Uganda
A farmer organisation can successfully be involved in lobbying and advocacy at the local level. But such successes require often the winning over of dedicated supporters. In spite of the obvious limitations, grassroots’ lobbying and advocacy activities do matter because under Uganda’s decentralised service delivery system, local governments are responsible for the delivery of...
Social exclusion is a fact of life that also concerns the political, economic and religious domains. The people most affected are often those stereotyped as being “weak “among who are women. It is now common knowledge that gender inequalities slow development and cannot be solved by adopting the correct gender jargon. So, the Agency For Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD) a...
The Uganda National Farmers’ Federation (UNFFE) works both at farm level and at the policy level. The organization plays an important role in the new government’s plan for modernization of agriculture. During the British colonisation period various agricultural extension service systems were introduced and practised including commodity based services, community based approach and...
Due to past civil conflict, the northern part of Uganda had a lagging economy. The agriculture production in this area was limited and farmers mainly cultivate groundnuts, onions, cassava, beans, sorghum and vegetables. So, the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) collaborating with other NGOs started to strengthen farmer institutions by advising farmers and introducing technologies...
Terracing land for rainfed agriculture has long been the basic response of farmers to the problems of cropping in hilly and erosion prone conditions. A comparative study of conservation strategies among traditional, small-scale terrace farmers in Uganda, South Africa, the Indian Himalayas and upland Java has demonstrated striking similarities in their approach and techniques. The main...
The two principal aims of Education International (EI) are to advocate for the right to quality education for all people and to fight for the improvement of the welfare and status of teachers and other education employees through the effective application of their human and trade union rights. In that respect, EI fully supports the achievement of Education for All (EFA) targets and Millennium...
The objective of this study was to reveal areas in which training teachers by distance education (DE) methods can reach beyond the immediate audience to assist development in the wider community. The conclusions reached will be of interest to policy makers in ministries of education, practitioners in training institutions and regional/local education offices, and funders of educational...
The subject of open source software generates lively debate in ICT circles, not only in relation to proprietary software, but also with respect to its potential application in the South. Setting aside the often-raised ideological issues, the real question for decision-makers is whether open source is appropriate for their organisation. This Brief summarises research carried out in Tanzania,...
This study examines the current landscape of Internet-based agricultural information services, to identify gaps and inconsistancies, and to suggest avenues for bringing greater coherence to the system as a whole.
As the number of ICT-enabled information services increases, the intended user risks being swamped with possibilities to address his or her information needs. The challenge...
<p>Every day, every week, every year DFID, the Department for International Development, is fighting poverty on behalf of the UK public. This little book of successes highlights 52 case studies, one a week for a year, to show the range of work that DFID supports and the real impact that it is making on the lives of people around the world. There is still much to do but it is hoped that...
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