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Uganda: Overseas Aid

Volume 503: debated on Wednesday 13 January 2010

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development which (a) human and (b) civil rights organisations have received funding from his Department in supporting their work in Uganda in each of the last five years; what allocations have been made to such organisations for each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. (309706)

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.

Organisations supported through bilateral and multilateral channels

(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

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what aid his Department has provided to Uganda in each of the last five years; and what aid he expects his Department to provide to Uganda in each of the next five years. (309709)

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.