Resources

Type Title Description Year of Publication
Democratic Governance Facility celebrates twelve years of achievements at its final event in Kampala 2023
DGF Annual Report 2020

This report summarises all the work of DGF partners in 2020, focusing specially on the results achieved and success stories from people who directly benefited from this work. The 2020 programme achievements in this report are presented along the following broad themes namely: responsiveness of Government towards citizens; citizen engagement on Government accountability; natural resource governance; human rights promotion and protection; access to justice for vulnerable and indigent citizens; peace, conflict management and rehabilitation; and cross-cutting issues. The report also includes challenges faced and a financial statement of income and expenditure for the DGF as a whole, and a list of implementing partners in 2020.

2022
DGF Development Partner Statement on the Lifting of the Suspension 2022
DGF Annual Report 2019

This report summarises all the work of DGF partners in 2019, focusing specially on the results achieved and success stories from people who directly benefited from this work. The 2019 programme achievements in this report are presented along the following broad themes namely: responsiveness of government towards citizens; citizen engagement on government accountability; natural resource governance; human rights promotion and protection; access to justice for vulnerable and indigent citizens; peace, conflict management and rehabilitation; gender equality mainstreaming; and youth engagement in governance. The report also includes challenges faced and a financial statement of income and expenditure for the DGF as a whole, and a list of implementing partners in 2019.

2021
Mid-term Assessment of the State’s Progress in the Implementation of the Recommendations on HRDs under the 2nd cycle of the UPR

This report, produced by the National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders Uganda (NCHRD-U), assesses the progress registered by the Government of Uganda at implementing the recommendations on Human Rights Defenders, at mid-term level, if any, aspects of retrogression, challenges faced by the government in the implementation process and suggests possible recommendations to the government to fully implement the pending recommendations before the 3rd Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review due 2021.

2020
DGF Quarterly Newsletter: July to September 2020

This issue of the newsletter focuses on ‘Youth and Governance’, and highlights the need to bring youth on board as key players in strengthening good governance and development in Uganda. It also highlights other interesting activities and interventions our partners undertook in this quarter.

2020
COVID-19 Local Governments Monitoring Report

Africa Freedom of Information Centre has launched a COVID-19 monitoring report titled: “Local Government Response in the Fight Against COVID-19: A case of selected districts in Uganda”. The report is a result of a study that was carried out in partnership with Uganda Contracts Monitoring Coalition, with an aim of assessing the implementation of guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

2020
Capacity Assessment of Informal Justice Actors in Delivering Justice

World Voices Uganda (WVU) has produced a study report titled “Capacity Assessment of Informal Justice Actors in Delivering Justice: Compliance with Constitutional Requirements and International Human Rights Standards”.

The report assesses the capacity of informal justice systems in the Albertine and Rwenzori districts of Kyegegwa, Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Kakumiro and Kagadi in delivering access to justice and their adherence to constitutional and international human rights standards. The report uses WVU’s  Bataka Courts Model as a case study- a community based informal justice service delivery model that was piloted and adopted by the communities in Kibaale district to enhance access to justice for the poor.

2020
Capacity Assessment of Informal Justice Actors in Delivering Justice

World Voices Uganda (WVU) has produced a study report titled “Capacity Assessment of Informal Justice Actors in Delivering Justice: Compliance with Constitutional Requirements and International Human Rights Standards”.

The report assesses the capacity of informal justice systems in the Albertine and Rwenzori districts of Kyegegwa, Kibaale, Kyenjojo, Kakumiro and Kagadi in delivering access to justice and their adherence to constitutional and international human rights standards. The report uses WVU’s  Bataka Courts Model as a case study- a community based informal justice service delivery model that was piloted and adopted by the communities in Kibaale district to enhance access to justice for the poor.

2020
Interim COVID-19 Lockdown Report

This report covers Refugee Law Project’s activities during the first seven weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda, particularly on supporting and working with refugees and host-led support groups.

2020

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