Uganda, Belgium sign sh83bgrant agreements

Aug 12, 2015

Government of Uganda and the Kingdom of Belgium have signed two grant agreements for the Skilling Uganda strategy worth Euro16m (sh63b) and the Institutional Capacity Building project II (ICB II) Euro 5m (sh20b).

By John Odyek    

Government of Uganda and the Kingdom of Belgium have signed two grant agreements for the Skilling Uganda strategy worth Euro16m (sh63b) and the Institutional Capacity Building project II (ICB II) Euro 5m (sh20b).

Finance minister, Matia Kasaija signed on behalf of Uganda government while Macr Deener, charge d'affaires Belgian embassy and Shone Nebeyu resident representative Belgium Technical Cooperation signed on behalf of their government.

The Skilling Uganda Project will be implemented by the ministry of education, science, technology and sports in the Albertine and Rwenzori regions that is Kabarole, Hoima, Masindi and Kasese districts.  

The project will run for a period of 5 years starting this year.  

"The objective of the project is to enhance the quality of skills development to be responsive to labour market needs in the four selected districts in line with Skilling Uganda reforms. The intervention will support the implementation of some key reforms of the national business, technical and vocational education and training strategy," Kasaija said.

The intervention will support the implementation of some of the key-reforms of the national Business, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) strategy, both at national, and local government levels, in the aforementioned project area in Western Uganda.
 
The selected BTVET Institutions to be supported are: St. Joseph's Virika Vocationnel Training Institute (VTI), Fort Portal,  St. Simon-Peters VTI, Hoima,  Millennium Business School, Hoima; Uganda Technical College Kyema, Masindi and Kasese Youth Polytechnic.

The institutional capacity building project in planning, leadership and management in the Ugandan health sector phase II, is a follow-up of a first phase and will complement the Private Not for Profit (PNFP) 4-year support from Belgium that is yet to be launched.  

The project will work towards the attainment of Results-Based Financing (RBF) and national health insurance systems which are on the national agenda.

It is guided by the actual National Health Programme (NHP-II) guiding principles, with a particular attention on Primary Health Care (PHC); decentralization including coordination between districts and the ministry of health at regional level; gender-sensitive and responsive health care; pro-poor services and sustainability; Partnerships (with PNFP) and integrated health care delivery.
The project Geographical focus is to expand work started in 15 districts within the two regions of Rwenzori and Western Nile.  

The target districts include Fortportal, Kasese, Bundibujo, Arua, Nebbi and Yumbe.

The Institutional Capacity Building project will aspire to attain an ultimate aim of further improving effective delivery of an integrated Uganda Minimum Health Care Package.
 

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