In May 2022, we partnered with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the African Centre for Trade and Development (ACTADE) to organize the inaugural #OkereSummit for Development. The summit attracted development experts and young innovators who had a unique engagement and exchange of ideas with the rural people of Okere village about…

In September and October 2015, Uwezo Uganda at Twaweza conducted their sixth household-based assessment of learning outcomes in 112 districts across the country. During the assessment, Otuke District was number 80th. Since then, not much progress has been made. In fact, the closure of schools in Uganda for 88 weeks…

Under Chapter 243 of the Local Government Act, village and parish councils are given the legislative powers to enact bylaws to facilitate the effective implementation of government programmes, national policies, and laws thereby ensuring better local governance. It is upon this background that we partnered with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung as part…

Community conflicts are not a rarity in rural Africa. For example, it could be an inter-clan dispute of land boundaries. It can begin as a small quarrel over how long the land boundaries should extend and then it can easily escalate into fights and even deaths. Elsewhere, there may be…

The NRM government has been experimenting with various local development programmes since it came to power in 1986. Some of these programmes include but are not limited to; prosperity for all, Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS), Operation Wealth Creation, EMYOOGA, among others. …

The 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and the Local Government Act, 1997 empowers Local Councilors in Uganda to play key leadership roles in ensuring the effective functioning of local democracy and decentralization. Specifically, Section 24 of the Local Government Act, 1997 mandates the Chairpersons LC I, II, III…

Okere, a typical village in Otuke District, Northern Uganda is severely unserved by basic medical services despite the dire need. …

According to the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, governance begins at the village/cell level. The constitution also provides for the creation of Local Councils courts (LCC) as part of the decentralization of power. LCCs are the lowest units with administrative, legislative, and judicial powers on behalf of central…

According to the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, governance begins at the village/cell level. A village is the lowest political-administrative unit. In Uganda, villages usually consist of between 50 and 70 households and may be home to anywhere between 250 and 1,000 people (in the case of rural…