Action for Social Change Program

The program is a continuation of the Karamoja Integrated Education Project phase I and II (KITENEP).  In the two phases, ADRA Uganda mainly used a service delivery approach to start building the community structures in the areas of Education, Food security, HIV/AIDS among others.  In addition, the KITENEP I and II formed the initial stages in building a strong civil society in the Karamoja.

However the role of Civil Society in the development process have gained more focus for both local and international development agencies and many donors are increasingly realising the much potential embedded in Civil Society  in ensuring sustainable development and poverty alleviation.  Therefore ADRA Uganda together with ADRA Denmark developed the Action for Social Change Program to put in place a strengthened vibrant, locally rooted civil society in Uganda which can be a dynamic actor in social, political and economical development processes in areas of formal, non-formal education, health, and livelihood & food security.

Immediate objective of the project are:

  1. Community based groups(CBGs) engaged in education have improved ability to represent and express group interest and have strengthened interaction with state and private market actors.
  2. Community based groups(CBGs) engaged in sustainable livelihood and food security have improved ability to represent and express group interest and have strengthened interaction with state and private market actors.
  3. Community based groups (CBGs) and school clubs engaged in HIV and malaria prevention have improved ability to represent and express group interest and have strengthened interaction with state and private market actors.
  4. ADRA Uganda has strengthened ability to play the role as CS actor nationally and internationally focusing on the needs and rights of marginalized groups

To achieve the above mentioned objectives ADRA is using the strategies below:

  1. Advocacy and lobbying
  2. Capacity Building
  3. Livelihood
  4. Service Delivery
  5. Networking and Partnerships
  6. In addition ADRA is also implementing other crosscutting issues in the areas of Gender, Environmental awareness and protection; Democratization; good governance and human rights; and peace building and reconciliation.
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