The Department for International Development (DFID) supports human and civil rights organisations working in Uganda through both bilateral and multilateral programmes. Organisations supported through both these channels for each of the past five years are presented in the following tables.
(a) Human Rights 2005 Uganda National Health Consumers Association (UNHCO) 2006 Uganda National Health Consumers Association (UNHCO) Family Planning Association of Uganda (FPAU) African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse (ANPPCAN) National Union of Disabled Person in Uganda (NUDIPU) Katakwi Urafiki Foundation Land and Equity Movement (LEMU) The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-U) National Union of Researchers and Research Users (NURRU) 2007 Uganda National Health Consumers Association (UNHCO) Family Planning Association of Uganda (FPAU) African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse (ANPPCAN) National Union of Disabled Person in Uganda (NUDIPU) Katakwi Urafiki Foundation Land and Equity Movement (LEMU) The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-U) National Union of Researchers and Research Users (NURRU) MIFUMI Human Rights Defenders Network (MHRDN) Platform for Labour Action (PLA) Save the Children in Uganda (SCFiU Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS) 2008 Family Planning Association of Uganda (FPAU) African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse (ANPPCAN) National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda (NUDIPU) Katakwi Urafiki Foundation Land and Equity Movement (LEMU) The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-U) National Union of Researchers and Research Users (NURRU) MIFUMI Human Rights Defenders Network (MHRDN) Platform for Labour Action (PLA) Save the Children in Uganda (SCFiU) Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS) 2008 Straight Talk Foundation National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) Orphans Community Based Organisation (OCBO) Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) Making Positive Living Attractive to Youth (Ma-PLAY) ACORD 2008 Amnesty International 2009 Land and Equity Movement (LEMU) The Uganda Association of Women Lawyers (FIDA-U) National Union of Researchers and Research Users (NURRU) MIFUMI Human Rights Defenders Network (MHRDN) Platform for Labour Action (PLA) Save the Children in Uganda (SCFiU) Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS) 2009 Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD) Action for Development (ACFODE) Wakiso Community Development Agency (WACODA) Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA) African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN) Mental Health Uganda (MHU) Sese Health Efforts for Development (SHED) Huys Link Community Initiative (HUYSLINC1) Makerere Women Dev Association (MAWDA) African International Christian Ministry (AICM) Bugiri District NGO Forum (BDNGF) Buddu Social Development Association (BUSODA) HEPS Kyenjojo District NGO/CBO Forum Child Aid Uganda (CHAU) Pallisa Civil Society Organisations Network (PACONET) Uganda Association for Employment and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly (UAEEEPE) Reach the Youth Uganda (RYU) 2009 Straight Talk Foundation National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) Orphans Community Based Organisation (OCBO) Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) Making Positive Living Attractive to Youth (Ma-PLAY) ACORD 2009 Amnesty International 2009 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)—child rights in Karamoja (b) Civil rights 2005 Uganda Electoral Commission Uganda Media Women's Association Uganda Joint Christian Council Institute for War and Peace Reporting Uganda Journalists Safety Committee 2006 Uganda Electoral Commission Uganda Media Women's Association Uganda Joint Christian Council Institute for War and Peace Reporting Uganda Journalists Safety Committee 2008 Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA) 2009 Uganda Human Rights Commission Inter-religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) Kabarole Research Centre MS Uganda 2009 Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA)
The agreed funding allocation to these organisations for the next three years are provided in the following table.
Organisation Activity 2010 2011 2012 MIFUMI Human Rights Defenders (MHRDN) Rights of women and children experiencing violence and abuse 78,000 — — Platform for Labour Action (PLA) Right to social security 7,000 — — Save the Children in Uganda (SCFiU) Child rights protection 78,000 — — HEPS Maternal health rights 11,000 — — Katakwi Urafiki Foundation Human rights and peace building 13,000 — — Electoral Commission of Uganda Voter education, voter registration etc. 300,000 300,000 300,000 Uganda Human Rights Commission Civic education, public order training for police 50,000 50,000 — MS Uganda Civic education 30,000 30,000 — Inter-Religious Council of Uganda Civic education 85,000 85,000 — Kabarole Research Centre Civic education 60,000 60,000 — Straight Talk Foundation Sexual and reproductive health and rights 260,000 — — National Forum of People Living with HIV/AIDS Networks in Uganda (NAFOPHANU) Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS 92,000 — — Uganda Network on Law, Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) Legal and human rights response to HIV/AIDS 105,000 — — Orphans Community Based Organisation (OCBO) Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS 33,000 — — Uganda Youth Development Link (UYDEL) Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS 65,000 — — Making Positive Living Attractive to Youth (Ma-PL AY) Rights of people living with HIV/AIDS 33,000 — — ACORD HIV/AIDS rights in the workplace 67,000 — — Amnesty International Right to education 79,000 79,000 79,000 Healthlink Worldwide Child rights (regional, including Kenya and Tanzania) 170,000 170,000 170,000
The Department for International Development (DFID) signed a 10-year partnership agreement with the Government of Uganda (GoU) in November 2007. Under this partnership agreement the UK Government pledged £700 million worth of development support to the GoU over the period 2007-17.
DFID aid to Uganda in each of the last five years was as follows:
£ million 2004-05 61 2005-06 72 2006-07 78 2007-08 65 2008-09 73
Indicative aid allocations to Uganda over the next five years are as follows:
£ million 2009-10 75 2010-11 85 2011-12 85 2012-13 85 2013-14 85
Aid provided by DFID to Uganda is conditional on progress in reducing poverty, strengthening financial management and respecting human rights and international obligations.