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USAID/Uganda Maternal Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Activity (Uganda):  MCHN will use FY 2022 MCH, FP, and Nutrition funds to support integrated, multi-sectoral maternal, newborn, and child health (MCH) and nutrition interventions cutting across the portfolio. MCHN will strengthen the Government of Uganda's performance in implementing strategies to improve MCH; water, sanitation, and hygiene; and nutrition outcomes. MCHN will contribute to health system strengthening to ensure services are accessible and affordable for all. It will focus specifically on governance and leadership, human resources for health, and data use at the national level. The key outcomes expected include: 1) improved rollout and uptake of priority MCH and nutrition strategies; 2) strengthened quality of MCH and nutrition services; 3) increased use of data to improve service delivery; 4) strengthened cooperation and coordination; and 5) good governance and leadership at national and regional levels to drive improved MCH and nutrition outcomes.MCHN will strengthen the integration and scale-up of immediate postpartum family planning during the postnatal period. It will strengthen the scale-up of key behavior change related to WASH and increased access to safe sanitation services within the health facilities. It will continue to ensure that the support provided is responsive to programming within the COVID context. It will fund activities to: 1) improve gender equality and empower women to access and use high quality health services; 2) prevent gender-based violence and address the impact of gender-based violence; 3) improve nutrition outcomes; 4) improve access and utilization of micronutrients; 5) improve access and utilization of vitamin A; and 6) improve WASH related outcomes at the household and facility level in implementation districts. By strengthening resilient health systems at national and sub-national level, the activity will respond to climate related service delivery disruptions..
Development Innovation Ventures (DIV): Smoothing the Costs of Education: Microsavings in Ugandan Primary Schools Stage 1: Proof of Concept - Ugandas primary school enrollment rates have increased dramatically as a result of the country's Universal Primary Education strategy, introduced in 1997, which significantly reduced school fees. Unfortunately, even small purchases such as pens and exercise books continue to prevent Ugandan youth from reaching their full potential. As many as 68 percent of enrolled children drop out before completing elementary school, and the majority do so for financial reasons. Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) and Yale Economist Dean Karlan are conducting research on a Super Savers Program, which encourages students to deposit change into savings boxes to help students and their families save for school fees. The project will help gain a more precise understanding of the financial barriers to high student retention, and how to address them.
Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda-Lango Region (RHITES-Lango) RHITES N-LANGO: The purpose of this contract is to increase the effective use of sustainable health services in the Lango Region of Northern Uganda through progress in the following key result areas: 1) Increased availability and accessibility of health services in facilities and communities; 2) Improved health system for quality services in facilities and communities; 3) Increased adoption of health behaviors by communities and individuals.
Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in South West Uganda (RHITES SW) (Uganda):  RHITES-SW supports 18 districts, with approximately 4.6 million people. While portions of the HIV and TB portfolio have already transitioned to local partners, in its last year, RHITES-SW will support completing the integrated high-quality maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH); family planning (FP); tuberculosis (TB); nutrition; and water, hygiene, and sanitation (WASH) interventions in these districts. With $ 400,000 in FY 2021 funds, four areas will be prioritized: consolidating the high-impact, evidence-based interventions; strengthening community-level interventions to increase demand and uptake of quality health services; health system strengthening to improve health services; and strengthening health information systems including data collection, completeness, and utilization. .To ensure continuation of services in the current  COVID-19 pandemic, RHITES-SW will align its interventions and responses, including COVID-19 vaccine rollout, based on the Ugandan Ministry of Health guidelines. This will include targeted provision of personal protective equipment for service providers and beneficiaries of MNCH, FP, TB, and nutrition services..RHITES-SW will engage with all stakeholders and beneficiaries to identify, plan, and implement local solutions to health challenges. RHITES-SW will promote commitment and capacity to provide high-quality health services..
Livelihoods and Enterprises for Agricultural development (LEAD). LEAD was initially designed to catalyze the transformation of Ugandas agricultural economy by facilitating competitiveness in select agricultural value chains. Following a successful mid-term evaluation, LEAD focused activities on the three FtF value chainsmaize, beans, and coffeeand modified its approach be more facilitative versus intervening directly. LEAD activities focus on private sector agro-input suppliers and commodity buyers to generate sustainable benefits for large numbers of smallholder farmers through better, more business-oriented relations with farmers as their customers and suppliers. Employing a light touch facilitation approach to ensure ownershipand therefore sustainability of resultsLEAD provides a combination of technical assistance and cost-sharing (underwriting initial risk of new approaches and technologies) in different combination, encouraging innovations such as developing market entry strategies, assisting early-adopter target firms to scale-up, producing case studies and presentations at industry forums, and hiring field agents to market inputs and to promote and buy high-quality produce. Such successes promote sustainability and encourage emulation by other firms. Coupled with the facilitative value-chain approach, LEAD employs an adaptive planning processcollaboration, learning, adaptationthat allows periodic evaluation of project interventions and gaps, allowing adjustments to the implementation and significantly increasing the effectiveness of the strategy. This built-in learning process allows for quick incorporation of new information and opportunities, which leads to improved project performance and results.
Communication for Healthy Communities ( CHC) (Uganda):  The Communication for Healthy Communities (CHC) activity provides strategic social and behavior change communication (SBCC) support across USAID/Uganda's health and HIV portfolios. With FY 2018 funds, the activity will support Government of Uganda (GOU) and USG implementing partners to design and implement high quality SBCC interventions to increase the use of family planning (FP), including long-acting and reversible contraceptive methods targeting youth and women; improve nutrition behaviors and practices, especially in the first 1,000 days after an infant's birth; increase recognition of danger signs during pregnancy; improve uptake of antenatal care within the first 16 weeks of pregnancy; improve early and prompt health-seeking behavior at facilities for maternal, newborn, and childhood illnesses; increase prompt treatment of malaria in children; improve malaria prevention behaviors including the use of insecticide treated nets; increase tuberculosis treatment completion; and strengthen risk communication for the mitigation, preparation, and response to emerging pandemic threats and infectious disease outbreaks in Uganda... .
Uganda Health Supply Chain (UHSC) (Uganda):  UHSC aims to increase the availability, accessibility and appropriate use of essential medicines and health supplies (EMHS) through reform of national policies and strategies to maximize efficiency, transparency and equity in use of EMHS resources and country capacity building for effective management of supply chain operations. Expected results in FY2015 include: advocating for revision in health care budget allocation; continuation of action on improving access to life-saving medicines for women and children; expansion of performance assessment, supervision and reporting system nationally; introduction/implementation integrated logistics management information system for improved data availability at all levels; and continued progress in integrating health commodity management in pre-service curricula.
Health Care Waste Management Activity (Uganda):  The Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) activity will be implemented by Green Label Services Limited (GLSL), a local Ugandan-owned hazardous waste management firm. The activity will be funded with $400,000 in FY 2021 and will use a health systems strengthening approach to remediate the potential human health and environmental impacts of maternal, newborn, child health, and family planning related hazardous health care waste, through safe and proper segregation, collection, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal. This activity will be conducted in accordance with the National Environmental Management Authority, the Ministry of Health, and USAID's environment compliance standards. The HCWM activity will also provide technical assistance to selected health facilities so they become models of excellence for HCWM practices and can be emulated by other health facilities during the life of the activity. .
Feed the Future (FTF) Agricultural Inputs Activity (Uganda):  The Agricultural Inputs Activity will increase the responsible use of high-quality agriculture inputs through improving private sector supply chain management, decreasing the prevalence of counterfeit products, and raising awareness of the benefits of quality inputs use through advanced marketing and sales techniques in rural Uganda. Activities include: (1) strengthening relationships between actors in the inputs supply chain; (2) assisting suppliers and retailers with inventory management; (3) marketing, and sales force promotion; (4) increasing the use of verified products and tamper proof packaging; (5) improving the technical capacity of input retailers; (6) improving the capacity of domestic inputs industry associations, and (7) scaling up production and dissemination of improved varieties of maize and beans.  The activity will also support climate change adaptation through dissemination of improved agronomic practices and technologies that will help farmers build resilience to the adverse effects of climate change.
Local Partner Warehousing and Distribution Activity USAID warehouse and distrubtion partnership with Join Medical Store (JMS)
Organizational Development Services Organizational Development Services that will enable USAID/Uganda to deepen its practice of the behaviors indicated in its Mission of Leaders Charter
WFP's Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO) - Uganda WFP's Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO) - Uganda
Private Health Support (PHS) (Uganda):  .This activity mobilizes the private sector to provide high-quality health services from private-for-profit and private not-for-profit providers. It collaborates across all sectors to expand availability of services by private providers; increase affordability of services; and improve private health facilities and services across a range of RMNCH, nutrition and HIV services. It provides technical assistance to the private sector to build structures to regulate and monitor quality and compliance according to standards, report to the national HMIS, network and coordination. It engages in discussions around national health policy, resource allocation and programming for sustained delivery of quality services, and supports the professional medical councils, the Ministry of Health, Public-Private Partnership for Health, and district coordinating committees to provide expertise, enhance quality standards, improve access to credit, support accreditation and provide leadership......
Construction Oversight and Financial Management Acquire the services of a qualified architect-engineer firm (A&E consultant) under the Global A&E IDIQ 7200AA21D00011, to provide construction oversight as well as financial management consulting services in support of Northern Uganda develop
Akimorikin (coming together) activity Akimorikin (coming together) activity, a conflict mitigation and management activity in the Karamoja region. Akimorikin will strengthen institutional capacity for effective Early Warning and Early Response in Karamoja. IRCs peace building program incorporates a strong gender dimension, contributing to the UNSCRs 1325 & 1820, and the Government of Uganda National Action Plan in support of these resolutions. The program objectives are achieved through strong partnerships with local Civil Society Organizations, government institutions and IGADs CEWERU in Uganda. IRCs peace building work covers the districts of Amudat, Nakapiripirit, Moroto, Napak and Kotido.
Bridge for Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Emergency Plan Program (MEEPP Bridge) Bridge for Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Emergency Plan Program (MEEPP Bridge). The intent of this extension is to perform a seamless continuation of the services contracted under the original MEEPP program at the same rates and level of effort.
Northern Uganda Health Integration to Enhance Services - (NUHITES (Uganda):  NUHITES implements an integrated health program in 15 districts in northern Uganda at facility and community levels. This activity will be supported by $6,184,000 in Global Health Program ($800,000 in TB, $1,084,000 in Malaria, $2,700,000 in MCH, $1,000,000 in Family Planning and Reproductive Health and $600,000 in Nutrition), as well as PEPFAR funds. The project goal is improved and sustained health and nutrition status of the northern Uganda population through: district-based system strengthening and integrated services for HIV/AIDS; TB; malaria; maternal, newborn and child health; reproductive health and family planning; and nutrition.  The expected outcome for the NUHITES project at the end of the five years is to contribute to the reduction of health mortality and morbidity and further prevent occurrences of infectious diseases in the target area.
USAID Power Africa Uganda Electricity Supply Accelerator Activity USAID Power Africa Uganda Electricity Supply Accelerator seeks to support the Government of Uganda (GOU) efforts to accelerate investments in cleaner energy (CE) as a means to increase electricity generation capacity and expand electricity access among rural and urban communities.
HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Services HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Services
Teacher Rotation and Student Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Uganda This project seeks to incentivize public school teachers in one Ugandan school district by rewarding instructors whose students improve their standardized test scores. Under this plan, the highest-performing teachers have the opportunity to transfer to the next teaching assignment of their choice, and many other high performers have that option as well.
Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local Governance, Infrastructure, and Livelihoods (NUDEIL) Project Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local Governance Infrastructure and Livelihoods (NUDEIL): A Northern Uganda program intended to support the Government of Uganda (GOU) through the provision of technical support to improve district government capacity in engineering design, procurement process, financial mangement, tranparent reporting and public outreach.
Infrastructure for Biodiversity USAID/Uganda Architect & Engineering (A&E) Design and Construction Management Services / MBW Consulting
Rehabilitation Expansion of Kitgum and Pader water supply systems The objective of this project is to assist the local authorities with: (i) The re-establishment of water supply services through the provision of the required infrastructure. (ii) Building capacity of the private operators and the local authorities.
USAID ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN NORTH EAST (OVC NORTH EAST) ACTIVITY usaid orphans and vulnerable children north east (ovc north east) activity
G2G Support to the Government of Uganda Maternal and child health funding to support the Government of Uganda
Malaria Action Project for Districts (MAPD) (Uganda):  The objective of MAPD is to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Health's National Malaria Control Division and District Health Management Teams, by implementing a package of high-impact malaria interventions that focus on community prevention. These interventions include the use of long lasting insecticide treated bed nets, prevention of malaria during pregnancy, strengthening of diagnostics and treatment of malaria,  strengthening surveillance, and reporting. These interventions aim to decrease malaria morbidity and mortality in 52 (central, midwest, and west-Nile) target districts.The activity protects approximately 13 million people from the effects of malaria and will receive an allocation of $4,265,189 in FY 2020 funds. ...
Rights and Rule of Law (Uganda):  The Rights and Rule of Law (RROL) activity implemented by Freedom House supports judicial independence, effective civil society, human rights advocacy, and media freedom in Uganda. As the space for civil society and the media to operate especially in the areas of freedom of assembly and expression is expected to continue shrinking, the role of the judiciary, civil society and media will be critical in addressing rights and rule of law issues in Uganda. With FY 2017 funds, the activity will support that role through human rights training of women judges, judicial officials and journalists. It will support continuous professional development opportunities for judges and magistrates, civil society and media actors and also support strategic litigation to uphold human rights. RROL will also continue to work with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex organizations that work with state institutions, and other non-state actors in the promotion of human rights.
Education Management Information System (EMIS) Program Support to MoES to develop functional and comprehensive EMIS-GIS database solution at headquarters and district level. Objectives include: 1) Re-orient the EMIS-GIS towards local governments, schools and communities as its primary clients. 2) Improve the capacity to collect and use information at MoES headquarters and at district level 3) Increase local demand for information to improve Uganda's education system.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Program (Uganda):  MELP will continue to strengthen USAID/Uganda's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) function; improve USAID's organizational practices and capacity for learning and adaptation; and strengthen coordination, collaboration and synergy within the Mission and with other key stakeholders. In FY 2015, MELP will continue to provide technical assistance, mentoring, training and capacity building to Mission and implementing partner staff to strengthen systems and practices in M&E, learning, and adaptation.  MELP will also continue to work to strengthen the Health Management Information System (HMIS) at national and sub-national levels.  It will also facilitate the development of professional relationships and network-building with relevant to create meaningful relationships and coalitions around particular bodies of specialized development knowledge to enhance both USAID and the GOU's development interventions.
Northern Uganda Malaria, AIDS & Tuberculosis Programme (NUMAT) Northern Uganda Malaria, AIDS & Tuberculosis Programme (NUMAT) was a 6-year, offsite icon USAID-funded project designed to expand access to and utilization of HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria prevention, treatment, care, and support activities in conflict-affected districts of Northern Uganda. Over the course of the project, NUMAT expanded the geographic coverage and populations served by strengthening local government responses, expanding the role of communities in planning implementation and monitoring activities, and building upon existing networks.
DIV award - Lively Minds DIV award - Lively Minds: Low cost early childhood development intervention involving mother-led play schemes
Performance and Impact Evaluation of Literacy and Health Education Program (Uganda):  The LARA P&IE service contract will provide technical assistance to conduct a performance and impact evaluation of the five-year Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity (LARA) in Uganda (RFA 617-15-00009).  One major purpose of this performance and impact evaluation is to explore the extent to which intended outcomes are being achieved, and the effectiveness of different program approaches and interventions. The impact evaluation will test the extent to which the program's activities improve reading skills and retention in primary grades.  A particular focus will be the activity's interventions that address student safety and school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), and to what extent these interventions result in measurable impact on student learning, specifically early grade reading.
Long Term Family Planning Bridge Activity (LTFP) (Uganda):  This is a bridge activity using $9M from USAID and $11M from DFID between the Expanding Access to Long Term and Permanent Methods (LAPM) for Family Planning (FP) Program and its follow-on. It will increase the breadth and depth of FP service delivery in Uganda through 1) expanding geographic coverage and reach of FP services; 2) increasing affordability, particularly the provision of LAPM; 3) strengthening the capacity of the public sector to deliver LAPM; and 4) integrating reproductive health services with HIV testing, STI treatment, and cervical cancer screening (CCS). In FY2015, LTFP will use mobile outreach teams to provide FP services in 111 districts, and integrate HIV testing and CCS in 16 districts. It will also strengthen local health systems by embedding 75 dedicated providers at hospital-level public or Private Not-For-Profit health facilities to sustainably provide services - mentoring, improving stock management, integrating FP, and engaging district leadership. This activity will also include demand creation activities and SBCC to address barriers to the uptake of FP services.  This activity will also include demand creation activities and SBCC activities using channels such as the print and electronic media, person-to-person communications, communications group discussions, and mobile technology to address barriers to the uptake of FP services in all districts of Uganda.
HIV/AIDS Evaluation, Assessment, and Formative Research From 2008 to 2010, the Population Council and its partners implemented the HIV/AIDS Evaluation, Assessment, and Formative Research project to take stock of key HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs at various stages of operation in order to extract lessons learned, best practices, and remaining challenges. Within the project, studies focused on programs that sought to increase the role of families and communities in the national HIV response, identify the needs and risk factors of orphans and other vulnerable children, and improve the efficacy of programs for youth, people living with HIV, and hospice care.
Agriculture and Markets Support Program Agriculture and Markets Support Program: The purpose of the AMS activity is to increase the supply of quality, toxin-free grain for humanitarian assistance and for sale in local markets, and help farmers take a more commercial approach to agriculture and thereby increase their income.