Saferworld - Addressing Conflict Drivers in Uganda 2020-2024 - Saferworld - FR 2023 Saferworld -Hantera konflikt och konfliktorsaker i Uganda 2020-2024 Saferworld har ansökt till Sida om finansierng om 55 000 000 sek för att genomföra ett 3-årigt program med titeln ”Adressing conflict drivers in Uganda 2020-2023”.

Programmet som Saferworld kommer att genomföra tillsammans med deras partner Transcultural-psycho-social Organisation (TPO) syftar till att bidra till mer fredliga, säkra och motståndskraftiga samhällen i Uganda. De kommer att samverka med olika samhällsstrukturer och -grupper, formella och informella beslutandestrukturer och det civila samhället för att söka lösa konflikter och bygga fred.

Specifikt syftar programmet till att uppnå tre resultat (outcomes) enligt nedan;

1 – riskutsatta grupper (inklusive kvinnor, ungdomar, flyktingar, värdar och andra marginaliserade grupper) i minst 14 distrikt som kan påverkas av konflikt ska identifiera, prioritera, analysera, övervaka och vidta samordnade åtgärder för att bemöta lokala konflikter och deras bakomliggande orsaker, genom antingen befintliga eller nya fredsbyggande strukturer.

2 - Formella och informella myndigheter som ansvarar för att bygga fred, säkerhet, rättvisa och psykosocial läkning på lokal, distrikts- och nationell nivå, ska samråda mer med lokalsamhällen om identifierade konfliktfrågor, stödja samhällsstrukturer för fredsbyggande när det gäller att bemöta konflikter och införliva de samhällsfrågor som påverkar riskutsatta och marginaliserade grupper i deras respons.

3 – Civilsamhällesorganisationer samarbetar för att påverka relevanta processer för fred, säkerhet och rättvisa och beslutsfattande på distrikts-, regional och nationell nivå (även inkluderat givare och den privata sektorn), och kopplar dem till lokalsamhällens problem och prioriteringar, och för att inlemma konfliktkänsliga arbetsmetoder i sin verksamhet och sina program.

Programmet kommer att ta upp fyra viktiga konfliktorsaker nämligen naturresurser, otillräcklig övergångsrättvisa, bristfälliga valprocesser och flyktingtillströmning. I programmet tas hänsyn till konfliktorsakernas sammankopplade och cykliska karaktär och man föreslår ett brett spektrum av fredsbyggande lösningar på flera nivåer, samhälls-, distrikts-, regional- och nationsnivå.

Programmet kommer att genomföras i 14 distrikt i fyra delregioner i Uganda nämligen;  Lamwo, Amuru och Nwoya i norra Uganda; Yumbe, Adjumani, Arua och Moyo i West Nile; Moroto, Nakapiripit, Kaabong och Amudat i Karamoja; Kasese, Buliisa och Hoima i västra Uganda/Rwenzori-regionen. De primära kriterierna för valet av de 14 distrikten är förekomsten av flera sammanlänkade och ej hanterade konfliktorsaker. Saferworld  has applied to Sida for funding of 55,000,000SEK to implement a programme titled "Addressing Drivers of Conflict in Uganda."  for three (3) years. 

The programme which will be implemented with Saferworld's partner, Transcultural-psycho-social Organisation, aims to contribute to more peaceful, secure and resilient communities in Uganda, through working with and supporting communities, formal and informal authorities and civil society to work together to build peace and resolve conflicts.

Specifically, the programme aims to achieve three outcomes as shown below;
 
Outcome 1 - Communities (including women, youth, refugees, hosts and other marginalized groups) at risk of- and/or affected by conflict in at least 14 districts identify, prioritise, analyse, monitor and take coordinated action to respond to local conflict issues and their root causes, through existing and/or new community peace building structures.

Outcome 2 - Formal and informal authorities responsible for building peace, security, justice and psychosocial healing at local, district and national levels, consult more with communities on identified conflict issues, support community peace building structures in responding to conflict issues, and incorporate community concerns (including issues affecting marginalized groups) into their related responses.

Outcome 3 – Civil Society Organisations work together to influence relevant peace, security and justice processes and decision-making at district/regional and national levels, including donors and private sector, connecting them to communities’ concerns and priorities; and to incorporate conflict sensitive practices into their activities and programmes.

It will address four major conflict drivers namely natural resources, inadequate transitional justice processes, flawed electoral processes and refugee influx. It  notes the interconnected and cyclic nature of conflict drivers and proposes a wide range of peacebuilding solutions at multiple levels including community, district, regional and national levels.

The programme will be implemented in 14 districts across four sub-regions in Uganda namely;  Lamwo, Amuru and Nwoya in northern Uganda; Yumbe, Adjumani, Arua and Moyo in West Nile; Moroto, Nakapiripit, Kaabong and Amudat in Karamoja; Kasese, Buliisa and Hoima in Western Uganda/Rwenzori region. The primary criteria for the selection of the 14 districts is the presence of unaddressed multiple and interlinked conflict drivers. The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to more peaceful, secure and resilient communities in Uganda. At the outcome level, it is hoped that communities, formal and informal authorities and civil society in target locations, work together across conflict divides to build peace and resolve conflicts.
This programme is rooted in Saferworld’s organisational change model, which identifies three essential conditions for peace:1) That people play an active role in preventing and transforming conflict and building peace; 2) That people with influence use their power to promote inclusive, just and equitable societies.3) That people have access to fair and effective paths to address the grievances and inequalities that drive conflict
Therefore to achieve the overall programme goal, Saferworld will focus on three outcomes organised by the actor categories namely, communities, formal and informal authorities and Civil Society Organisations. Saferworld will work with and influence these actors to address underlying drivers of conflict and insecurity. The outcome areas are; 
Outcome 1: Communities (including women, youth, refugees, hosts and other marginalized groups) at risk of- and/or affected by conflict in at least 14 districts identify, prioritise, analyse, monitor and take coordinated action to respond to local conflict issues and their root causes, through existing and/or new community peace building structures.
Outcome 2: Formal and informal authorities responsible for building peace, security and justice at local, district and national levels, consult more with communities on identified conflict issues, support community peace building structures in responding to conflict issues, and incorporate community concerns (including issues affecting marginalized groups) into their related responses.
Outcome 3: CSOs work together to influence relevant peace, security and justice processes and decision-making at district/regional and national levels, including donors and private sector, connecting them to communities’ concerns and priorities; and to incorporate conflict sensitive practices into their activities and programmes