SNV Uganda 2009 Annual Report

SNV Uganda
2009 Annual Report
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SNV gives you the knowledge and the power to improve what you are
doing.
SNV makes you love your work.
This is better than money: the money will get finished very quickly, the
knowledge and power will last always.
Umaru Lubega, Mpigi District

From the Country Director
I am pleased to present you with SNV’s annual report for 2009. It gives an overview of our work,
which is sharing expertise with Ugandan partners in finding and implementing sustainable solutions to
development challenges.
Our advisory services support international and Ugandan government policies; they are tailor-made for
the specific district or organisation.
Our overall aims are to contribute to:
• effective delivery of good basic services in primary education; water, sanitation and hygiene;
and renewable energy
• sustainable, equitable production, income and employment for the economically active poor,
focusing on oilseed, horticulture, honey and dairy.
We are proud of our results in 2009. We continue to work with even greater commitment towards the
same goals in 2010. For 2010, we plan for the following:
• increase our involvement in developing knowledge, in collaboration with Ugandan universities
and international knowledge institutes like the International Water and Sanitation Centre
(IRC) in the Triple S program —Sustainable Services at Scale.
• start advisory work on developing vocational skills.
• apply SNV expertise in Uganda borrowed from other countries in the East & Southern Africa
region, especially in renewable energy and dairy.
• increase the number of our advisory days that local capacity builders deliver.
• place gender and ecological sustainability in the mainstream in all our advisory services.
I want to thank you for your collaboration in 2009, and I hope to meet with you soon, that we may
strengthen our partnership.
For now, I wish you good reading.
Jeanette de Regt
Country Director, SNV Uganda
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About SNV
What is SNV?
SNV is an international development organisation, created as a foundation in the Netherlands in 1963.
We currently work in 32 countries, in Asia, Latin America and the Balkans, but mainly in Africa. SNV
started working in Uganda in 1989.
Our mission
SNV is dedicated to a society in which all people enjoy the freedom to pursue their own sustainable
development. We contribute to this by strengthening the capacity of local organisations.
What do we do?
SNV’s core business is to provide advisory services. We give advice to national and local actors within
government, civil society and the private sector to help them find and implement local solutions to social
and economic development challenges.
To further increase our relevance, effectiveness and efficiency we complement our advisory services with
three additional delivery channels:
• knowledge brokering
• advocacy
• support to establish funding mechanisms for local capacity development tailored to the needs
of local actors
Our people
SNV employs more than 1200 staff worldwide. More than 70% of our advisors and 95% of our support
staff come from countries in which we work. In Uganda we employ 42 advisors and 24 support staff.
We work in teams with a diverse mix of professionals with varied expertise, and different cultural
and professional backgrounds. Our advisors combine their thematic knowledge with skills in process
facilitation, organizational development and institutional strengthening.
Ownership and long-term sustainability of development processes are greatly served by strengthening
the rising numbers of local capacity builders. That is why SNV advisory services are increasingly delivered
by local capacity builders.
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Planning for better services to our partners in Rwenzori

SNV in Uganda
In which sectors do we work?
In Uganda we focus on
• Primary Education
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
• Renewable Energy
• Agriculture: value chain development in Oilseed, Horticulture, Honey and Dairy
• New in 2010: Vocational Skills Development
Good governance principles like accountability, transparency and participation are at the heart of all our
work. ‘Governance for empowerment’ is the concept we use to underscore the value we place on gender
equity and social inclusion of poor and marginalised people as the basis of sustainable development.
Area Districts Sectors Staff (no.)
Central portfolio
Kiboga, Mpigi, Mukono,
Lwuwero, Masaka, Rakai,
Kampala
Renewable energy,
Agriculture,
Education,
WASH
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North East portfolio
Bukedea. Kapchorwa,
Kumi, Lira, Mbale,
Sironko, Soroti
Agriculture,
Education,
WASH
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Rwenzori portfolio
Bundibugyo, Kabarole,
Kamwenge, Kasese,
Kyenjonjo
Agriculture,
Education,
WASH
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West Nile
Adjumani, Arua, Moyo,
Nebbi, Yumbe
Agriculture,
Education,
WASH
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Our partnerships
We work as much as possible with other local, national and international organisations. Partnerships are
an important way to improve the results of our advisory practice.
We leverage aid provided by the government of the Netherlands, as well as by multilateral and bilateral
partners.
Partnerships with other development agencies and the private sector are key to our approach.
Signing of the SNV - World Vision
Education Partnership (2009 -2012)
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Education
Portfolio
District governments we
work with
Other partners
Central Kiboga, Mpigi, Rakai Link Community Development, Flora
Family Foundation, Makerere University,
Economic Policy and Research Centre,
Oxford University
North East
Rwenzori
Bukedea, Kapchorwa,
Mbale, Soroti
Bundibugyo, Kabarole,
Kamwenge, Kasese,
Kyenjojo
World Vision International, Uganda Wildlife
Authority, IUCN, Islamic University in
Uganda, EDUKANS, Kapchorwa Civil
Society Organisation
World Vision, KRC, Save the Children,
Pentecostal and Mountains of the Moon
Universities, The United Nations Children’s
Fund-(UNICEF), Bundibugyo NGO Forum,
KADIVDO, KANCA
West Nile Adjumani, Arua, Yumbe YODEO
National level partners include World Vision Uganda, LINK, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
MOES - [Ministry of Education & Sports], EDUKANS, IUCN – [World Conservation Union],
KADIVDO – [Kamwenge District Indigenous Voluntary Organisations], KANCA – [Kabarole NGO and CBO
Association], UNICEF – [United Nations Children’s Fund], YODEO – [Youth Development Organisation]
We have greatly emphasised strengthening the structural systems mandated to deliver education services
and we have worked specifically with district local governments and local civil society organisations to
Group work in a primary school in Soroti
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ensure that their practices positively affect enrolment, retention and
quality of education services.
“With this knowledge,
my wish is that illiteracy
The Uganda Constitution (1995) stipulates education as a right for all stops with me“, SMC
and subscribes to both the Education for All goal and the Millennium member Yumbe
Development Goals. Actually realising these goals, though, is still
uncertain. In many districts access to primary education and the
quality of it are hindered by high pupil and teacher absenteeism,
gender disparity in completing the education, inadequate infrastructure and human resource issues.
Underpinning all these structural challenges are issues of accountability, transparency and efficient use
of resources.
SNV Uganda’s support to primary education aims to
• increase enrolment and retention, especially of girls, in primary schools
• improve the quality of service provided to promote holistic learning
To achieve these aims, SNV initiated forums that brought all major players together to identify issues,
seek solutions, manage them with the aim of improving coordination and collaboration, and ultimately
promote efficiency and transparency.
Throughout the year, a number of districts addressed district-specific issues:
In Mpigi District, parents volunteered to mobilise fellow parents to send children to school and support
them to complete primary 7, while in Kiboga District, functional adult literacy was introduced for parents
so that they would learn to read and write and could then help their children with their homework.
Radio programmes were used to mobilise community support for universal primary education.
Further positive outcomes noted from these meetings
include the favourable environment created for all
parties to harness their roles and responsibilities.
Leaders in districts, sub counties and schools strove to
“SNV has shown us the way! Now,
we can take up our responsibility
create innovative strategies to improve service delivery.
to improve the efficiency and
Support to school management committees resulted in effectiveness of primary education
better handling of school affairs. Most have instituted in our district,” District Education
mechanisms for improving school affairs and monitoring
Officer, Kyenjojo District.
pupil learning. In Rakai, 25% of schools now have
school feeding programmes as a result of active school
management committees. In Kyenjojo, teacher and pupil
absenteeism decreased by 50% while in Rwenzori, rates of completing primary school improved from
35.6% in 2007 to 51.5% in 2008.
In Kiboga, the district education officer invites head teachers for peer- to-peer support in charting
improved teaching and management practices for the district. This participatory approach has resulted
in improved management at all education levels in the district. Improved collaboration among head
teachers has improved the sharing of resources and has motivated teachers. By the end of 2009, Kiboga
registered that 90% of teachers had attended the beginning of the term compared with only 50% at the
beginning of 2009.
In Bundibugyo, the district education officer met with others to agree on an education road map for the
district, providing a framework for collaboration and investments and stipulating interventions that would
promote education for all.
The accuracy of available data to enable proper planning and decision making continues to be a challenge
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within the sector. This situation makes it difficult to distribute resources equitably. SNV supported district
leadership to improve the way data was collected and used in schools and the districts. A tool for realtime
tracking of pupil and teacher absenteeism to curb wastage in the sector is being piloted in Mbale
and Kiboga districts. Increasing the presence of teachers and pupils in the classroom will improve the
quality of teaching and of learning.
In Kamwenge, a ‘School Is Fun’ project initiated through partnership between SNV, the local district
government and Hima Cement aims to promote enrolment by creating a child-friendly school environment
using sports.
‘We would like to do more with subjects like physical education and sports, arts and
crafts, and music but we have no teachers for these subjects because of the teacher
ceiling, and in the end our school is judged on how we perform in the Primary Leaving
Examinations [PLE] subjects.’ Head Teacher Kiboga
In 2010, SNV will continue to support existing government programmes while exploring innovative
channels in providing quality education. Focus will be on
• improving accountability and efficiency of service delivery
• addressing equity issues, especially concerning the girl child
• strengthening the voice and participation of communities to increase demand for providing quality
services
Campaign to promote pupil retention in Primary Schools in Eastern Uganda
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Portfolio
District local governments
with whom we work
Other partners
Central Kiboga, Mpigi, Rakai Directorate of Water Development, MoWE.
Uganda Wildlife Authority, UWASNET
North East
Rwenzori
West Nile
Kapchorwa, Kumi, Mbale,
Soroti
Bundibugyo, Kabarole,
Kamwenge, Kasese, Kyenjojo
Adjumani, Arua, Koboko,
Yumbe
Busiu Development Foundation, Islamic
University in Uganda, Sebei Diocese, Uganda
Wildlife Authority
Kabarole School of Clinical Officers, Health
through Water and Sanitation (HEWASA),
Kasese hand pump mechanics, Kyenjojo hand
pump mechanics, PROTOS, Rwenzori African
Development Foundation (RADF), Sustainable
Sanitation and Water Renewal Systems
(SSWARS), When Rains Fail (WHRAF)
Participatory Rural Development Agency
(PARUDA), Youth Development Organisation
(YODEO)
National level partners include Belgian Technical Cooperation, CARE Uganda, IRC-[International Water
and Sanitation Centre], NETWAS Uganda- [The Network for Water and Sanitation], PROTOS, UN-
HABITAT [United Nations Human Settlements Programme],
MoWE – [Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda], PARUDA, RADF, UWASNET – [Uganda Water and
Sanitation NGO Network], YODEO
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Fundamental to sustainable development is access to safe water and improved sanitation in schools
and households. Uganda currently reports access to safe water at 65% in rural areas and 66% in urban
areas. Enormous efforts have been made to improve rural people’s access to water supplies. However,
the increasing population growth, the rising per capita costs of technologies, the degradation of water
resources, and the continuous use and promotion of conventional technologies hinder significant progress.
Sanitation coverage stands at a national average of only 68% with major disparities in the rural areas.
SNV’s support in this sector aims to
• improve functionality of water points by supporting good management and maintenance
• improve planning, accountability, transparency and equitable allocation of resources by promoting
collaboration and coordination
Emphasis was placed on improving hygiene and sanitation practices in communities and primary schools—
especially for the girl child. Absence of toilets and water is an important reason why girls who start
menstruating drop out of school. Learning platforms have been initiated in Arua, Kamwenge, Koboko
and Kyenjojo. At these platforms, experiences are shared and joint action plans undertaken in regard to
policy and practice on hygiene and sanitation in households and schools. This has resulted in
• improved coordination between stakeholders and harmonisation of approaches in districts and sub
counties
• improved hygiene and sanitation practices in schools and communities
• increased participation by various stakeholders including those in the private sector
• improved transparency and accountability as stakeholders freely ask questions regarding expenditure
of resources
To overcome the problems of unstable soils and high groundwater tables, SNV promoted ecological
sanitation technology in Kapchorwa, Kiboga, Kumi Mbale, Mpigi, Rakai and Soroti. Ecological sanitation
is a concept of recycling the valuable nutrients contained in human urine and faecal matter back into
agriculture. SNV actively promotes this technology through regional exposure visits and district-initiated
learning platforms. Consequently, these efforts have led to improved sanitation facilities in many
schools.
In 2009, we worked with various partners in these districts to promote efficient and effective practices
and technologies. Rainwater harvesting is one affordable technology that households have adopted.
Koboko Town Council, for instance, constructed two tanks at their offices that benefited 250 people within
the vicinity. Additionally, women working with masons participated in constructing these tanks. By the
end of 2009, 48 households owned rainwater harvesting tanks.
In 2010, efforts are geared towards improving sector collaboration and coordination at the national
level, as well as continuously supporting government’s national strategy for integrated water resource
management.
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Renewable energy
A student prepares a meal using a biogas stove
After the biogas stove was introduced, Nalweyiso, a girl child attending nursing aid school, said, ‘I now
prepare breakfast for the family on biogas and it is so fast that we have breakfast early and I no longer
report late to school. I can also do some other household chores while cooking and even allow my siblings
to prepare meals.’
Biogas technology has been in Uganda for half a century but has not been widely adopted because of the
high cost of the initial investment and inadequate coordination and collaboration among those involved
in promoting the technology. Even more critical in deterring acceptance is the fact that Ugandans rely
on fuelwood and charcoal for cooking and use kerosene for lighting. Both fuelwood and kerosene are
hazardous as they pollute the environment and aggravate respiratory and eye infections.
In March 2009, SNV Uganda under the African Biogas Partnership Programme, in partnership with HIVOS,
Netherlands Directorate General of Development Cooperation (DGIS) and Heifer International, ventured
into promotion of renewable energy. The programme focuses on improving access to and use of clean
renewable sources of energy by
• supporting the development and dissemination of domestic biogas in rural and peri-urban areas
• contributing to the establishment of a sustainable and commercially viable biogas sector in the
country
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By the end of 2009, 43 masons had been trained in biogas construction; they then helped at least
42 households gain access to affordable, clean, renewable energy. These trained service providers
constructed 6-m³ size digesters, used mainly for cooking and lighting.
Using domestic biogas cuts down on fuelwood consumption and on the time and effort spent collecting
firewood—a chore done by women and children. As a result, women can now participate in community
programmes, while girl children can spend more time in educational activities. In 2010 we will step up
our efforts, together with partners, to roll out the programme to households in Uganda for cooking,
lighting and increase in farm productivity.
Lighting up a house with a biogas lamp
Partners
Heifer International Uganda
HIVOS- (Humanist Institute for International Development Co-operation)
DGIS - (General Directorate of Development Co-operation)
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
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Agriculture
Some 80% of Uganda’s population is dependent on agriculture, making it an important and viable
tool for reducing poverty. SNV’s advisory services therefore focus on increased production, income and
employment in the agriculture, livestock, oilseed, beekeeping and horticulture sectors.
In 2009, working with various farmer groups and other partners, SNV realised improvement in
• relationships among producers, processors and other actors
• greater inclusion and participation of farmers in economic affairs
• improved women’s decision-making power at household level
• greater benefits for farmers
• more partnerships for funding and technical assistance.
SNV is one of the Dutch NGOs, finance agencies and knowledge institutes united under Agri- ProFocus
(APF) with an aim of enhancing farmer entrepreneurship in Uganda. SNV coordinates the APF country focus
process in Uganda with support from the APF secretariat and Wageningen University. A coordination group
with the team leaders of all action groups complemented by SNV Uganda and the support organisations
is in place.
Working in partnership with The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the
Strengthening Support Capacity for Enhanced Markets Access and Knowledge Management (SCAPEMA),
SNV contributed to
• improved market access through farmer groups using market information systems in 19 rural
information centres.
• knowledge sharing among farmers through exchange visits and policy dialogues
• increased productivity as a result of farmers gaining tips on good farming practices, packaging and
marketing of their produce
Horticulture
Portfolio
Central
Rwenzori
District local governments with
whom we work
Kayunga, Luwero, Masaka, Mityana,
Mubende
Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese,
Kyenjojo
Other partners
Luwero District Farmers’ Association,
Centenary Bank
Private Sector Development and Consultancy
Centre (PRICON), Kyembogo Farmers’
Association (KYEFA), KIIMA Foods, The
National Agricultural Advisory Services
(NAADS) program of Uganda
National partners: Agriterra, Britannia Allied Industries, Danish International Development Assistance
(Danida), the Agriculture Support Programme (ASPS), Technoserve, PUM– [Netherlands senior experts],
SEAF– [Small Enterprise Assistance Funds], UNBS-Uganda National Bureau of Standard, KIIMA, NAADS
Within the horticulture value chain, pineapple farming has untapped potential in regional markets with
everyone benefiting, especially the small producers. SNV works with pineapple-growing groups to
implement good practices that lead to increased yields and incomes. Our overall focus is on improving
competitiveness of all involved in the value chain. One such initiative is the forum that brings together
stakeholders to address key issues and develop joint action plans on
• good agricultural practices like how to manage wilt disease
• availability of inputs
• access to markets
• adoption of useful new technologies
• policies
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In 2009, pineapples within the Rwenzori region
were attacked by pineapple wilt, a disease unknown
to local farmers. This issue was tackled through an
SNV-initiated platform that brings together farmers,
researchers, education institutions, businessmen
and government organisations like the National
Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO).
Immediately, researchers were able to take samples
of the affected pineapples, test them and come up
with possible solutions. The wilt remains a challenge.
Efforts are being made nationally to understand it
and to make farm-based trials to contain its spread.
Today, a pineapple production guide stipulating good agricultural
practices has been developed in English and farmers in Rwenzori and
Luwero districts are currently using it. The next step is to translate
this guide into Runyakitara, Luganda and other local languages of pineapple-growing communities.
In 2010, SNV commits to further enhance collaboration within this sector by seeking more partnerships
to address sector challenges including the wilt disease, strengthening of producer groups, linking input
suppliers to farmer groups in-order to provide timely and adequate supply of inputs, links to markets and
formation of strong value chains to lobby for favourable policies.
Oilseed
Portfolio
North East
District local governments with
whom we work
Bukedea, Kapchorwa, Kumi, Lira,
Mbale, Soroti
Other partners
Popular Kumi Women’s Initiative,
Vredeseilanden Coopibo (VeCO) Uganda
Islamic University in Uganda, Uganda
Wildlife Authority, Mukwano
Rwenzori Bundibugyo, Kasese Nyakatonzi Growers Cooperative Union,
Karughe
West Nile
Adjumani, Arua, Moyo, Nebbi,
Yumbe
National partners: Uganda Oilseed Producers and Processors Association, VODP-[Vegetable Oil
Development Project], IFAD, VECO, NAADS, Mukwano
In the oilseed sector, SNV works within 13 districts to enhance production and marketing. During the last
season in 2009, the production volume and incomes of oilseed increased by approximately 20%. These
figures confirm the entry of new participants in the sector, from households to donors and private sector
organisations and increased collaboration through the Oilseed Sub-sector Platform.
The Oilseed Sub-sector Platform emerged out of a need identified by oilseed stakeholders,
particularly those in the sunflower value chain, and by SNV Uganda. The platform comprises
different private and public actors whose common interest is to enhance coordination.
Aware of the need to act with one voice to influence policies and attract public and donor
support, in 2009 the members organised a strategic meeting to advocate coherent sectorspecific
policy and legislation. Three key areas were identified during this event:
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increase access to adequate quality planting seed
build capacity of farmer groups to bulk
encourage innovative capacity and technological upgrading
The State Minister for the Ministry of Agriculture,
Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF), Mr. Henry
Aggrey Bagiire, who affirmed the importance of this
strategic dialogue, attended the policy dialogue.
“The strategic dialogue organized by OSSUP is a
good opportunity to link public and private sector in
this joint effort and to push the government policy,
Prosperity for All, to greater heights,” he said.
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Non-timber forest products
Portfolio
North East
Rwenzori
West Nile
District local governments with whom
we work
Bukedea, Kapchorwa, Kumi, Mbale,
Sironko, Soroti
Bundibugyo, Kabarole, Kamwenge,
Kasese, Kyenjojo
Arua, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe
Other partners
Mt Elgon Beekeeping, Soroti Diocese
Catholic Integrated, Soroti DLG,
Uganda Wildlife Authority, VECO
Kamwenge Beekeepers Cooperative
Society, Kabarole Beekeepers’
Association, BBC, Hives Save Lives
National partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Uganda Export Promotion Board, Apitrade Africa, Uganda
National Apiculture Development Organisation (TUNADO), VECO
Government through its programmes like the Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture and the Zoning
for Agricultural Production Program recognises apiculture as a viable enterprise. Apiculture plays an
important role in food security and biodiversity conservation. Though the sector produces more for
informal domestic markets, Uganda’s honey has qualified for access to niche markets like the European
Union.
In apiculture, SNV seeks to improve beekeeping practices to achieve sustained production. Such
improvement will lead to access to formal markets and will result in sustained incomes and better
living standards. Our focus remains to improve efficiency by all those involved and will improve sector
coordination and collaboration.
With SNV support, hive colonisation rates have improved dramatically, increasing the viability of this
enterprise and attracting financing from private sector organisations like Centenary Bank, Kilimo Trust
and Hives Save Lives.
In Rwenzori, a beekeepers’ competition organised by SNV attracted over 200
participants. The event motivated many farmers and attracted private sector players.
It has now become an annual event for mobilising and promoting actors within the
value chain. In Moyo, the Moyo Beekeepers Association has seen its membership grow
to 198 farmers, leading to increased production (8 metric tons) and higher profits.
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Taking honey to the market

Dairy
Exploring opportunities in the dairy sector
Approximately 2.5 million households in about 42 districts (2007 statistics) lie in the cattle corridor
and rely on livestock farming. Therefore, the government selected dairy as one of the seven priority
subsectors in the Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture.
This sector is however faced with many setbacks like low milk yields, poorly organised farmer organisations,
poor infrastructure, poor industry coordination and lack of an enabling environment.
SNV Uganda together with other stakeholders including the Dairy Development Authority initiated a
platform to bring all interested parties to dialogue, foster working relations and replicate good practices
from experiences within the region, like the business hub model.
In 2010, opportunities will be explored to link the dairy value chain with the renewable energy and
oilseed value chains. More partnerships, both within civil society and the private sector, will be sought as
we continue to address emerging issues.
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Financial overview
In 2009, our operational budget was €3.4 million representing the advisory contribution of our 66
permanent staff and local capacity builders.
SNV UGANDA 2009 EXPENDITURE PER SECTOR
17%
26%
13%
13%
23%
5%
2%
1%
PRIMARY EDUCATION 26%
WATER & SANITATION 23%
RENEWABLE ENERGY/BIOGAS 1%
DAIRY 2%
OIL SEEDS 13%
HORTICULTURE 5%
NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS 13%
OTHER 17%
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SNV Uganda team
Country Office
Plot 36, Luthuli Rise, Bugolobi
P.O. Box 8339 Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 31 226 0057/8
Fax: +256 31 226 0060
Email: uganda@snvworld.org
www.snvworld.org
Jeanette de Regt, Country Director
Flavia Serebe, Logistics Officer
Cathy Kemigisha, Administrative Assistant
Priscilla Nabanja, Management Assistant
Doreen Kirungi, Human Resource Officer
Apollo Muyanja, Partnership & Resource Mobilisation Advisor
Peninah Kembabazi, Driver
Calvin Mugerwa, Office Attendant
SCAPEMA- IFAD
Prossie V. Musoke, Regional SCAPEMA Representative
Anne Turinayo, Knowledge Management Consultant
Regional team
Reuben M. Coffie, Regional Investment Coordinator
Obuobi Richard, Regional Investment Advisor
Central Portfolio
Plot 32, Luthuli Rise, Bugolobi
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 41 456 3250
Anne M. Mutta, Portfolio Coordinator
Kees de Graaf, Education Advisor
Ketrah Mukone, Finance & Administration Officer
James Mwai, Agriculture Sector Head
Aldo Hope, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Robert O. Nyambaka, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Patience Turyareeba, Renewable Energy Advisor
Annette Kakwera, Administrative Assistant
Peace Kansiime, Renewable Energy Advisor
Damalie Zalwango, Education Advisor
Helen Mwase, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Ivan Tumuhimbise, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Bernard Eyadu, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Henry K. Kimera, Education Advisor
Eric Agaba, Driver
Daniel Magoma, Driver
Lubega Umaru, Driver
Minsusera Walusimbi, Driver
A. Chemisto Satya, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Sector Head
Warren Musinguzi, Office Attendant
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North East Portfolio
Plot 11, Wanale Road
Mbale, Uganda
Tel: +256 35 226 0050/1
Joseph Semujju, Portfolio Coordinator
Duncan Mwesige, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Susan Karungi, Education Advisor
Annette Kawooya-Bogere, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Esther Byakika, Finance & Administration Officer
Edward Kamoga, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Peter O. Okaje, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Wilbrord Turimaso, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Milton Wataba, Driver
Samuel Ekuma, Driver
Arthur Mbuusi, Driver
Samuel Musinguzi, Finance & Administration Officer
Els Heijnen-Maathuis, Education Sector Head
Deborah Nabirye, Office Attendant
Rwenzori Portfolio
Kakiiza Road
P.O. Box 78, Fort Portal
Tel: +256 75 820 0778, +256 48 342 2777
Fax: +256 31 226 0060
Felix Kazahura, Portfolio Coordinator
Marieke van Schie, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Dick Bangizi, Education Advisor
Jacinta N. Nekesa, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Edward Makobore, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Lucy Musana, Finance & Administration Officer
Godfrey Wabwire, Education Advisor
David Kasaija, Driver
Stephen Kisembo, Driver
Hannington Ssebaduka, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Paschal Isingoma, Driver
Lillian Nabasirye, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Mary Nyangoma Amooti, Office Attendant
Stella Tugume, Administrative Assistant
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West Nile Portfolio
Plot 2, Ociba Lane
Arua, Uganda
Tel: +256 47 642 0623, +256 77 220 0781
Gregory Acar, Portfolio Coordinator
P. Ssonko Kivumbi, Education Advisor
Susan Atai, Administrative Assistant
Rashidah Kulanyi, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Brecht.A. Mommen, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) Advisor
Anthony Agaba, Agriculture Sector Advisor
D. Sengozi Kyeyune, Agriculture Sector Advisor
Joseph Akol, Education Advisor
Solomon Oyo, Finance & Administration Officer
Andrew Opila, Driver
Charles Chandiga, Driver
James Amoru, Driver
Zakariah Kasirye, Education Advisor
Christine Bako, Office Attendant
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The Uganda Districts where we are working
YUMBE
Arua
ARUA
Ora
NEBBI
MOYO
Albert Nile
ADJUMA N I
Victoria Nile
Kitgum
Aringo
K ITGUM
Acuwa
Page
LIRA
Agago
(Moroto
OkokDopeth
Oker
Lake
Edward
Semliki
Kasese
Fort
Portal
BUNDIBUGYO
KASESE
L. George
Kazinga
Channel
KABAROLE
KYENJOJO
KAMWENGE
Lake Albert
Nkusi
Masaka
Kafu
KIBOGA
Katon g a
MPIGI
MASAKA
Lugo
Lake
Kwania
LUWERO
Bombo
Kampala
WAKISO
Victoria Nil e
MUKONO
L. Bisina
SOROTI
Lake Kyoga
SIRONKO
KUMI
KAPCHORWA
PALLISA
Mbale
MBALE
RAKAI
S e s e Is.
KALANGALA
Lake Victor i a
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List Of Abbreviations
BTC
CABCS
DANIDA/ASPS
DLG
FORUD
HEWASA
HIVOS
IRC
IUCN
JESE
KABECOS
KADIVDO
KANCA
KFEWPA
KRC
KYEFA
KYEFA
MoWE
NAADS
NARO
NETWAS
NGCU
PARUDA
PLE
PRICON
RADF
SATNET
SEAF
SSS
SSWARS
TUNADO
UNBS
UNHABITAT
UNICEF
UWASNET
VECO
VODP
WASH
WHRAF
YODEO
Belgian technical cooperation
Community Agribusiness Capacity Services
Danish International Development Assistance/the Agriculture Support Programme
District Local Government
Foundation for Rural Development
Health through water and sanitation
Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation
International Water and Sanitation Centre
World Conservation Union
Joint Effort to Save the Environment
Kamwenge Beekeepers Cooperative Society
Kamwenge District Volunteer Development Organisation
Kabarole NGOs/CBOs Association
Kyempara Farmers Environment and Wildlife
Kabarole Research Center
Kyembogo Farmers Association
Kyembogo Farmers Association
Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda
National Agricultural Advisory Services
National Agricultural Research Organisation
The Network for Water and Sanitation
Nyakatonzi Growers Cooperative Union Ltd
Participatory Rural Development Agency
Primary Leaving Examinations
Private Sector Development and Consultancy Centre
Rwenzori African development foundation
Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds
Triple S program —Sustainable Services at Scale
Sustainable Sanitation and Water Renewal Systems
Uganda National Apiculture development Organization
Uganda National Bureau of Standard
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Children’s Fund,
Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network
Vredeseilanden Coopibo
Vegetable Oil Development Project
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
When Rains Fail
Youth Development Organisation

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