DANIDA-Danish International Development Agency is a winner of the 2015 Uganda Sustainable Development Award and accredited Uganda’s Top50 Sustainable Development Agencies in recognition and appreciation of its enormous contribution towards social-economic development of Uganda and attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Uganda. Awarded and Accredited by Public Opinions International
Danish International Development Agency, Danida, is an organ under the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the responsibility of administrating all Danish bilateral development assistance. In this section you are able to get information on the Danida supported development programmes in Uganda
Denmark’s development cooperation with Uganda builds on the Ugandan National Development Plan and Danida’s strategy ‘The Right to a Better Life. The Danish support is concentrated around the following three thematic areas:
- Growth
- Good governance
- Human development
Denmark puts emphasis on Paris, Accra and Busan Declarations on Aid Effectiveness. Denmark’s development cooperation is aligned to Ugandan priorities and coordinated with the efforts of other development partners.
Below you can download the NDP and the Danish strategy ‘The Right to a Better Life’.
Agriculture
The agricultural sector is still dominant in Uganda, especially in terms of employment, and is therefore a high priority area in the government’s National Development Plan and for Danida.
Agriculture in Uganda
Agriculture is still the main stay of the Ugandan economy. Although the contribution of agriculture to Uganda’s GDP has been declining over the years; the sector has continued to dominate the Ugandan economy. It contributed about 23.9 pct. of the total GDP in 2013. Agriculture also provides approximately 82 pct. of the employment, and most industries and services in the country are dependent on this sector.
The Rcent History of Danida’s Support to the Agriculture Sector
The Agricultural Sector Programme Support phase 2 (ASPS II) was implemented in the period 2005-2010 with a budget of DKK 294 million. The main objectives of ASPS II were to increase incomes, improve household food security and improve the quality of life for economically active low income small farmers. The programme support focused on research and technological development, provision of advisory services, agricultural education, business support to micro, small and medium enterprises, access to rural financial services through micro-lease and co-guarantee arrangements, natural resources use and management, agro-processing and marketing, deepening decentralization, gender mainstreaming and HIV/AIDS issues in agriculture as cross cutting themes and restoration of farming livelihoods in post conflict environments in Northern Uganda.
The Public Sector Agricultural Support (PSAS) component of the U-Growth Programme
The current Danida programme supporting public sector agriculture in Uganda is the Public Sector Agricultural Support (PSAS), which is a component of the U-Growth programme. The main objective of the PSAS is to support the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) in its preparations to receive sector budget support and subsequently to support implementation of the agriculture Development Strategy and Investment Plan (DSIP) of the Ugandan government. The PSAS objective is aligned with the DSIP’s objective to support the public sector to carry out its agreed mandate and to pursue its vision of a competitive, profitable and sustainable agricultural sector that accommodates all farmer categories in different production zones. The PSAS is being implemented in the period 2010-2014 and has a budget of DKK 5 million.
The PSAS consists of three different types of technical assistance, namely;
1. A long term international advisor in MAAIF’s Agriculture Planning Department with the objective of improving planning in the sector and preparing MAAIF to receive budget support.
2. Short term consultancies to formulate bankable programmes and ensure that the core priorities in the DSIP receive funding.
3. Short-term technical assistance to assist MAAIF in building capacity in strategic areas such as financial management, budget process, better functioning Sector Working Group and finalisation of agriculture DSIP.
Partners
The main partner of the PSAS is the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries. The programme is implemented in close cooperation with other donors in the sector, namely;
• World Bank (WB)
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• European Union (EU)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• African Development Bank (AfDB)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Danida’s Anti-corruption Policy
In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are determined to maintain the highest standards of integrity and work ethics among our staff and across all areas of activity. We therefore maintain a policy of zero tolerance towards corruption in all its forms.
The management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved a new Anti-Corruption Policy on 9 February 2011. It includes an Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct applicable to all employees working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen and at the Danish Embassies, Consulates-General, Representative Offices and Trade Commissions.
The new policy and anti-corruption code of conduct replaces Danida’s Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct from 2008 on which it to a large extent is based. Its purpose is to ensure and support behaviour and work ethics characterised by the highest standards of personal and organisational integrity, both internally and externally. It provides guidelines to employees on their required conduct when confronted with corruption, corrupt practices or corrupt propositions, and when working to prevent corruption.
Growth and Employment
On these pages you can read about the Danish support to Growth and Employment in Uganda.
Danish support to Growth and Employment in Uganda is made through the U-Growth programme and the Danida Business Instruments. On these pages you can find more information about these programmes and their different components.
HIV/AIDS
Denmark supports HIV/AIDS prevention and care in Uganda
HIV/AIDS Programme Phase II
The five year DKK 200 million Danish programme of HIV/AIDS support to Uganda is consistent with the Government’s National Development Plan (2010/11 to 2014/15) that identifies HIV/AIDS as a priority and mandates a coordinated multi-sectoral response. It is also fully aligned with the Uganda National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan for 2011/12 – 2014/15.
The programme builds on results and experiences gained over the last 10 years of participating in the national AIDS response, with particular emphasis on lessons learned in the past four years from the Danish HIV/AIDS Programme Phase 1 and Health Sector Programme Phase 3, which have included significant developments in harmonising with the other AIDS Development Partners.
HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Uganda was hailed globally after it reduced HIV/AIDS prevalence from 20-25% in the early 1990s down to 6.4% in 2005, mostly through widespread behaviour change. Since 2005 however, the HIV prevalence rate has increased to 7.3% (2011) and the number of new infections is rising. An estimated 1.4 million Ugandans are living with HIV/AIDS and over 145,000 new infections occur each year. Out of 577,000 patients eligible for treatment, 62% are receiving anti-retroviral drugs. Meanwhile, the very high population growth rate of 3.4% continues to overwhelm the national HIV prevention effort.
Programme objectives and components
In the face of a continuing and increasing HIV/AIDS epidemic, the overall development objective of this programme is to reduce the numbers of new HIV infections and to mitigate the adverse effects of AIDS. The immediate objective is to enhance national institutional capacity to achieve universal access to prevention, treatment and care. Within this, Danida supports:
National coordination and leadership – to enhance co-ordination of the AIDS response by Uganda AIDS Commission and the Partnership Committee in order to implement and monitor the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. This addresses Uganda AIDS Commission’s core business of implementing the national multi-sectoral strategy and work plan.
In addition, support is provided to improve coordination of relevant operational and prevention research to inform planning and implementation.
A third focus area for Denmark at the national level concerns strengthening the integration of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services. Denmark supports UNFPAto implement interventions on comprehensive condom programming with emphasis on female condoms as well as establishment of youth friendly corners in health facilities to provide reproductive health services tailored to youth.
Civil Society in the national HIV response – to contribute to local and national level engagement of Civil Society in the scaling up of an evidence based prevention strategy; and to nurture the development of innovative prevention strategies for effectively reaching Key Populations. Through the Civil Society Fund grant-making mechanism Denmark supports local civil society organisations as implementers in the decentralised AIDS response. The Fund supports efforts at national and decentralised levels, with a focus on underserved areas. It aims to expand service delivery, particularly to underserved populations; to support planning, coordination and technical assistance; to develop capacity; to enable monitoring, evaluation and operations research; and to support advocacy and lobbying initiatives.
Within the component for civil society, Denmark also supports the Most at Risk Populations Network in its work to provide coordinated leadership in prevention of HIV infections among Key Populations through evidence-based advocacy and capacity building.
Denmark is supporting AMICAALL, a national alliance and umbrella of urban local governments working together to address HIV and AIDS challenges in urban areas which continue to experience the highest HIV prevalence in the country, to strengthen and scale-up coverage, quality and utilization of comprehensive HIV and services to Most-At-Risk-Populations (MARPs) in Kampala City and Entebbe Municipality. The support specifically targets major MARPs including female sex workers and men who have sex with men (MSM= in Kampala City and surrounding urban areas.
Danish support for water and sanitation in Uganda (2013-2018)
Safe water provision and effective sanitation are vital for sustaining life. Inadequate and unsafe water supplies are both a cause and an effect of poverty. Improved access to safe water and sanitation contributes to both human and economic development through improved health, with all its derived effects, and through freeing up time previously used for collecting water, often far away from home.
Water and sanitation in Uganda
Water and sanitation is one of the priority areas for the Government of Uganda, with the Ministry of Water and Environment being responsible for the sector. The overall mission is “to promote and ensure the rational and sustainable utilisation, development and effective management of the water and environment resources for socio-economic development of the country”. Great achievements have been made – one example being the increase in rural water coverage from about 1/3 of the population in 1997 to 2/3 in 2014.
Danish support for water and sanitation in Uganda
Denmark has been a major donor for the water and sanitation in Uganda since 1991. Since 2008, Denmark has together with other development partners supported the sector through a joint programme based on a “Sector Wide Approach”. This has provided a framework for harmonised and aligned support with strong accountability and ownership by the Government of Uganda. Denmark’s current support focuses on ensuring the right to water for the rural population and sustainable management of Uganda’s water resources now and for future generations. Denmark has committed DKK 450 million for the period 2013-2018, linked to the Joint Water and Environment Sector Support Programme (JWESSP) 2013-2018. The Danish funds contribute significantly to more than 600.000 new people in rural areas getting access to safe water each year.
Joint Water and Environment Sector Support Programme (JWESSP)
The JWESSP is the third phase of the joint programme and runs from 2013-2018. This phase reflects the merger of the water and environment sectors into one Ministry of Water and Environment in 2008. The objective of the JWESSP is to help the water and environment sector to achieve its targets and improve its fiscal and physical efficiency through a consistent, harmonised support programme that is aligned to government objectives, policies and delivery modalities.
Danish support to the JWESSP focuses on the following:
- Sector Budget Support: Support for rural water provision and sanitationthrough the local governments in all Uganda’s 111 districts (DKK 290.5 million)
- Joint Partnership Fund: Focus on Rural Water, Capacity Development, Integrated Water Resource management, and Climate Change (DKK 137.5 million)
- 3 technical advisors working with the Ministry of Water and Environment
- Studies and reviews
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