Training of
Vulnerable Groups
This was conducted at community
hall in Bundibugyo where the district speaker
was the main facilitator. In his facilitation, he explained how local
governments are established under local government act which was put in place
in 1997, it has been amended five times and the last time was in 2008. The constitution provide for decentralisation
where services are brought near to the people and citizens participate in the
planning for their needs, all this is done basing on the national planning
authority. In this case there certain areas prioritised but that does not
affect other activities not to be done so plans require patience and
consistence.
He added that we as citizens have duties and
obligations, putting hands in our own development, demand services from
government, protect service delivery points , respect national anthem , court
of arm, flag and currency, respect rights and freedom of others , defend Uganda
and support national service, pay taxes cooperate with agencies to keep law and
order.
With council procedures, every local government is
made to resemble parliament and that is why PWDs are represented categories of
higher local government, districts, municipality, lower local governments, town
councils and sub-counties. In council different committees are elected such as
social services, works, gender extra. Issues from different councillors are
brought to the committees and then presented to council, once its passed, its a
resolution or policies, council executive sits at the district every day to
over see all activities that are being implemented and every after two months,
council sits. On follow up of council resolution, the executive committee
follows up for implementation, this implementation should be in line with the
budget, then in the next council, secretaries of different department ask if
the planned activities have been implemented.
Local
government budgeting processes financial year begins every first July and end
31st June with four quarters. The first quarter bringing what was
not implemented the previous financial year into the current year work plan,
second quarter is period of conducting budget conferences , the national
conference begins where indicative figures are send to the district as
priorities and then district follows
where development partners are called on board to give in support. 3rd
quarter is for passing the DDP and in June budget is passed before the dates of
15th.
Vulnerable
groups are also incorporated in the budgeting processes where every quarter
they are allocated funds that are meant for conducting meetings, they also
receive special grants called disability grants where the special interest
groups put in their proposal for support. Community based services committee
sits to review and check whether these groups real exist and have the capacity
to utilise the grants as expected.
ACTION POINTS
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Issues
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Responsible people
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When to be done
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Train special interest groups in group dynamics,
record keeping and financial management.
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Community Based Service/ Good Hope
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1st quarter of next financial year
2013-14
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Continuous sensitisation on proper utilization of
grants from government
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Community Based Services
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On going
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Mobilise vulnerable groups to access funds and also
educating the masses how funds are distributed.
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RWECO, Bundibugyo local Govt leaders
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April-May
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Bundibugyo District Vice Chairperson
Launches Neighborhood Assemblies
On 11th April 2013
Good Hope Foundation for Rural Development conducted a radio talk show at UBC radio station in Bundibugyo district where
the theme was importance of N/As in the community; this was after two neighborhood
assemblies were launched in Kisubba and Sindira sub-counties.
The panelist among others were the vice chairperson L.CV Mr. Baluku Godrey
Mbalibula thanked Good Hope/RWECO for
the commendable work in Bundibugyo, he added that neighborhood assembly concept
is one of the easiest way we local leaders can explore to solve community
problems . he was impressed with the set up of these forums and requested we
extend the services to other sub-counties, if not train local leaders of the sub-counties out of our operational
area on the concept of neighborhood assemblies. This in real sense means our
impact in the community is being felt if resources available we would reach many
communities
Sindira Sub county LC 3 applauds RWECO
During the interface meeting to share the
issues from the neighborhood assembly in Sindira sub-county , the LC 3
chairperson Mr. Mbusa Daniel was grateful to the services Good Hope /RWECO is
rendering in as far as improving service delivery is concerned, he requested
for the continuity of the project.
The issues discussed
were , Poor performance in schools as a result
of inadequate provision of scholastic material, food and lack of follow up of
parents to their children from the teachers, Low local revenue hence less
development of the sub-county, No means of transport for lower local leaders
and health staff especially the in charge of Kakuka health Centre III making it
‘’ hard to reach area’’. Mothers are
still shying up with delivering at a health facility hence leading to death
some times, no staff houses yet its status deserves one and The CDD programme
is only supporting few vulnerable groups leaving others.
The Chairperson LC3 of Sindira sub-county had this as
an account of what he has done since he entered office, lobbied for water in Sindira that costed 180m
which supplies 3 parishes, opened roads
from Bunyangule – Butama through collaboration with UNRA, community constructed
a temporally bridge from Uganda to Congo to allow them access goods and
services of both countries, Lobbied for 1 spring to be protected such that
citizens get clean and safe water in kinyamboma village, Creation of market at
Kakuka parish to increase on the revenue of the sub-county since its new, Staff
of kakuka health III have been increased
from 7 to 12 persons, 01 pit latrine has been constructed at kakuka health
centre in collaboration with the district, drugs have been distributed on time, stretches for Sindira have been lobbied from beylor Uganda
to carry expectant mothers, desks have been distributed to Nyangonda
primary schools in Sindira, the sub-county bought land at 3.5m and organized a
fundraising for its construction where 2.5m was raised as cash and used to buy
30 colored iron sheets for the sub-county and 6.22m as pledges, 4 groups
of PWDs from Sindira kurubatanga among others last quarter supported by
the CCD programme and 20 chairs for the sub-county were bought through the
initiative of the chairperson L.C 3.
Compiled by
Compiled by
Kidima Margret
Project focal person
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