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Graduating to Resilience (Uganda):  The Graduating to Resilience activity is a seven year, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance-funded development food security activity targeting both Congolese refugees and vulnerable Ugandan households in the Kamwenge district of Western Uganda. The activity uses the "graduation into sustainable livelihoods approach"-an intervention that helps extremely poor households overcome multiple deprivations, increase consumption, and develop sustainable livelihoods. The graduation approach is a proven strategy designed to promote economic inclusion through a combination of precise targeting and conditional assistance that is delivered in a series of carefully sequenced interventions. It focuses on building the confidence, capabilities, economic assets, and agency of extremely poor individuals and households in order to improve their resilience to shocks and facilitate their escape from extreme poverty..
HIV/AIDS - Assistance for HIV/AIDS Increase the availability and use of proven life-saving interventions that address the major killers of mothers and children and improve their health and nutrition status, including effective maternity care and management of obstetric complications; prevention services including newborn care, routine immunization, polio eradication, safe water and hygiene, and micronutrients; improved maternal, infant and young child feeding; and treatment of life-threatening childhood illnesses.
Strengthening Local Government Response to Vulnerable Children (SLGRVC) Strengthening Local Government Response to Vulnerable Children (SLGRVC)
Humanitarian Food Assistance General food assistance in the form of cash transfers and local procurement of food to 1,355,328 beneficiaries.
HIV/AIDS - Palliative Care: Basic Health Care and Support - Assistance for HIV/AIDS PEPFAR: HIV/AIDS - Basic health care and support, which includes: all clinic-based and home/community-based activities for HIV-infected adults, children, and their families that are aimed at optimizing the quality of life for HIV-infected clients and their families throughout t - Assistance for HIV/AIDS
ERP Supply Chain Soft Ware (Uganda):  Providing USAID commodities through the National Medical Stores (NMS) has provided the agency with the opportunity to help optimize NMS' supply chain system as it fulfills its mandate to procure, warehouse, and distribute commodities to the public sector. The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software has recently been procured and installed at NMS. This activity will receive $250,000 in FY 2021 funding to provide national level supply chain system support  and subnational roll out of the system. The activity will receive additional support from PEPFAR that is not captured in the OP. Successful implementation of the ERP software will ensure accountability for public health commodities, which include reproductive health, family planning, and malaria commodities, and will strengthen national systems for improved supply chain management. The activity will continue to integrate the ERP package that incorporates all supply chain management data for NMS. .
Agribusiness initiative (ABi Trust) (Uganda):  USAID Uganda is contributing to Uganda's agriculture/agribusiness sector by improving the performance and competitiveness of the bean, coffee and maize value-chains through a co-operation agreement with the Royal Danish Embassy.  These are the three focus-commodity value chains of the Uganda Mission's Feed the Future program.  Activities are addressing the principal weaknesses in the three value chains by improving inputs supply and quality, production, internal and external marketing, storage, post-harvest handling and processing and financial services, to make the commodity value chains more competitive and better able to meet local, regional and international market standards.  Results expected over this project's life are improved income and food security of up to 400,000 smallholder farming households, increased volume of traded agricultural produce, improved quality of coffee, maize and beans, the provision of new farming/agribusiness loans to some 35,000 clients, and enabling access by an expected 20,000 smallholder farmers to savings' facilities.
Public Accountability (SSPA) Activity The purpose of USAID's strengthening systems and public accountability (SSPA) activity is to improve service delivery through strengthened accountability, deepened public participation and oversight, transparency and reduced corruption.
Biodiversity Trust Fund (Uganda):  .The Uganda Biodiversity fund supports sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation in Uganda. The activity will invite private sector actors to engage in conservation and strengthen public institutions and local organizations to manage natural resources, including biodiversity, effectively.  In 2018, USAID/Uganda initiated a modification of the existing USAID/Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund (UBTF) award to include provisions that would enable a transition award to the Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF), the conservation trust fund created under the UBTF Activity.  Following completion of the UBTF Activity, USAID/Uganda will initiate the UBF transition award using FY 2018 funds.  The goal of this award is to support Ugandan-led development by enhancing the UBF's role as a catalyst for private conservation financing and an apex partner for local conservation organizations through the mobilization of small grants.  These grants will be aimed at stimulating grassroots conservation efforts in Uganda's key biodiversity areas and will demonstrate UBF's effectiveness to potential private sector donors, which will support UBF's transition to a self-sustaining entity.  The prime awardee of the existing UBTF activity, the Wildlife Conservation Society, will remain engaged on the transition award as a sub-awardee to provide technical guidance..... .
Strengthening Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Response in East Central Uganda (STAR-EC) Strengthening Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS Responses in East and Central Uganda (STAR-EC) is a five-year, $55 million program awarded in March 2009. Its main focus is strengthening Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, care and treatment in six districts in East Central Uganda ( Bugiri Iganga, Kaliro Kamuli Mayuge and Namutumba). STAR-EC aims to achieving the following result areas: 1) increased uptake of comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB services; 2) decentralized service delivery systems strengthened for improved uptake of quality HIV/AIDS and TB services; 3) quality HIV/AIDS and TB services delivered in all supported health facilities and community organizations; 4) networks, linkages, and referral systems established or strengthened with and between health facilities and communities to improve access to and uptake of comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB services; and 5) increased demand for comprehensive HIV/AIDS and TB prevention, care and treatment services.
Feed the Future (FTF) Biosafety Activity Follow-on The new Feed the Future Uganda Biosafety Activity will build on the gains made in the recent past to advance progress of the biosafety law in Parliament and build momentum among farmers and other stakeholders to advocate for biotechnology in Uganda. The biosafety activity will also build the necessary networks and partnerships among biotechnology stakeholders. The activity will also strengthen capacity of government regulatory systems to enforce biosafety and biotechnology development.The overall objective of this activity is to develop a strong and effective biosafety system supporting research, development, farmer access, and adoption of appropriate biotechnology products. Specific objectives include: Strengthening biosafety policy and regulatory systems implementation;Increasing stakeholder awareness on the role of biotechnology in agricultural development;andImproving the Government of Uganda's biosafety management and enforcement capabilities.
Better Outcomes for Children in the Northern & Eastern Uganda The purpose of this activity is to enable more OVC, youth and their caregivers in Uganda, and particularly in Eastern and Northern Regions, to access core services for improving health, nutrition, food security, education, and psychosocial well-being and to prevent and respond to child abuse, exploitation and neglect.
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRHH) Strengthening Project (Uganda):  The Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) Strengthening Project is a Government-to-Government award that supports the Government of Uganda in its efforts to bridge the gap between the central and district levels of the health system. This activity will enhance the oversight and coordination functions of the Ministry of Health at lower levels to maximize effectiveness and efficiency gains. $150,000 in FY2021 funding from family planning (FP) and Maternal Child Health (MCH) will be used to leverage PEPFAR support to the activity to make it possible to build a regional platform for quality improvement in family planning service delivery, maternal newborn and child health services including Maternal Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response, in addition to enhancing WASH behavior change and institutional sanitation services. FP, MCH and PEPFAR funding will go towards cross-cutting Health Systems Support.  .Using a "hub and spoke" approach, MRRH will prioritize quality improvement initiatives in the region and serve as a center of excellence for reproductive, FP, maternal, neonatal, adolescent and child health services in the 11 districts in the Ankole region. MRRH will act as a regional hub to coordinate capacity-building in the region, and as a central platform for sustainable skills transfer to the lower health facilities, including general hospitals and health centers. .MRRH will prioritize the following areas: implementation of improved regional hospital-district patient referral and information flow; data driven decision making and knowledge management; standardization of supportive supervision and policy dissemination, quality assurance, and district and regional level planning and coordination; efficient use of e-health strategic information systems; and performance monitoring and management (including maternal perinatal death surveillance and response). MRRH also focuses on sharing experiences and best practices across districts. .
Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Agriculture activity (Uganda):  This activity partners with private and public sector institutions to improve the enabling environment for agricultural development, trade with American small businesses and national security interests. It is an integral part of the Feed the Future initiative, and contributes to achieving sustainable increases in agriculture sector incomes and trade. It aims to: 1) remove policy and regulatory constraints to increase trade capacity for American and local companies, agricultural production, processing, and  marketing of goods; 2) strengthen capacity of Government of Uganda (GOU) institutions to facilitate agricultural development and trade, which addresses concerns of marginalized populations susceptible to social unrest; 3) strengthen capacity of GOU institutions to respond to adverse weather impacts on agriculture; and 4) enhance capacity of Ugandan private sector and civil society institutions to contribute to policy decisions related to agricultural development, and trade.
Tuberculosis Increase availability and use of proven nutrition interventions to reduce mortality, morbidity, and food insecurity, including nutrition education to improve maternal diets, nutrition during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, and infant and young child feeding practices; fortified or biofortified staple foods, specialized food products, and community gardens to improve consumption of quality food; and delivery of nutrition services including micronutrient supplementation and community management of acute malnutrition. Strengthen host country capacity by advancing supportive nutrition and food security policies and improving nutrition information systems.
Laboratory HIV Services Procure and deliver VL/EID reagents, controls, and sample collection items needed to provide laboratory services for persons with HIV in Uganda.
Countering Torture Activity Countering torture activity aims to prevent and combat torture in Uganda by improving implementation of laws, policies and mechanisms, and to support torture survivors to access justice and rehabilitation services.
OVC Kampala Activity The purpose of this activity is to prevent new HIV infections and provide care for OVC and their caregivers in Kampala district. The OVC Kampala Activity will address critical barriers to HIV service access, uptake, and adherence and scale up access to high-impact HIV prevention services, improving health and social well-being outcomes among OVC and AGYW and their families.
Technical Management Services for the Civil Society Fund (CSF) Through the second activity, the Civil Society Fund Technical Management Agent project, ensured the harmonization of fund operational procedures and provides technical and institutional management services of the fund. This included providing technical support to the funds civil society organization and local government grantees, large-scale and equitable geographic coverage of grantee activities, and high-quality service delivery, as well as strengthening civil society organization leadership and management. Civil society organizations were supported to implement activities that support national HIV/AIDS and orphans and other vulnerable children responses. The areas covered included prevention, care, protection and support to affected and infected populations, and treatment.
An Entrepreneurial Model of Community Health Delivery in Uganda Despite a substantial decline in child mortality in recent years, millions of children still die from preventable diseases every year. In this study in rural Uganda, researchers evaluate the impact of a micro-franchise model, which incentivizes door-to-door health workers, on under-five mortality rates.
Defeat TB (Uganda):  With $1,850,000 in FY 2021 funds, Defeat TB will provide technical assistance to the National TB program, USAID implementing partners, and focus districts to reduce Uganda's TB burden and contribute to the U.S. Government and World Health Organization's End TB Strategy, which seeks to end the global TB epidemic by 2035. The activity works directly with the Ministry of Health leadership to address the high TB burden in Uganda and focuses on finding missing TB cases through effective community and facility-based interventions. .The activity will partner with other U.S. Government-supported TB and HIV partners. This coordination includes: providing support to the National TB Leprosy program to improve the quality of the current Multi Drug-Resistant-TB program, developing and implementing strategies that mitigate impact of COVID-19, increasing screening and detection of all forms of TB, improving early treatment initiation and successful treatment completion, and strengthening community systems to support the continuum of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. .
Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local Governance, Infrastructure, and Livelihoods (NUDEIL) Support Services Under this 18-month project, ACTED will support the overall objectives of the Northern Uganda Development of Enhanced Local Governance, Infrastructure, and Livelihoods (NUDEIL) program, a small-scale government-to-government pilot infrastructure-rehabilitation program. ACTED will provide direct support to assist the District Local Governments to achieve their NUDEIL Operational Plans (NOP) and quality assurance oversight. This will lead to the construction or rehabilitation of more than 270 kilometres of road, 22.5 kilometres of road structures, 81 building structures and 252 water points.
Program for Accelerated Control of TB in Karamoja (PACT Karamoja) Program for Accelerated Control of TB in Karamoja (PACT-Karamoja) will implement innovative and sustainable locally generated solutions to improve TB services in the Karamoja region.
Youth Leadership for Agriculture Activity (Uganda):  .The Youth Leadership for Agriculture activity increases economic opportunities for Ugandan female and male youth, ages 10 to 35, in agriculture-related fields to increase incomes and build entrepreneurship, leadership and workforce readiness. The activity aims to: 1) increase incomes of youth working in agricultural value chains and 2) improve skills development through formal and non-formal education and training organizations. The activity also seeks to increase the provision of quality technical, workforce readiness and entrepreneurial skills; increase opportunities for youth to demonstrate leadership and community engagement; and improve the provision of life skills for healthy living (including family planning and reproductive health information). By assisting the private sector to engage youth in new employment opportunities, the activity directly contributes to decreasing truancy and delinquency among Uganda's youth, and supports the broader stability of the country and region. .The activity also seeks to increase the provision of quality technical, workforce readiness and entrepreneurial skills; increase opportunities for youth to demonstrate leadership and community engagement; and improve the provision of life skills for healthy living (including family planning (FP) and reproductive health information). The mechanism receives $250,000 in FY 2018 FP funds, to message and link the young people to family planning services in order to delay first pregnancy among adolescents, and encourage birth-spacing to improve households' economic engagement and empowerment. The activity will closely work with Communication for Healthy Communities, the RHITES activities a district-level, health facilities and communities to enhance FP messaging and increase access to services for young people in targeted geographic areas. .. .. .
Sustainable Responses for Improving the Lives of Vulnerable Children and th Sustainable Responses for Improving the Lives of Vulnerable Children and their Households: The program will focus on improving household economic and food security, enhancing protection and legal services for vulnerable children and empowering and strengthening families with the ability to access, acquire or provide critical services for women and children such as health, education and psychosocial support.
Crisis Assistance and Recovery Supports the following illustrative program-funded costs: salaries of US, FSN, and TCN and other staff such as PSCs, RSSAs, PASAs, CASUs working for the US Government managing, administering, and supporting programs and their program-funded benefits such as housing, travel, transportation, education allowances etc; institutional contractors that provide such staff, rent, IT services, the program-funded share of utilities, staff training costs and the cost of developing and administering training programs, equipment and supplies, ICASS, vehicle fuel and maintenance, maintenance contracts, janitorial services, operational unit web page development and maintenance, outreach such as publications and the cost of their preparation (including staff costs), and technical assistance to ensure USG compliance with regulations.
Ex-Post Performance Evaluation of USAID Assistance to Northern Uganda Ex-Post Performance Evaluation of USAID Assistance to Northern Uganda
Biodiversity for Resilience (B4R) (Uganda):  $877,648 from this activity is attributed to Great Apes.
Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition (ICAN) (Uganda):  .The Integrated Community Agriculture and.Nutrition (ICAN) activity works with community groups to maximize economic.opportunities for vulnerable households, stabilize access to and.consumption of nutritious diets, and increase social capital by reinforcing.relationships among formal governance systems and communities. Through.collaboration with the private sector and district and local governments, and.increasing the organizational capacity of partnering organizations, ICAN is.laying the foundation for increased self-reliance in Uganda...With FY 2021.funds, ICAN will scale-up its work with community groups to promote resilience..ICAN's mother care groups and adolescent girls' camps will be scaled-up, and.participants will continue to receive family planning and nutrition.interventions. The mother care groups will be linked to Business Service.Providers for training in various enterprises e.g., tailoring, hairdressing and.agricultural enterprises. Diversification of income sources will help the.groups withstand climate-related and other shocks and stresses and increase.their resilience. All ICAN groups will be encouraged to plant multipurpose.trees to curb climate variability, and to use energy saving stoves to minimize.deforestation and associated climate impacts. In hilly areas in the South West,.households will be taught and encouraged to practice terracing and other.climate-smart farming techniques. ICAN will continue to collaborate with health.activities to advance a social and behavioral change curriculum...ICAN will.increase community mobilization by facilitating community members' civil.society engagement to improve their access to health and social protection.services. ICAN will enhance economic opportunities for 116,000 poor households.by improving livelihoods and strengthening connections to markets and financial.services. Participating communities will have stronger networks and services.and be better positioned to respond to shocks..
Wildlife Landscapes and Development for Conservation (WILD) Wildlife Landscapes and Development for Conservation (WILD)
Scale up access to and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention, palliative care and treatment for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through Faith Based Organizations, NGOs & CBOs. To scale up access to and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention, palliative care and treatment for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through Faith Based Organizations, NGOs & CBOs.
Family Planning Activity The purpose of Family Planning Activity (FPA) is to increase the adoption of positive reproductive health behaviors. the FP4HD activity will accomplish its goal through three intermediate results (IRs): 1. ugandan leadership and coordination strengthened to support voluntary family planning (FP); 2. positive social norms and behaviors enhanced to improve healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies; and 3. access to quality, voluntary family planning increased.
Expanding the access to and scope of Palliative Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) and their families The overall objective of Expanding the access to and scope of Palliative Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) and their families , under the USAID PEPFAR program support to Uganda, was to increase access to and utilization of quality palliativecare service by PLHAs and their immediate families. The program was designed with 4 key results areas namely: i) Improved service delivery of palliative care services, ii) increased capacity of HIV/AIDS organizations, iii) Improved policy environment iv) Improved organization and management of the institution.