GIZ Uganda

Last week, the Northern Uganda civil society organisations (CSOs) conference was organised by WECISNET WECISNET and the Civil Society in Uganda Support Programme (CUSP). This event brought together over 150 participants, including 100 CSOs from West Nile, Acholi, Lango, and Bunyoro sub-regions. The theme of the conference was, “Together for Change: Enhancing the Compliance and Sustainability of Civil Society Organisations in Northern Uganda” highlighting the crucial role of civil society in Uganda and the importance of creating spaces for dialogue. The conference offered an opportunity for CSOs to discuss pathways to solutions for the sector challenges, particularly on compliance and institutional sustainability. This included topics on NGO regulations in Uganda, financial sustainability, digitalisation, and strengthening collaborations at the sub-national level as well as refugee response and host communities, a vital issue for the region. During the conference, the Chairperson, Arua District Local Government, Alfred Okuonzi, on behalf the District Local Governments expressed commitment to working with Civil Society organizations. He noted that CSOs need to adhere to the existing legal and policy framework and remain ethical in your work. The CUSP component is co-funded by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany. Commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ implements the component as part of the Strengthening Governance and Civil Society in Uganda Project. #SustainableDevelopment #CivilSociety #TogetherForChange #WECISNET #GoodGovernance #HumanRights  

𝗔 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗖𝗦𝗔) 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 & 𝗣𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 📚. To facilitate the adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices among smallholder farmers, the Promoting Rural Development in Uganda Programme (#PRUDEV) developed two key resources: 1️⃣ The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Manual 2️⃣ The Farmers' Pocket Handbook 📚 What’s Inside? ✅ A training manual for community-based Trainers ✅ CSA practices for smallholder farmers. Follow the links to download 🔗 The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Manual https://lnkd.in/deXAR8e3 🔗 The Farmers' Pocket Handbook https://lnkd.in/duHARRTx #ClimateSmartAgriculture #RuralDevelopment #Resilience #PRUDEV

Last week, UBA convened a multistakeholder dialogue on strengthening the capacities of financial institutions to provide credit and financial services to small-scale farmers in Uganda under the GIZ Uganda Relapu project component on improvement of land governance in Uganda co-funded by EU and BMZ. Under this project, we are implementing initiatives that will contribute towards increasing the number of financial institutions accepting Land Inventory Protocols (LIPs) and Certificate of Occupancy to enable credit access to credit and financial services for smallholder farmers in the districts of Mityana, Mubende, Kassanda and Gomba in Central Uganda. An engagement that was attended by representatives from member financial institutions, district leadership, farmers, Industry Associations, and development partners among others pushed for; 1.      More sensitizations on LIPs and COOs to educate small-scale farmers about the benefits and processes of acquiring LIPs and COOs. 2.      Continued collaboration in obtaining the Certificates of Occupancy, which remain a barrier for many farmers. 3.      Promote policy changes for National Recognition to ensure that the LIPs and COOs are recognized as valid collateral at the national level. 4.      Expanding financial literacy programs for both farmers and financial institutions to enhance the understanding and use of LIPs and COOs for extending credit to smallholder farmers.

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We Are #Hiring! Are you passionate about driving positive change in the mining sector by enhancing compliance, promoting value addition, and advancing digitalization? We are looking for you to join our team in the following positions. 1. Advisor in the Mining Sector: https://lnkd.in/dgNa5pAc 2. Advisor on Formalization & Value Addition in the Mining Sector: https://lnkd.in/dda3qEkN 3. Digitalization Advisor in the Mining Sector: https://lnkd.in/d72A-Uum 4. Project Manager, Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Uganda: https://lnkd.in/dxud9VUj Please find the details below for the available positions.

In our bid to catalyse the full potential of women entrepreneurs for employment creation and economic empowerment, today at Protea Hotel, the Women Entrepreneurship for Africa program in Uganda(#WE4A) under the GIZ WE4D regional programme hosted entrepreneurial support organisations in a validation workshop, discussing insights around the ecosystem and relevant business development services landscape that could shape systematic pathways of collaboration, synergies, to success for women entrepreneurs in Uganda.   The “Women Entrepreneurship for Africa” (WE4A) action is a partnership jointly supported by the European Union, the Secretariat of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS)) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)) and is implemented by the Employment Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa (#WE4D) programme of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and sub-implemented by The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). It is part of the Team Europe Initiative Investing in Young Businesses in Africa (IYBA).   WE4A provides African women entrepreneurs with enhanced business capacities in the green sector, access to formal financial services and better market opportunities as well as helps them to integrate into local, regional, and international value chains.   Overall, this validation and co-creation workshop presents an opportunity to jointly shape impactful, responsive, inclusive interventions to enhance business capacities, financial access, and market opportunities targetting women entrepreneurs in green sectors! #IYBA-WE4A #WE4D #WomenEntrepreneurs #GreenTransformation #Uganda Enabel in Uganda, Jeremiah Lwebuga, MBA, Michael Seng, Ganeshamoorthy Jegan, Grace Nanteza, Vanessa Mugide, Nsubuga Benard, Margret Nansamba, Benard Mujuni Esq., Goldstone Enterprise Consulting and Training , atukwase gideon

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We’re #Hiring   Are you passionate about Climate Smart Agriculture in the Coffee Value Chain and interested in making an impact in rural development? We're looking for you. Follow the steps below to apply. 

We’re #Hiring   Are you a seasoned finance management professional with a passion for development Cooperation? We would like you to join our team. Follow the steps below to apply.

📣 Save the date and take part in our webinar on energy solutions in displacement settings. Discover how we are partnering with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency to bring safe, affordable and sustainable energy to communities affected by #displacement. During this event, the project team from Energy Solutions for Displacement Settings (SUN-ESDS) will share key insights from their work in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia. See how our collaboration supports refugees, host communities, and vulnerable populations. 📅 26 November 2024, 14:00-15:30 CEST / 16:00-17:30 EAT 📍 MS Teams ➡️ Further information and registration (until November 19): https://lnkd.in/dhsDSYxz #HumanitarianEnergy Communications and PR Unit GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti GIZ Kenya GIZ Uganda energypedia UG