CIDD-UG presents rapid assessment report to the District Taskforce, MPs & Media.
CIDD-UG Engages the Pallisa District Covid 19 Taskforce to enhance community...
CIDD-UG Engaged the Pallisa District Covid 19 taskforce to prioritize community engagement and use of social media to help raise awareness for mitigation of surging community infections as well as provide basic sanitary kits to adolescent girls to enhance community coping mechanism. Five weeks into... .../Read More!
The Principal Assistant Secretary, Pallisa District Local Government, Mr. Okello Martin and Executive Director CIDD- UG Ejautene Fred hand over 1.5 million shillings to Mother to Mother one of the Women Groups from Mpongi in Puti-Puti sub county.
CIDD-UG gives Seed funding to community groups in Pallisa District
CIDD-UG gives shs. 4,500,000/= Seed funding to three community groups in Pallisa District, to implement Social Action Projects (SAPs) that respond to mitigating climate change impacts and increase adaptation capacities. CIDD- UG with funding from British Council while implementing the Active... .../Read More!
Government and development partners should prioritize increasing support to...
When the world hard the Breaking news about the presence of the deadly corona virus, the speed at which it harvested human lives from Wuhan province in China and its spread globally, this plunged the world into panic especially as it devastated the first world countries with strong economies,... .../Read More!
CIDD-UG engages 300 young people and the media on constructive post election...
The re-introduction of multiparty politics in Uganda has witnessed an increase in violent and non-violent conflicts to a greater or lesser degree before, during and after general elections. The pattern and character of the conflicts are symptomatic of deep seated ethnic and partisan related... .../Read More!
From left, Samuka Muhammad, DNRO, and Principal Assistant Secretary Okello Martin both of Pallisa District Local Government and Ejautene Fred, Executive Director CIDD-UG during climate change sensitization.
Climate Change Governance: CIDD-UG partners with Pallisa District Local...
CIDD-UG in partnership with Pallisa District Local Government have rolled out mass community education on impact of climate change. “Most of what you see in the world today as conflicts are as a result of poor environmental management issues like inadequate water supply in our communities let alone... .../Read More!
The Resident District commissioner Yumbe Mrs. Caroline Angolere right hand appreciates Mr. Okiror Francis from CIDD-UG left during the closure of the 4 days Local Governance and Budget accountability training workshop in Yumbe District by CIDD-UG in partnership with Network for Active Citizen.
CIDD-UG Trains 30 Young Elected Leaders in Yumbe - West Nile and Mayuge in...
The Training of 60 young leaders in Yumbe and Mayuge Districts was designed to close the participant’s knowledge gap on Local Governance, Public policy advocacy and or Budget monitoring and accountability at local government level. The trainings in turn did not only help increase participants... .../Read More!
CIDD-UG Call for Volunteers in Pallisa, April 2021
From April 2021, CIDD-UG in partnership with UWEZO Uganda will be conducting a learning assessment in 15 villages and 3000 households in each of the 29 District to assess the competences of children in literacy and numeracy, where CIDD-UG will be managing the exercise in Pallisa District. CIDD-UG... .../Read More!
Namuddu Sumayah the youth focal person CIDD-UG – (front Standing) facilitating a community session on how to build trust and understanding between young males and females within their communities and families so as to reduce GBV in Buseta sub county Kibuku District -December 2020
CIDD-UG conducts Community outreach activities to sensitize young people and...
CIDD-UG used Active Citizen Model to deliver community sessions against SGBV with the objective of contributing to promotion of increased community connections against SGBV and increasing health seeking behaviors. These community sessions that targeted 90 young men and some of their parents helped... .../Read More!
Enhancing Capacity of Rural Women to Demand for Public Accountability and Anti-...
Accountability from a women’s rights perspective exists when all women are able to get explanations from those in power for actions that affect them, and can set in motion corrective actions when those responsible fail to promote their rights. However, demand for accountability by marginalized... .../Read More!
CIDD-UG Trains Women Candidates from Gulu and Arua on Political Campaign Management and Post-Election Conflict Resolution Skills
Enhancing Women Engagement in Politics: CIDD-UG Trains Women Candidates from...
Women all over the world have met challenges when it comes to participation in politics and leadership positions and yet political participation is a key pillar and indicator for women’s empowerment. Exclusion of women from decision making platforms across all levels of society and governance makes... .../Read More!
Babura from Kerith children’s home enjoys writing about her Low and high moments in life during an engagement with -CIDD-UG staff in story telling exercise.
Engaging Adolescent on Sexuality Education for Improved Adolescent Quality Of...
CIDD-UG conducts Adolecent sexual reproductive Health talks with 15 adolecents at kerith Ministries and Kibuku community during the fourth quarter. CIDD-UG is alive to the fact that One in five young girls in Uganda is exposed to and or sexualy abused. This is manifested in different forms such as... .../Read More!
Nanzala Fatuma studies a poster containing authorized mark of choice.
CIDD-UG Undertakes Voter Education in Bukedi and Bugisu Sub Regions to Raise...
Voter education continues to be at the heart of CIDD-UG citizen’s sensitization agenda to make the voting population informed on current electoral process. In so doing, CIDD-UG has used door-door and public drives on the other hand to deliver voter education messages for citizen’s active... .../Read More!
The Principal Assistant Secretary (PAS) Pallisa District Mr. Okello Martin giving opening remarks
CIDD-UG takes lead in organizing service delivery improvement dialogues in...
“CSOs exist to complement Government work; they help deliver what government is not able to deliver. I thank CIDD-UG for organizing this dialogue, I have read the objectives of the dialogue and I feel convinced that CIDD-UG is set to close the previously existing gap where we have not had a... .../Read More!
Migamba Scovia
Improving access to Political and Electoral information for young people and...
"Access to political and electoral information for Women and young people is very critical if they are to actively participate as voters but also as candidates." "Election stakeholders need to prioritize the most suitable channels to deliver this information to women and young people if at all the... .../Read More!
Agwang Margaret - Pallisa
How will the Electoral Commission address the issue of youths of age whose...
"I would like to thank Citizen Initiative for Democracy and Development - Uganda (CIDD-UG) and Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) the organizers of this regional election stakeholder’s engagement meeting. For sure as a rural Woman, it has helped me to know more about 2021 General elections since... .../Read More!
Bukedi sub region election stakeholder representatives attending regional election stakeholder engagement meetings at Pallisa Country Inn Hotel .
CIDD-UG and FOWODE Engage Election Stakeholder On The 2021 General Election...
On 16th JUNE 2020, electoral commission launched the revised election road map and proposed Digital political campaigns ahead of the 2021 general election. According to the electoral commission, the administrative changes announced were designed with a view of integrating amendments that promote... .../Read More!
School Management Committee representatives during group work to identify key actions for improvement of girl child retention at school in Pallisa district.
CIDD-UG Embarks on UPE Analysis to Generate Evidence for Advocacy to Improve...
The Education Act 2008 as amended stipulates that government shall provide quality and relevant education (primary and post primary) to all Ugandan children of school-going age. Universal Primary Education (UPE) is the basic education provided to all Ugandan children of school going age (6+ years... .../Read More!
Building Capacity and skills of grassroots Civil Society Organizations...
Building Capacity and skills of grassroots Civil Society Organizations (CSOS/CBOs) FBOs through trainings as way of developing synergies and joint collaboration for sustainable advocacy in promotion, protection and observation of Human rights.