PRESENTATION ON

PRESENTATION ON
GENDER
GENDER
ACCOUNTABILITY BY
ACCOUNTABILITY BY
CSOs IN OYAM
CSOs IN OYAM
DISTRICT AT PROTEA
DISTRICT AT PROTEA
HOTEL, KAMPALA
HOTEL, KAMPALA
DATE: 1
ST
AUGUST 2014
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Content of the
Content of the
presentation
presentation

Introduction

Achie!e"ents

#essons $earnt

Cha$$en%es

&eco""endation

Conc$usion'
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Introduction
Introduction
Action for De!e$op"ent (AC)*DE+ is an
indi%enous !o$untar,- non.%o!ern"enta$
/o"en0s or%ani1ation that ad!ocates for
%ender e2ua$it, and e2uit, of a$$
opportunities in a$$ spheres throu%h
ad!ocac,- net/or3in% and capacit, 4ui$din%
for 4oth /o"en and "en'
5ith fundin% fro" DIA6*7IA- AC)*DE has
4een i"p$e"entin% a three ,ear pro8ect
tit$ed 9Promoting Gender
Ao!nt"#i$it% "nd Good Go&ern"ne
"t Lo"$ Le&e$' since 2012'
The pro8ect has 4een i"p$e"ented in #an%o
su4 re%ion (6o$e - *,a" and Apac+ districts'
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In *,a" district- there are 12 su4 counties'
The pro8ect has 4een i"p$e"ented in the
su4 counties /hich /ere %rouped into four
(4+ c$usters that is
Centra$ c$uster co"prisin% of 7%ai- A4o3
and *,a" To/n Counci$-
Eastern c$uster co"prisin% of A$e3a- *t/a$
and Ice"e su4 counties-
Southern c$uster co"prisin% of #oro- Aca4a
and A4er su4 counties-
5estern c$uster co"prisin% of ;,ene-
;ina3u$u and 6a"dini su4 counties'
The pro8ect contri4uted to the enhance"ent
of de"ocratic %o!ernance and %ender
accounta4i$it, at $oca$ in U%anda 4,
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Increasin% 3no/$ed%e and a/areness of

e$ected $eaders at $oca$ %o!ern"ent $e!e$ of
their ro$es and responsi4i$ities as /e$$ as on
%ender accounta4i$it, issues

Educate citi1ens on the tenets of %ood

%o!ernance and %ender accounta4i$it,

Enhance capacit, of ci!i$ societ, actors to

pro"ote %ood %o!ernance and %ender
accounta4i$it, at $oca$ %o!ern"ent $e!e$
and to conduct ci!ic education

<ui$d the capacit, of ci!i$ societ, actors to

support !oices of the poor to ad!ocate for
/o"en0s ri%hts and de"and 4etter ser!ice
de$i!er,

Create a p$atfor" for interaction 4et/een

citi1ens and e$ected $eaders'
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A(ie&ements
A(ie&ements

Throu%h the e"po/er"ent and faci$itation

fro" AC)*DE /ith support fro" DIA6*7IA-
/e "ana%ed to ha!e the fo$$o/in%
achie!e"ents

&educed rate of do"estic !io$ence' A case

in 7%ai po$ice outpost

&educed rate of forced and ear$, "arria%es

Co""unit, are e"po/ered and a4$e to

ho$d their e$ected $eaders accounta4$e' A
case in 6u$a3u$a parish- a co""unit,
"e"4er reported parish chief for co$$ectin%
"one, fro" the 4ene>ciaries of restoc3in%
pro%ra""e'
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;an, schoo$s ha!e introduced schoo$

feedin% pro%ra""es e%' 6u$a3u$a @/S-
7%ai su4 count,- Anotocao @/S- #oro
su4 count,'

Good nu"4er of /o"en 4ene>tted

fro" the diAerent de!e$op"ent
pro%ra""es $i3e 7ationa$ A%ricu$tura$
Ad!isor, Ser!ices (7AADS+- Second
7orthern U%anda Socia$ Action )und
(7USA)2+- Co""unit, De"and (CDD+'

Co""unities /ere a4$e to "a3e

co""unit, contri4ution to support
diAerent de!e$op"ent pro%ra""es e%
co$$ectin% "one, to repair 4oreho$es-
openin% up co""unit, access roads-
constructin% %rass thatch houses for
teachers'
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The $oca$ $eaders ha!e started to %i!e

the accounta4i$ities to the e$ectorates'

<ud%ets at a$$ su4 counties /ere

raised to support /o"en acti!ities $i3e
ce$e4ration of /o"en0s da,s'

I"pro!e"ent in hea$th ser!ice

de$i!er,- eCa"p$e hea$th /or3ers /ere
recruited and posted to the diAerent
hea$th faci$ities' A$so there is
increased "a$e in!o$!e"ent in
antenata$ care'
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Lessons $e"rnt
Lessons $e"rnt
Throu%h out the inter!entions- /e ha!e 4een
a4$e to $earn the fo$$o/in% fro" the
co""unit,

5o"en /ere denied their ri%hts 'i'e the, are

depressed 4, "en not to eCpress the"se$!es
in co""unit, "eetin%s- to participate in the
$oca$ %o!ern"ent p$annin% processes

5o"en /ere not considered in the diAerent

%o!ern"ent pro%ra""es 4efore AC)*DE
inter!ention'

<oth $oca$ %o!ern"ent- po$itica$ $eaders and

%rass root co""unit, "e"4ers /ere !er,
interested in the pro8ect that it ca"e at the
ri%ht ti"e'
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The con!ersation tar%eted a$$

sta3eho$ders "a3in% e!er,4od, he$d
responsi4$e i'e $oca$ $eaders- re$i%ious
$eaders- po$itica$ $eaders and the
%rass root co""unit,

The co""unit, can eCercise their

ri%hts stron%$, and /ise$, /hen
e"po/ered

The co""unit, "e"4ers are i%norant

a4out their ri%hts and responsi4i$ities

The co""unities /ere not de"and

for accounta4i$ities fro" their $eaders'
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C("$$enges
C("$$enges

Despite the fact that the achie!e"ents

/ere "et- there ha!e 4een a$so so"e
cha$$en%es /hich ha!e 4een
encountered' A"on% the" /ere:.

Ei%h turn up of participants "a3in%

snac3s and refresh"ents to 4e
inade2uate'

#ac3 of identi>cation "ateria$s $i3e T.

Shirts- caps- ta%s

DiFcu$t, in "onitorin% and fo$$o/in%

up of the issues raised 4, the
co""unit, "e"4ers due to $ac3 of
transport faci$itation
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7ot a$$ the su4 counties /ithin

the c$usters /ere reached due to
fe/ nu"4ers of the citi1en0s
con!ersation schedu$ed

Inade2uate "ateria$s to support

docu"entation $i3e ca"eras'
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Reommend"tion
Reommend"tion

5e as ci!i$ societ, of *,a" c$usters

hu"4$, re2uest that the 4e$o/
su%%estions 4e considered in order
to o!erco"e the a4o!e cha$$en%es'

DIA6*7IA shou$d continue /ith

supportin% AC)*DE so as to
continue /ith the pro8ect

@rocure"ent and distri4ution of

4ic,c$es to Ci!i$ Societ, Actors so as
to faci$itate "onitorin% and fo$$o/
up of issues under concern
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Citi1en0s con!ersation to 4e
schedu$ed "onth$, so that the
i"pact of the pro8ect is "ore fe$t

7eed to increase on the nu"4er

of eCpected participants for the
citi1en0s con!ersation

@rocure"ent of "ateria$s $i3e

ca"eras to support
docu"entation of acti!ities'
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Con$!sion
Con$!sion
The i"p$e"entation of the pro8ect
entit$ed 9@ro"otin% Gender
Accounta4i$it, and Good
Go!ernance at $oca$ %o!ern"ent
$e!e$G /as %enera$$, a success'
The co""unit, "e"4ers
co""ended AC)*DE for the
tre"endous eAorts to transfor"
*,a" co""unities and e"po/er
/o"en in a$$ spheres of $ife'
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The, hi%h$, re2uested DIA6*7IA to
continue /ith supportin%
i"p$e"entation of the pro8ect
throu%h AC)*DE so as to e"po/er
the" /ith 3no/$ed%e that /i$$
transfor" their $i!es /hich the,
4e$ie!ed /i$$ "a3e the" infor"ed
of their ro$es and ri%hts/ a!ai$ the"
/ith the re$e!ant $a/s and po$icies
to ena4$e the" perfor" their
"andate in a professiona$ "anner'
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The $ast citi1en0s
The $ast citi1en0s
con!ersation he$d in *3o"o
con!ersation he$d in *3o"o
parish- 7%ai su4 count,
parish- 7%ai su4 count,
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A co""unit, 4oreho$e repaired 4,
A co""unit, 4oreho$e repaired 4,
co""unit, of 6u$a3u$a @/S- 7%ai
co""unit, of 6u$a3u$a @/S- 7%ai
su4 count,
su4 count,
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<e$o/ is a 4oreho$e fenced 4, the
<e$o/ is a 4oreho$e fenced 4, the
co""unit, usin% the a!ai$a4$e
co""unit, usin% the a!ai$a4$e
$oca$ "ateria$s
$oca$ "ateria$s
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T("n) %o!*
T("n) %o!*
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