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Groups
Uganda
Uganda Debt Network
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| Contact |
Daisy Owomugasho, Acting Director
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| Email |
dowomugasho@fema.mak.ac.ug;
info@udn.or.ug |
| Web Site |
www.udn.or.ug |
| Phone |
256 41 533840/543974 |
| Phone/Fax |
256 41 534856 |
| Address |
Plot 424 Mawanda Rd
— Kamwokya
P.O. Box 21509
Kampala, Uganda |
| Areas of
Expertise |
UDN is an advocacy
and lobbying coalition of NGOs, institutions, and individuals formed in
1996
to campaign for debt relief. Although UDN started by advocating on
debt relief, it helps the poor and marginalized people in the country.
UDN is a leading policy analysis and advocacy civil society organization
in Uganda involved in monitoring and evaluation of the quality and
delivery of public social services, analysis of budget policies and
their relevance to the poverty situation, good governance, and
anti-corruption campaigns. UDN is also involved in policy analysis at
the macro-level and socio-economic research at the sectoral level.
Through its Budget
Advocacy Initiative (BAI) launched in 1999, UDN advocates for pro-poor
budget policies
and the promotion of a more participatory civil society that can
influence budget policy processes at all levels. The BAI has led
to the formation of budget monitoring structures at local levels,
involving grassroots communities in monitoring and
evaluation; dissemination of budget information; advocacy on pro-poor
budgeting; and building civil society budget coalitions. |
| Recent
Reports |
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The 2006/07 National Budget: Shortfalls in Pro-poor Spending (Aug,
2006)
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Tracing the Benefits of Poverty Action Fund to the Poor in Uganda
(2005)
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Budget Transparency in Uganda (2004)
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Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Resource Allocation to
the Health Sector (2004)
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The Implementation of the Fiscal Decentralisation Strategy in Bushenyi
and Tororo Districts (2004)
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Can You Listen to Us? Children’s Views About Universal Primary
Education and Poverty Eradication in Uganda (2004)
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The Uganda Budget 2003 – 04: What Relevance to the Poverty Situation?
(2003)
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The Status of Uganda’s External Debt (2002)
The PRSP Process in Uganda
(2002).
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Policy and Expenditure in the Social Sector in Uganda (1998)
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Monthly Policy Review Newsletters (PRN)
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Monthly Budget Policy
Briefs.
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| Major
Current Activities |
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Participatory community budget monitoring and evaluation.
- Annual review and
analysis of local and national budgets.
- Capacity building
of civil society in budget advocacy and analysis.
- Participation
in budget conferences at local and national levels.
- Influencing budget
policies through attending sector working group meetings.
- Good governance
and anti-corruption activities.
- Monitoring and
evaluation of PRSP implementation.
- Networking with
national, regional, and international organizations.
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Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC)
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| Contact |
Fred Muhumuza
or Lawrence Bategeka |
| Email |
eprc@eprc.or.ug |
| Website |
http://www.eprc.or.ug |
| Phone |
256 41 540141 |
| Fax |
256 41 541022 |
| Address |
51 Pool Road,
Makerere University Campus
P.O. Box 7841
Kampala, Uganda |
| Areas of
Expertise |
Established in 1994
EPRC undertakes economic and quantitative research and analysis of
Uganda's economy to enhance civil society capacity for policy advocacy.
EPRC conducts research on taxation trends in Uganda and its implications
for growth, income distribution, and poverty reduction. |
Ministry of Finance, Planning and
Economic Development
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| Contact |
William Okecho,
Budget Committee Chair |
| Email |
wokecho@parliament.go.ug |
| Website |
http://www.finance.go.ug/budgets.htm
http://www.finance.go.ug |
| Phone |
256 41 287245 |
| Fax |
256 41 250 005 |
| Address |
P.O. Box 8147
Kampala, Uganda |
| Areas of Expertise |
Budget information communication |
| Current Publications |
- A Citizen's Guide to Uganda's Budget Process (annually).
- The Budget at a Glance (annually).
- The Budget Performance Report (annually).
- Budget Highlights - a newspaper insert - that comes out two
days after the reading of the budget.
- The Reformer: A quarterly newsletter that explains
activities in PEM reforms.
- Popular PEAP ( A popular version of Uganda's Poverty
Eradication Action Plan).
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| Major Current Activities |
- Strengthening collaboration between civil society and the
Ministry of Finance through a newly formed joint committee to produce
simple booklets describing different policies so that civil society groups can use
them for training of communities.
- Spearheading the formation of an Inter-ministerial
Communication Committee for adequate dissemination of policy information by all government
ministries.
- Continuing with production of the annual budget
documents as shown above.
- Developing a new publication: Uganda's Taxation at A
Glance.
- Working with the Accountability Sector Working Group
to ensure that the work of local civil budget monitoring groups is made legitimate in the
revised Poverty Eradication Action Plan 2004- 2006.
- Reviewing the Citizen's Guide to the Uganda
Budget Process to make it in line with Uganda's new Budget Law.
- Supporting the Ministry's Change Management and
Communication Group in the implementation of governments Integrated Financial Management
System.
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Uganda Parliament Budget Committee
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| Name |
Beatrice Kiraso, Chairperson
Committee on Budget |
| Email |
bkiraso@parliament.go.ug |
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Website |
http://www.parliament.go.ug |
| Phone |
256 77 445 476 and 256
41 269
992 |
| Fax |
256 41 231 296/346
826 |
| Address |
P.O. Box 7178
Kampala, Uganda |
| Areas of Expertise |
Economics and budgeting. |
| Recent Reports |
Bi-annual budget performance reports. |
| Major Current Activities |
Budget reforms to enhance CSOs participation. |
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