community sensitization activities, there has been an increase in the demand 

for VCT for HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services in the conflictaffected districts. Over 800 trafficking survivors (formerly abducted children) have gone through USAIDsupported reception centers and have been reintegrated with their families and communities. Through 

USAID’s efforts, half a million people were reached by peace and reconciliation media programs in 2005. 

Peace and reconciliation teams have been revitalized and are bringing messages of harmony and 

compromise to a wider audience, with one result being the communication of these messages to the LRA, 

some of whom have returned from the bush to accept amnesty. 

Global Issues, Presidential and USAID Initiatives: 

A number of key global concerns are addressed in USAID’s program in Uganda. The President’s 

Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief addresses HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. Key areas of 

support include Uganda’s roll out of anti-retroviral treatment, new and innovative prevention programs, 

expanded counseling and testing, increased access to palliative care, support for orphans and vulnerable 

children and increased services for northern Uganda. The President’s Malaria Initiative will expand 

malaria prevention, treatment and control programs in countries where the incidence is highest. 

Interventions include home-based management of fever by community resource persons; the promotion, 

sale and distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets through the commercial sector, selected indoor 

residual spraying to epidemic-prone areas; and environmental management. The Presidential Africa 

Education Initiative supports the training of teachers and school managers in child-centered approaches 

of teaching and learning. Nearly 20,000 teachers in more than 3,200 primary schools will benefit from the 

Africa Education Initiative. Secondary school scholarships will enable 900 girls to attend school. The 

Presidential Initiative to End Hunger in Africa aims to expand the use of modern technology to increase 

agricultural productivity and income for small-scale farmers, thereby increasing food availability. 

Gender: Uganda is considered to have one of the most gender-friendly Constitutions and has made 

concrete steps towards promoting more gender equity through a National Gender Policy, the Poverty 

Eradication Action Plan, and affirmative action policies for girls and women. There is a thriving women’s 

movement that has encouraged the development of women’s civil society organizations that effectively 

lobby for economic and political reform. USAID’s programs in Uganda respond to some of the most 

pressing development realities resulting from current gender relations and pursue opportunities for 

advancing gender-equitable development. Programs in the education and health sectors address specific 

gender-differentiated gaps affecting the advancement of girls and women. There are also specific 

campaigns designed to engage youth and men as partners through interventions aimed at decreasing 

transactional sex. The development of a new “Be a Man” campaign challenges current male gender 

norms, which sanction multiple sexual partners as well as violence against women. Economic growth 

programs include attention to gender equity in economic opportunities and access to productive 

resources, while programs focused on governance, democracy and conflict mitigation include women and 

address gender concerns in decisions about public resources and services as well as peace and political 

processes. 

HIV/AIDS: In 1990, HIV prevalence was around 18% in the adult population. This percentage has 

declined significantly since then, leveling off at 7% in the sero-survey results released in 2005. Despite 

this success, UNAIDS estimates that there are more than 70,000 new infections every year in Uganda, 

including nearly 16,000 children. Of all Ugandans infected, an estimated 85% are between the ages of 15 

and 49; more than 50% are women and over 15% are children. Uganda now has a mature, generalized 

HIV epidemic with more women than men infected. There is a well-established multi-sectoral response to 

achieve higher quality of life, equitable access to services, and stronger systems. Programs support the 

Ministry of Health system, but are also implemented through the Ministries of Education and Gender, the 

private sector and civil society organizations. USAID has supported over 35,000 people on ARVs so far 
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and will continue to reach thousands of people who need palliative care, and expand programs for 

orphans and vulnerable children. Innovative prevention programs targeted to reach youth have been 

carried out in Ugandan schools and through peer groups. Other key areas include expanding laboratory 

services, and strengthening commodity supply, logistics and information systems. 
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FY 2006 Program 

SO: 617-007 Expanded Sustainable Economic Opportunities for Rural Sector Growth 

Improve Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources & Biodiversity 

Improve Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biodiversity ($3,933,000 DA; $150,000 prior 

year ESF). USAID reduces the threats to fragile forest, woodland and aquatic ecosystems, and the 

biodiversity therein, through a combination of conservation, environmental management, and enterprise 

development approaches. Specifically, the program supports explicit efforts to reduce the threats to 

biodiversity in the Ugandan portion of the Albertine Rift Valley of southwestern and western Uganda. 

USAID is accomplishing this by improving land management and the sustainable use of natural 

resources, by resolving resource-based conflict within local communities bordering protected areas, and 

by stimulating economic opportunities in these poverty-stricken and overpopulated districts. USAID funds 

training for farmers and resource users in soil conservation, land management, agro-forestry technologies 

and value-added processing. Assistance is being provided to initiate and sustain income-generating 

activities, including ecotourism and sustainable timber harvesting, the environmentally sustainable 

production of arabica coffee, aquaculture and other agricultural crops. Support is also given to improve 

enforcement and compliance of national and local environment and biodiversity conservation laws. 

Principal contractors and grantees: Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) (prime), Wildlife Conservation 

Society, African Wildlife Fund and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (subs). 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity ($6,971,000 DA). USAID seeks to raise the incomes of 220,000 

rural households by increasing the productivity and marketing of key food and cash crops such as coffee, 

cotton, grains (maize, rice, and barley), oilseeds (sunflower and sesame), flowers, spices (vanilla and 

cardamom), cooking bananas (matooke) and fish. Activities involve the development and transfer of 

improved agricultural technology and practices (including biotechnology and aquaculture), the 

establishment and strengthening of producer organizations, improvements in input delivery, an expansion 

of rural financial services and the development of competitive agricultural and rural enterprises. This will 

be accomplished by utilizing an integrated value chain approach and combining interventions from 

production through exports to achieve a significant multiplier impact. Principal contractors and grantees: 

Chemonics, DAI, Auburn University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) (primes). 

Increase Trade and Investment 

Increase Trade and Investment ($1,107,000 DA). USAID continues to provide technical assistance and 

training to help Uganda develop a strong trade policy and investment strategy as well as strengthen the 

ability of stakeholders in key sectors (e.g., coffee, cotton, fisheries, grains, oilseeds, cut flowers, dairy and 

tourism) to organize and collaborate as “competitive clusters.” By working together to identify and 

overcome barriers to competition in target markets, the stakeholders in these markets should increase 

sales volumes and exports. Activities promote an understanding of international trade agreements, 

position Ugandan products to attain differentiation within specific markets, and make strategic information 

on trade positioning accessible to the private sector. USAID supports the expansion of rural financial 

services, which can result in savings for education and health and provide funds to invest in new 

enterprises. This program increases access to financial services for both agricultural and non-agricultural 

enterprises. Principal contractors and grantees: Chemonics and DAI (primes). 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations. USAID’s P.L. 480 food aid, both directly 

distributed and monetized (U.S. food commodities sold on the local market to generate funds for 

development activities), makes food available at the household and community levels. Partners work with 
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120,000 rural households to increase the production of specific food and cash crops for domestic 

consumption and for sale on local and regional markets. Additionally, over 60,000 people living in 

families where at least one member has HIV/AIDS will continue to receive a monthly distribution package 

of corn-soy blend and vegetable oil. Principal contractors and grantees: Agricultural Cooperative 

Development International/Volunteers for Overseas Cooperative Alliance (ACDI/VOCA), Africare, Catholic 

Relief Services (CRS), World Vision and Save the Children Federation (primes). 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 617-007 Expanded Sustainable Economic Opportunities for Rural Sector Growth 

Improve Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources & Biodiversity 

Improve Sustainable Management Of Natural Resources and Biodiversity ($4,500,000 DA). USAID will 

continue its efforts to protect the fragile natural resources of southwestern Uganda by promoting resource 

conservation and environmentally sustainable income-generating opportunities for local populations. 

Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 2006. 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity 

Increase Agricultural Sector Productivity ($8,000,000 DA). USAID will continue efforts to increase the 

productivity and marketing of key food and cash crops (including coffee, cotton, basic grains and 

oilseeds, vanilla, and bananas). Improved aquaculture production systems will be demonstrated to 

Ugandan producers and support will be provided to develop a local fish-feed industry to support the 

fisheries industry. Principal contractors and grantees: Chemonics, DAI, and Auburn University (primes). 

Increase Trade and Investment 

Increase Trade and Investment ($1,626,000 DA). USAID will continue to provide support for the 

expansion of rural financial services and savings mobilization in rural Uganda. Principal contractors and 

grantees: Chemonics (prime). 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations 

Protect and Increase Food Security of Vulnerable Populations. USAID’s P.L. 480 program will continue 

to focus on increasing food availability for the rural poor and northern Uganda. Principal contractors and 

grantees: World Vision, Save the Children Federation, and others to be determined. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 617-008 Improved Human Capacity 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($5,925,000 DA). As part of the African Education 

Initiative, USAID provides funding for teacher training and related supplies and equipment, and technical 

assistance for curriculum and materials development, with a new focus on local languages for early 

primary school. School management is strengthened through support to school management 

committees, assistance in monitoring the quality of services, and provision of management training for 

head teachers. In addition, USAID supports special programs in early childhood education through the 

Ministry of Education and through the madrasa network of Muslim schools. HIV/AIDS and responsible 

sexual behavior, as well as issues related to girls' safety, are being addressed through age appropriate 

curriculum at the primary and secondary levels and by engaging parents and the community in activities 

to reduce vulnerability. Significant resources are being directed to conflict affected districts to support 

guidance and counseling, peace curriculum and girls' scholarships. Principal contractors and grantees: 
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Creative Associates, John Snow, Inc., and Research Triangle Institute (primes). 

Improve Child Survival, Health & Nutrition 

Improve Child Survival, Health and Nutrition ($2,560,000 CSH): USAID’s support to the Ministry of Health 

assists in implementing critical child survival interventions including immunizations, early treatment of 

childhood diseases, the implementation of community-based nutrition interventions, the provision of 

vitamins to children through food fortification and supplements, access to safe water and oral re-hydration 

salts. Support is being provided to district-level health departments and non-governmental organizations 

for training, supervision and commodity support to carry out “Child Health Days” and to implement the 

critical interventions through community outreach and health clinics. Social marketing of basic child 

survival products, such as insecticide treated bed nets and multi-vitamins, is reaching children in northern 

Uganda. Support for policy reforms is ensuring improved efficiency in the delivery of a number of child 

health services. Principal contractors and grantees: John Snow, Inc., Africare, Abt Associates and the 

International Science and Technology Institute (primes). 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($10,953,000 CSH). The President’s 

Malaria Initiative builds on current programs for home-based treatment of malaria by community outreach 

workers, intermittent preventive treatment of malaria for pregnant women, and the promotion, sale and 

distribution of insecticide treated mosquito nets. USAID provides technical support, training and funding 

for supervision to support the tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy programs for district-level activities. Technical 

support to integrate TB and HIV/AIDS at the point of service delivery is being expanded. In addition, 

USAID provides training, technical assistance and refurbishment of district-level laboratory facilities. 

These services are being expanded and strengthened in northern Uganda. Principal contractors and 

grantees: John Snow, Inc., Johns Hopkins University, and Academy for Educational Development 

(primes); malaria implementers to be determined. 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS: See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of HIV/AIDS programs. 

Support Family Planning 

Support Family Planning ($5,635,000 CSH; $2,000,000 prior year CSH). USAID provides contraceptives 

and supports their distribution to both government health clinics and by social marketing through 

commercial outlets. USAID supports training and the development and distribution of job aids for health 

workers for improved service delivery, as well as mass communication through radio and print media to 

educate the public about family planning and reproductive health. Principal contractors and grantees: 

Johns Hopkins University, Engender Health, and the Futures Group (primes). 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 617-008 Improved Human Capacity 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education 

Achieve Equitable Access to Quality Basic Education ($6,000,000 DA). Through the Africa Education 

Initiative, USAID will continue support for teacher training. Principal contractors and grantees: Same as 

FY 2006. 
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Improve Child Survival, Health & Nutrition 

Improve Child Survival, Health and Nutrition ($2,640,000 CSH). If peace is achieved in northern Uganda, 

activities will be expanded to provide access to immunization services and treatment of childhood 

illnesses for post-conflict districts. In other parts of the country, activities will continue from FY 2006. 

Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 2006. 

Prevent & Control Infectious Diseases Of Major Importance 

Prevent and Control Infectious Diseases of Major Importance ($11,020,000 CSH). USAID will support the 

scale-up of TB services in Uganda with a focus on integrating TB and HIV/AIDS service delivery and 

improving case detection and treatment in northern Uganda. Scaled-up TB activities will complement 

activities implemented through the Presidential Malaria Initiative. Principal contractors and grantees: 

Same as FY 2006 and to be determined. 

Reduce Transmission & Impact Of HIV/AIDS 

Reduce Transmission and Impact of HIV/AIDS. See the State Department Congressional Budget 

Justification, Global AIDS Initiative section, for a discussion of HIV/AIDS programs. 

Support Family Planning 

Support Family Planning ($4,852,000 CSH). USAID will increase access to long-term methods through 

social marketing, the private sector, community outreach, and advocacy focusing on the role of men and 

boys. Improved service delivery will emphasize dual protection, improved linkages between antenatal 

care and prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs, and strengthening the secondary school 

curriculum. Principal contractors and grantees: Same as FY 2006. All family planning assistance 

agreements will incorporate clauses that implement the President's directive restoring the Mexico City 

Policy. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 617-010 Increased Accountability and Broadened Democratic Participation 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($500,000 DA). USAID activities will seek to strengthen the institutional capacity 

of civil society organizations to promote anti-corruption through improving citizen awareness of the effects 

of corruption, advocacy for greater transparency, and procedural reform to limit opportunities for 

corruption. USAID will also support the development of civil society advocacy skills around issues of 

accountability and democratic participation. A focus on advocacy related to the conflict in northern 

Uganda will be another aspect of USAID's work. All assistance to strengthen civil society will be broadly 

coordinated with USAID programs and partners in health, education and economic growth. Principal 

contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties ($1,218,000 DA). Leading to 2006 elections, USAID is providing 

non-partisan support for building the capacity of Uganda's major political parties, including development 

of strategic management and advocacy skills, coalition building, community outreach and mobilization, 

policy formation and interpretation of public opinion polling. USAID will also support public dialogues, 

candidate debates and regular interaction with the parties and civil society. After the 2006 elections, 
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USAID assistance will focus on the longer term objectives of opening the political space and transitioning 

to multipartyism. This will include support to party caucuses in Parliament, including aiding them to be 

more responsive to constituency priorities, and developing constituent linkages and communication 

strategies. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Support Democratic Local Government & Decentralization 

Support Democratic Local Government and Decentralization ($660,000 DA). USAID’s decentralization 

program continues to provide assistance to 33 local governments in order to implement a new 

Government of Uganda fiscal decentralization strategy and a new and reformed local government 

procurement system. USAID’s support to local governments improves service delivery and curbs 

corruption at the local level. A current component is assisting with the Public Procurement and Disposal 

of Assets Authority in conducting an ethics and integrity survey that will be used in defining the areas 

where further support for anti-corruption activities and activities targeting implementation of the new local 

government reforms will be concentrated. Principal contractors and grantees: Associates in Rural 

Development (prime). 

Activities notified under this strategic objective are part of a new strategy statement that is pending 

approval. Should funding levels or activities included in this data sheet change substantially once the 

strategy statement is approved, a new notification will be submitted prior to the obligation of any funds. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 617-010 Increased Accountability and Broadened Democratic Participation 

Promote And Support Anti-Corruption Reforms 

Promote and Support Anti-Corruption Reforms. The Government of Uganda is currently negotiating a 

threshold agreement with the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). If signed, USAID will be 

responsible for managing and implementing this program. Uganda has proposed to MCC that funding be 

provided to reduce corruption at the national level and strengthen the anti-corruption environment. The 

program would target the incidence of corruption in procurement; endeavor to increase the rate of 

successful prosecution of corrupt public officials; and increase the active participation by civil society in 

checking and controlling both administrative and grand corruption. The program would also seek to build 

capacity for the effective implementation of the public procurement system and for detecting, 

investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating corruption cases within key government institutions. USAID 

assistance would help equip key investigative and prosecutorial agencies with technology and other 

appropriate tools, and support public awareness campaigns on the role of citizens in confronting 

corruption in the delivery of public services. These activities will be complemented by Development 

Assistance funding to support demand-side anti-corruption activities under the civil society strengthening 

program. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Strengthen Civil Society 

Strengthen Civil Society ($1,419,000 DA). USAID activities will seek to strengthen the institutional 

capacity of civil society organizations to promote anti-corruption and support the development of civil 

society advocacy skills around issues of accountability and democratic participation. A focus on advocacy 

related to the conflict in northern Uganda will continue. USAID will also work with the media to improve its 

capacity for effective investigatory reporting and coverage. All assistance to strengthen civil society will 

be broadly coordinated with USAID programs and partners in health, education and economic growth. 

Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

Strengthen Democratic Political Parties 
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Strengthen Democratic Political Parties ($1,000,000). USAID assistance will focus on developing political 

parties to work within a multiparty system. USAID will also support the development of party caucuses in 

Parliament, constituent linkages, and responsible governance in elected positions on the local and 

national level. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 

FY 2006 Program 

SO: 617-011 Mitigate Causes and Consequences of Conflict 

Mitigate Conflict and Support Peace 

Mitigate Conflict and Support Peace ($1,000,000 DA). USAID supports community resilience and 

dialogue in conflict-affected areas. The program seeks to diffuse and prevent conflicts by promoting 

reconciliation both nationally and among communities through conflict transformation strategies, such as 

participatory dialogue, peace clubs, media tolerance programming, ceremonial exchanges and solidarity 

events. USAID strives to advance peace and reconciliation processes in order to achieve a cessation of 

violent conflict in northern Uganda. USAID is positioned to provide technical assistance to the 

Government of Uganda (GOU) negotiating team, including conflict resolution and negotiation skills, 

promoting reconciliation between the GOU and the Acholi people as part of a larger national reconciliation 

process, and support to the Office of the Prime Minister to prepare a national policy and institutional 

framework for peace building and conflict resolution. USAID will seek to do more to protect internally 

displaced people and other vulnerable populations from violence, abuse, exploitation and harassment, 

including enhancing the monitoring, reporting and responding to protection issues such as attacks, 

provision of security, and gender-based violence. USAID will also seek to address the consequences 

when protection fails through psychosocial and rehabilitation programs. Principal contractors and 

grantees: Planning and Development Collaborative International (AECOM/PADCO); International Rescue 

Committee (primes), Associazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 

and Save the Children in Uganda (SCiU) (subs). 

Support Populations at Risk 

Support Populations at Risk ($300,000 DA; $800,000 CSH). USAID supports HIV/AIDS counseling and 

treatment, psychosocial support, rehabilitation, reintegration, income generating activities and skills 

training for conflict-affected populations, especially internally displaced people. USAID will expand access 

to basic social services in conflict-affected areas. In particular, USAID will increase access to health 

services: HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, malaria control interventions and programs for 

orphans and vulnerable children. USAID activities also continue to support the prevention of trafficking of 

vulnerable persons for sexual exploitation, forced labor and participation in armed conflict. Principal 

contractors and grantees: International Rescue Committee (prime), Associazione Volontari per il Servizio 

Internazionale, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and Save the Children in Uganda (SCiU) (subs); others to 

be determined. 

Activities notified under this strategic objective are part of a new strategy statement that is pending 

approval. Should funding levels or activities included in this data sheet change substantially once the 

strategy statement is approved, a new notification will be submitted prior to the obligation of any funds. 

FY 2007 Program 

SO: 617-011 Mitigate Causes and Consequences of Conflict 

Mitigate Conflict and Support Peace 

Mitigate Conflict and Support Peace ($600,000 DA). USAID will continue efforts to prevent conflicts 

through community reconciliation and conflict transformation strategies. Principal contractors and 

grantees: International Rescue Committee (prime); Associazione Volontari per il Servizio Internazionale, 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Save the Children in Uganda (SCiU) (subs), plus others to be 

determined. 
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Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor 

Protect and Increase the Assets and Livelihoods of the Poor ($700,000 DA). USAID will increase 

opportunities for self reliance through food security and livelihood programs. This will include support to 

income generation and savings and loan activities for conflict-affected populations. Given the importance 

of access to land and related issues to achieve this goal, USAID plans to also support activities for the 

documentation of land ownership, land rights and the effective management of natural resources, 

specifically in northern Uganda. Principal contractors and grantees: To be determined. 
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Results Framework 

617-007 Expanded Sustainable Economic Opportunities for Rural Sector Growth 

Program Title: Economic Growth 

 7.1: Maintain/Restore Basic Economic Activity and Livelihood 

 7.2: Increased Agricultural Productivity 

 7.3: Improved Private Sector Competitveness 

 7.4: Environmental Degradation Reduced and Critical Ecosystems Conserved 

617-008 Improved Human Capacity 

Program Title: Human Capacity 

 8.1: Effective Use of Social Sector Services 

 8.2: Increased Capacity to Sustain Social Sector Services 

 8.3: Strengthened Enabling Environment for Social Sector Services 

Discussion: ANC = ante-natal clinic 

617-009 More Effective and Participatory Governance 

Program Title: Democracy, Governance and Conflict 

 9.1: Separation and Devolution of Powers Effected 

 9.2: Participation in the Democratic Processes Increased 

 9.3: Conflict Reduced and New Conflict Prevented 

Discussion: The I.R.s and indicators have been refined as a result of new pluralism activities in the SO. 

LDGPII = Phase II of the Local Government Development Program 

617-010 Increased Accountability and Broadened Democratic Participation 

Program Title: Democracy and Governance 

617-011 Mitigate Causes and Consequences of Conflict 

Program Title: Conflict Mitigation