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Second Northern Uganda Social Action Fund Project (NUSAF 2)
—Livelihood Investment Support Component
Programme Second Northern Uganda Social Action Fund Project (NUSAF 2)
—Livelihood Investment Support Component
Country
Uganda
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any) NUSAF 2 was preceded by NUSAF 1 (2003–2009) and the
Northern Uganda Reconstruction Programme (NURP, 1992–1996). 1
Start date 2009 1
Programme objectives
To generate income-earning opportunities
and improve beneficiaries’ access to services. 2
Programme type
Public works—cash for work; microfinance
Programme components
NUSAF 2 has a livelihood investment support component,
which consists of a public works programme and a household income
support programme (HISP); community infrastructure rehabilitation;
and institutional development. 1,3
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Public works programme: geographical targeting;
community-based targeting; self-targeting
HISP: geographical targeting; self-targeting 1,3
Target areas NUSAF 2 is implemented in the Northern region of Uganda. 1
Target groups
Working-age group
Eligibility criteria
Public works programme: At the beneficiary level, no poverty targeting
was implemented, meaning that selected workers were self-targeting.
HISP: People who are interested in joining the programme must constitute
community interest groups (CIGs) to access its income-generating benefits. 1,3
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Cash
Amount of benefits
Public works programme: UGX4,000 a day
HISP: Each CIG is granted access to a maximum of USD5,000 to be
invested on any viable productive assets or income-generating activities. 3
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
Maximum duration: 1 month, or 22 work days 1
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage Public Works Programme: 77,000 beneficiaries 1
Programme expenditure USD100 million 2
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Uganda; World Bank; UK Department
for International Development (DFID) 1
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
The monitoring and evaluation system is composed of a management
information system (MIS) and studies and surveys (including an initial
baseline study, beneficiary assessments and a final impact evaluation). 3
See the references on page 196:
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