"YOU EITHER ENHANCE YOUR LOBBYING
CAPACITIES OR YOU LOOSE OUT SEGE FUND COME 2015 SAYS THE DCDO KYENJOJO
DISTRICT"
Representatives
of vulnerable groups have been urged to use the available opportunities and
improve on their lobbying skills to avoid being labeled the poor groups while
it’s not the case for the same groups in other Districts.
This
was sounded by the Deputy District Speaker while officiating as one of the main
speakers during a training workshop for Kyenjojo district vulnerable
representatives organized by Human Rights and Democracy Link Africa on
23/4/2013 with funding support from RWECO/CEWIT.
He
further highlighted the different government programs from which these members
can be organized and benefit as a group such as NAADS, CDD, women & youth fund, fund for PWDs and SEGE. He cited
an example of Kigarale Burden Bearer an organized group who benefited in the
financial year 2012/2013.
In
the related development, he noted that; vulnerable representatives are also
members of the standing committees where they have an upper hand to ensure that
their needs are included in the proposed activities before the paper is passed
by the council.
‘You
must embrace lobbying skills if you are to sustain the SEGE pilot project in
Uganda’ says Mr. Twooli Yofesi who is Kyenjojo District Community Development
Officer. He advised the vulnerable representatives to enhance lobbying skills that
they can use to influence and sustain the current projects. He cited an example
of the SEGE pilot project; which is donor funded, there has to be high level of
demand and lobbying if it is to continue funding even after the 2015 contract
end. He showed a fear that if the SEGE
withdraw their funding there is likelihood of the elderly people losing out
unless the NRM government and the vulnerable leaders set new strategies to
sustain its operation.
Prepared
by
Mrs
Mugabi Margaret
Project
Focal Person
RIDE
AFRICA
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