Sh600m for northern peace project
Jan 27, 2008
THE Uganda Joint Christian Council, in partnership with CARE International, has received $300,000 (about sh600m) from USAID to monitor the implementation of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) in northern Uganda.
By Chris Ocowun
THE Uganda Joint Christian Council, in partnership with CARE International, has received $300,000 (about sh600m) from USAID to monitor the implementation of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) in northern Uganda.
The chief of party of CARE, Robert Opio, revealed this during a workshop on the role of civil society in monitoring the PRDP in Gulu recently.
He said the two-year pilot project would be carried out in Amuru and Pader districts.
“The strategic objective of this project is to empower the communities in northern Uganda to be able to hold the Government and its implementing partners accountable for implementing the PRDP in a transparent, participatory and effective manner,†Opio said.
He added that under the project, the beneficiaries would gain skills in conflict management. They will also be sensitised on the Juba peace talks, Opio said.
“We shall build the capacity of the communities to monitor PRDP resources,†he added.
The Butaleja district chairman, Richard Waya, said leaders were committed to monitoring the activities of PRDP.
He urged his fellow district chairpersons to sensitise the communities about the project.
The Gulu LC5 chairman, Norbert Mao, suggested that the PRDP project documents be translated into local languages for the illiterate local leaders to easily understand them.
The Gulu district Woman MP, Betty Aol Ocan, appealed to the civil society organisations to sensitise the people on the PRDP project.
THE Uganda Joint Christian Council, in partnership with CARE International, has received $300,000 (about sh600m) from USAID to monitor the implementation of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) in northern Uganda.
The chief of party of CARE, Robert Opio, revealed this during a workshop on the role of civil society in monitoring the PRDP in Gulu recently.
He said the two-year pilot project would be carried out in Amuru and Pader districts.
“The strategic objective of this project is to empower the communities in northern Uganda to be able to hold the Government and its implementing partners accountable for implementing the PRDP in a transparent, participatory and effective manner,†Opio said.
He added that under the project, the beneficiaries would gain skills in conflict management. They will also be sensitised on the Juba peace talks, Opio said.
“We shall build the capacity of the communities to monitor PRDP resources,†he added.
The Butaleja district chairman, Richard Waya, said leaders were committed to monitoring the activities of PRDP.
He urged his fellow district chairpersons to sensitise the communities about the project.
The Gulu LC5 chairman, Norbert Mao, suggested that the PRDP project documents be translated into local languages for the illiterate local leaders to easily understand them.
The Gulu district Woman MP, Betty Aol Ocan, appealed to the civil society organisations to sensitise the people on the PRDP project.