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he Uganda Programme has moved from direct
collaboration with local government extension staff from the
implementation to working through local partners,
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries.
in many of our programmes, this involves close
Programme
Total Budget
Donor
Timeframe
Implementing Partner
Programme Area
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Community Connector
USAID
€ 2,233,436
2012 2016
FHI360, Vedco, Brac, Grameen Foundation, Unicef, Makere University, Gulu University, Mbarara University, CDFU
15 districts throughout Northern and Southwestern Uganda
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Improved Livelihoods and food security in Northern Uganda
Jersey Overseas Aid Cominnsion (JOAC), The Department for International Development (DFID)
€ 195,000
2011
Send a Cow Uganda
Amuru district, Uganda
Plant Clinics
Irish Aid, CABI, Isle of Man Overseas Committee
€ 310,000
Cabi, Local government
Kayunga, KumiBukedea, Ngora
Irish Aid, Be One Per Cent
€ 600,000
Tunado, Local government
Kayunga, KumiBukedea, Ngora
Local government
Kayunga, KumiBukedea, Ngora
Makere University
Nwoya
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Climate change and bee-keeping
2014
2012 2015 2012 2015
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Seed Enterprise Development
Irish Aid
€ 400,000
2012 2015
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Positive Deviance Nutrition Research
DFID
€ 35,000
COMMUNITY CONNECTOR
2012 2013
Development, are assisting the universities in developing short and long course curricula in Individual Household Method (IHM) studies. Self Help Africa is the technical lead on all
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elf Help Africa (SHA) is the technical agriculture lead on a USAID funded programme worth 25 million USD, that will work with 81,000 households from 2012 to
2016. The Community Connector is being implemented by a consortium led by FHI360 and includes a range of partners such as local NGOS, UN bodies, universities, research institutes and government ministries. This project will reduce poverty, food security and undernutrition through integrated nutrition and livelihood interventions at the community and household level. The Uganda Community Connector will reinforce existing state support, or, where necessary, establish structures such as food security and nutrition committees. SHA is taking the lead on the establishment of baselines through a combination of HEA/ IHM methodologies and, through our partner, Evidence for
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agriculture interventions and will be designing interventions to increase productivity through improved access to inputs, sustainable agriculture techniques and linking farmers to value chains and private sector enterprises such as the Mukwano Group. In the first of three phases, we are working in 9 districts, which sees us implementing activities in South Western Uganda, in Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro and Ibanda and the North, in Pader, Agago, Nebbi, Dokolo and Oyam.
Direct Beneficiaries: 81,000 smallholder farmers
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SUDAN
OUR PROGRAMMES
malawi
zambia
burkinafaso
2. Improved Livelihoods and Food Security
ghana
Gulu
6. PD Nutrition Research
kenya
togo
Lira 1. Community Connector
DR CONGO
Lake Albert
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Ruwenzori Range g
Kampala
KENYA
Lake Victoria
3. Plant Clinics, 4. Climate Change and Bee Keeping, 5. Seed Enterprise Development
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IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS AND FOOD SECURITY IN NORTHERN UGANDA orking with recently returned internally displaced people, this project is supporting 300 families in integrated crop and livestock activities in
Amuru district. Due to decades of land degradation and poor cultivation techniques as communities were stripped of their assets, there is high demand and huge potential for growth. This is a holistic programme that integrates social development, animal production and sustainable organic
worth, improve gender relations and improve environmental management and land use. Rebuilding social cohesion is of immense importance in postconflict regions so strong emphasis is placed on the building and strengthening of farmer groups and cooperatives, with the dual purpose of increasing efficiency and fomenting social relationships.
Direct Beneficiaries: 300 smallholder families
agriculture with the aim of empowering the communities to improve household food security and nutrition, improve household incomes through sale of produce and off-farm activities, reduce social stigma, increase confidence and self–
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OUR PROGRAMMES
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PLANT CLINICS
International (CABI), who are co-implementing and funding activities. Plant Clinics will also be rolled out across the districts
o combat crop reduction caused by pests and diseases which pose a threat to income and livelihoods in Uganda, Self Help Africa is establishing community-
level plant clinics to encourage farmers to carry out early
targeted by the Community Connector Project.
Direct Beneficiaries: 3,000 smallholder farmers
detection of pests and disease. Plant clinics are an extension model that empowers the farmer to seek agricultural advisory services from trained agricultural personnel. The model builds the capacities of local communities to identify & report any diseases affecting their crops and livestock to the trained personnel for diagnosis and treatment. This creates a technical dialogue between farmer, agricultural extension staff and agricultural research institutes.
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND BEE KEEPING
his project serves a triple purpose - combating environmental degradation, increasing incomes and boosting food security amongst 1,000 households.
Since bees rely on trees and plant life for survival, there is an
The lessons learnt from implementation of plant clinics will
incentive for farmers to preserve existing foliage and continue
be shared with a large section of stakeholders and through
planting. Bees are equally important in contributing towards
the collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry
food security. The earnings from bee keeping provides an
and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Self Help Africa. Within Uganda
alternate source of income, and encourage local communities
it is envisaged that MAAIF will incorporate the Plant Clinics
to conserve local forest resources.
model into the development of national policy & practice. Insects are the earth’s chief pollinators and most crops Additionally Makerere University will incorporate project
which provide global food security are bee-pollinated. Of
learning into future educational programmes. This work
the 100 crop species that provide 90 percent of the world’s
is being undertaken in partnership with the the UK-based
food, over 70 are pollinated by bees. By increasing local bee
Centre for Bioscience
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OUR PROGRAMMES populations, the project will help boost crop productivity and thereby increase local food security. As beekeeping does not require land ownership (the hives are hung in trees)
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SEED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
denied land ownership or are less able to undertake labour-
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intensive farming—can actively participate. Beekeeping is also
using farmer-saved seed as growing material which greatly
complimentary to other farming activities. Self Help Africa
affects productivity. This initiative addresses the challenge
is working with smallholder farmers to establish producer
of increasing smallholder farmers’ access to quality seed
enterprises and sustainably integrate into value chains. SHA
through developing local seed enterprises and supporting
is developing the more commercial side of bee-keeping,
their integration into seed value chains. The project aims to
building farmers’ skills at producing high quality, high value
improve access for 20,000 smallholder farmers to superior
products and negotiating directly with potential buyers.
varieties of maize, groundnuts and cassava in sufficient
and is not a labour-intensive activity, women and people with reduced mobility or comprised health (e.g. people with disabilities or those affected by HIV/AIDS)—who are often
Direct Beneficiaries: 1,000 smallholder farmers
elf Help Africa is working with seed grower associations to produce high quality seed on a commercial basis. The seed sector is still under
developed in Uganda with most of the rural smallholders
quantities, at the right time and at an affordable price. This will result in greater crop productivity and diversification, increasing smallholder farmers overall production, promoting adaptation to climate change and improving livelihoods. Local seed enterprises will significantly increase incomes of farmers’ involved. Seed security and seed sovereignty will be enhanced, contributing to community resilience, with wider impacts from contributing to social organisation, economic development and entrepreneurship. Accessing high quality foundation seeds from national agricultural research institutes National Semi Arid Regional Research Institute Serere (NaSARRI) is key to the success of this project. SHA is building partnerships between research institutes, farmers and seed growers. These links are critical to
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OUR PROGRAMMES enable production of improved seeds in sufficient quantities
practices/positive deviant practices can be used to rehabilitate
to meet smallholder farmer requirements.
malnourished children within the target area.
Direct Beneficiaries: 2,000 seed growers
This is being conducted in Nwoya district, Northern Uganda and is focussing on the effectiveness of using the positive deviance method to address malnutrition among children, lactating and pregnant mothers. This study has two purposes:
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one is to look at how to better integrate nutrition training
POSITIVE DEVIANCE NUTRITION RESEARCH
policy makers at the district and national level on the use of cost effective methods in combating malnutrition especially urveys conducted in various parts of Uganda have cited
in districts where populations are resettling after two decades
inadequate access to food, suboptimal infant feeding
of war.
practices, poor health, hygiene and sanitation practices
as the major contributing factors to high malnutrition rates. Moreover, related studies conducted in other countries have indicated that solutions to underlying causes of malnutrition lie within the affected communities and just need to be uncovered. The current study will seek to discover this. These solutions are the best nutrition practices that tap into local wisdom for successfully treating and preventing malnutrition. These solutions are more sustainable than those brought into the community from the outside. They involve promoting behaviour change and empowering caregivers to take responsibility for the nutritional rehabilitation of their children using local knowledge and resources. The study shall be used to find out whether the identified best nutrition
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across our programmes and two to use this research to inform
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