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SNV Uganda 2012 - 2013 Promoting inclusive and sustainable development

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Dear colleagues,

It is my pleasure to present SNV’s annual report for 2012 along with its plans for 2013. It provides an overview of the work done with our partners to find and implement sustainable solutions to development challenges in Uganda.One of the strategies that sets SNV apart from other international development entities is that we do not provide funding to development actors. Rather, we support the resourcefulness of these actors by building local capacities, improving performance and services, strengthening governance structures, and increasing access to markets for groups that are typically excluded. We work hand-in-hand with local communities to create enabling environments that promote lasting solutions to their challenges. Our advisory services are in line with international and Ugandan policies and are tailored for specific organisations and districts.

Our annual report presents indicators that demonstrate the success of our development approach in 2012. Our accomplishments in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector include:

• launching the first national learning forum for WASH in schools with an outreach to over 1,600 schools.

• triggering community-led total sanitation (in six districts, reaching approximately 88,000 people).

• empowering 20,000 girls around the country through training on how to make low-cost reusable menstrual pads.

Our accomplishments in the renewable energy sector include:

• supporting the formation of the Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking (UNACC).

• advocating for bio-slurry as a sustainable alternative to chemical fertiliser. Bio-slurry has now been adopted by 85% of SNV-supported biogas users.

• promoting the establishment and growth of the

improved cookstove sub-sector using the value chain approach.

Our accomplishments in the agriculture sector include: • providing pre-investment services to businesses,

namely K-Roma Ltd, Farmnet, Flona Commodities Ltd and Mama Omulungi Dairies Ltd, thus making their businesses viable and attractive to potential investors.

• negotiating three inclusive business models aimed at developing a stable and reliable market for oilseeds by improving access to agricultural services and finance for 10,000 farmers.

• supporting the establishment of agricultural demonstration sites for communities in 730 primary schools around the country.

• working with stakeholders to develop a guideline for increasing production of high-quality (disease and pest free) pineapples.

These are just a few examples representing the wide range of work SNV is engaged in with our partners. We work directly with 400,000 people who are agents of change in their communities. Through these and other partnerships, we contributed to the improvement in the quality of life of more than 1 million people. One of our goals for 2013 is to expand our work in inclusive business initiatives. This goal and many others will be made possible by continuing to collaborate with local and international stakeholders to find and implement innovative solutions to Uganda’s development challenges. I would like to thank all the individuals and organisations that have worked closely with us in 2012 to effect lasting change in Uganda, and I look forward to another successful year of collaboration in 2013.

Sincerely,

Jeanette de Regt, Country Director

From theCountry Director

SNV Uganda 2012-2013: Promoting inclusive and sustainable development

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Our missionSNV’s mission is grounded in the principle that all people, irrespective of race, class or gender, should have the freedom to pursue their own sustainable development. That’s why we believe in inclusiveness as an essential feature of lasting developmental success. Finding solutions that address local needs means adopting demand-driven and affordable approaches that are tailored to fit the local context and informed by a robust global knowledge base.

The way we workSNV does not offer funding, but specialises in supporting the resourcefulness of development actors. We develop local capacities, improve performance and services, strengthen governance systems, help create access for excluded groups and make markets work for the poor. We believe the following four factors are essential for sustainable development:

Inclusive development: For development to be sustainable, we must actively listen to and engage with people living in poverty to find solutions that improve their lives.

Systemic change: To achieve inclusive and sustainable development at scale entails going beyond providing services to people living in poverty. It requires creating an enabling environment that addresses the systemic constraints underlying poverty and inequality.

Local ownership: Effective and sustainable solutions can only be achieved if local actors shape and drive their own agendas. Our role has evolved toward a supportive function in which we facilitate the resourcefulness of local service providers rather than lead development processes on behalf of the poor.

Effective and sustainable solutions can only be achieved if local actors shape and drive their own agendas


Contextualised solutions: Effective and lasting solutions have to be tailored to the specific needs and experiences of the people we work with.

We coordinate with different stakeholders (i.e. local governments, enterprises, local capacity builders, community-based organisations, farmer organisations, research institutions) to provide tested solutions to the people we work with.

Our peopleSNV works with a team of over 2,000 professionals worldwide. More than 70% of our advisors and 95% of our support staff come from the countries where we work. In Uganda, SNV employs 54 full-time employees, 95% of whom are Ugandan nationals. We work with over 90 local capacity builders (LCBs), 80% of whom are based in the districts where we operate.

SectorsOur work is centred on issues related to food, renewable energy and water. These three areas pose some of the most urgent development challenges for people living in poverty.

We are boosting the effectiveness, scale and sustainability of our work in the years to come by focusing on the following key roles:

• advisory services that create solutions with local impact. • knowledge networking that provides a platform

for information on best practices in sustainable development.

• evidence-based advocacy that promotes an enabling legal and policy environment.


292,000 people (50% women) were positively impacted by the SNV – IRC Joint WASH programme in 2012

Hand pump mechanics associations Keeping Uganda’s rural water systems in working order is a challenge. While functionality of urban water supplies has increased, many improved water sources in rural areas are being abandoned because they do not work properly. This is especially common with boreholes constructed in rural areas. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) cites poor operation and maintenance practices as constraints to water systems,

especially in rural areas. This is mainly attributed to lack of spare parts and inaccessibility of trained hand pump mechanics (HPMs).

Although there are HPMs in most districts, they were not organised into groups or supported by district water offices. As a result many could not get contracts to repair non-functional water sources. This is due to stringent procurement policies that restrict districts from contracting individuals.

To address this gap, SNV in partnership with International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)/Sustainable Services at Scale (Triple-S), supported the

formation of Kasese Hand Pump Mechanics Association, whose members were trained in business management, customer service and procurement. Following the success of this approach, the MWE committed to establishing hand pump mechanics associations (HPMAs) in 92% of districts in 2012, with the goal of having them operational in at least 30% of the districts by June 2013.

According to its 2012 sector performance report, the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) expects HPMAs to be operational in 20% of all districts by January 2013. SNV and IRC/Triple-S also supported MWE in formulating a framework to guide local governments in engaging HPMAs.

Mobile phones for water SNV, in partnership with Makerere University and Triple-S, successfully launched the Mobile Phones for Water (M4W) project in October 2011. M4W, which is funded by the African Technology Transparency Initiative (ATTI/HIVOS) is improving rural water points. The M4W consortium developed a tool that uses mobile phones and a web-based information system to collect, process and provide real time information to stakeholders on water point functionality in rural communities.

Water, Sanitation & HygieneChanging lives with clean water, proper sanitation and effective hygiene practices


By sending short messages (SMS), users are able to report faults at their water points and trigger action by the local hand pump mechanics, thereby reducing response time to repair broken water pumps. The M4W system is also identifying existing water sources that are not in the MWE water supply database.

Following the joint sector review meeting held in October 2012, the Ministry resolved to integrate M4W into its water supply database. This will pave way for the rolling out of M4W across the entire country

Community-led total sanitation (CLTS) Although several districts in Uganda have reported an increase in latrine coverage; this has not been matched by similar improvements in hygiene practices. Many people in rural communities do not regularly wash

their hands and a significant number practice open defecation.

SNV, in partnership with UNICEF and six district local governments (Lira, Arua, Soroti, Kasese, Bundibugyo and Kyenjojo), are implementing a

community WASH programme, that will improve sanitation and hygiene practices for 43,000 households by 2014. In July 2012 we successfully launched the community-led total sanitation (CLTS) initiative in the above six districts in partnership with Plan International Uganda.

CLTS is designed to create high demand for improvement in sanitation and hygiene in communities. CLTS was launched in 146 villages, reaching an estimated 88,000 people.

In 2013, SNV will work with local capacity builders and the district local governments to monitor these villages and ensure that they attain open defecation free status.

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a group of stakeholders from Lira District to observe and try to replicate the SWSCC’s successes. Other sub-counties are taking steps to establish their own. Crucially, the Logiri SWSCC continued meeting and functioning even after SNV and NETWAS phased out - a testament to its sustainability.

Community sanitation and hygieneLeaPPSSanitation and hygiene remain major challenges in Uganda, but not for lack of attention. There are three different Ministries that oversee sanitation, as well as countless local and national NGOs, WASH promoters and service providers. But getting them to work together isn’t easy. As a result, good ideas, and the resources and capacity to make those ideas happen, don’t always connect.

SNV, along with International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) Netherlands and Centre for Government and Development (CEGED), instituted an approach for developing a “learning alliance” called LeaPPS (Learning for Policy and Practice in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene). LeaPPS brings together stakeholders from the parish to district level and facilitates cooperation and creative problem-solving. Using an “action research” method, members of the learning alliance choose several of the innovative ideas to develop as pilot projects.

The districts that have used the LeaPPS approach have implemented all sorts of innovative solutions, from a “Sanitation Week” in Koboko District to a community

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Menstrual hygiene and school sanitationIn July 2012, SNV together with IRC commissioned a study to assess the impact of menstrual hygiene, school sanitation and hygiene interventions on class attendance and retention of menstruating girls in rural Ugandan primary schools.

Focus group discussions with 12 to 17 year old girls from 20 primary schools in five districts brought to light how facilities in schools were addressing menstrual hygiene. They also gave pupils an opportunity to share their experiences and make recommendations on what needs to change.

Most of the girls said they used old cloths that they got from their mothers, while others used nappies from their younger siblings. In emergencies the girls opted for handkerchiefs or dry leaves until they could get home and

devise other means. The younger girls found the older ones very helpful because they usually carried an extra old cloth that they would willingly share with their friends in need, but this practice poses a serious threat of infection. For the majority, the only alternative was to stay home during their menses, opting to remain in bed or sit in basins to avoid buying pads or using old rags.

SNV is addressing this issue in 300 primary schools with support from UNICEF by facilitating training sessions in schools to equip adolescent girls and boys, teachers, and parents with basic skills on how to make low-cost reusable menstrual pads (RUMPS) with locally available materials.

Boys have also been taught about menstrual health and involved in RUMPS activities so as to reduce the social stigma surrounding menstruation. This new approach

towards menstrual hygiene has empowered girls and women with skills to better their health. Today, 20,000 girls in the 300 schools have been trained to make and use reusable menstrual pads. In 2013, SNV plans to partner with the private sector to produce affordable menstrual pads.

“We have never had open discussion about menstrual hygiene with the girls, even though we know that our girls experience constant menstrual problems. Personally, I have never discussed issues of menstrual hygiene with my daughter who is in primary six. The menstrual hygiene management training has given me skills and the courage to engage my girl and help her go through this normal woman issue,” Mrs. Malia Mary Tasia, member parent teachers association Ibibiaworo primary school, Adjumani district.

National learning platformWASH in schools has not been a significant priority on the national agenda in Uganda and has received insufficient funding and resources. Subsequently, coordination of school WASH activities has been inadequate. In 2012, SNV, IRC and other partners responded to this issue by supporting the launch of the first national learning forum for school WASH. The objective of the forum was to help stakeholders identify key policy issues affecting WASH in schools and agree on coordination mechanisms at the national and district level that will improve the quality of WASH activities.

A total of 50 organisations participated with an outreach to over 1,600 schools,

Pupils of Amuca primary school in Lira district and their parents making RUMPS


Sustainable (Rural Water) Services at Scale (Triple S)

Triple-S is a learning and research initiative of IRC- International Water and Sanitation Resource Centre, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Triple-S Uganda is structured around a consortium

comprising IRC, Ministry of Water and Environment Directorate of Water Development (MWE/DWD), Network of Water and Sanitation (NETWAS) Uganda; Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET) and the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) Uganda. Triple-S is hosted by SNV Uganda.

Throughout 2012, Triple-S Uganda implemented a wide range of activities that included:

• developing a set of indicators for measuring performance of water service authorities and providers; and measuring quality of services delivered as well as user satisfaction.

• initiating the process of testing the Sub-County Water and Sanitation Board (WSSB) model in Kabarole and Lira districts to improve management of rural water services.

which represents at least 10% of the schools in Uganda. At the conclusion of the forum, stakeholders agreed to:

• ensure the learning forum becomes an annual event.

• carry out a stakeholder mapping to assist in the identification and profiling of all actors in school WASH.

• set up a subcommittee on school WASH that will be part of the National Sanitation Working Group (NSWG).

• reviewing and updating the district implementation manual (DIM) to improve WASH harmonisation and coordination at decentralised level.

• building the capacity of extension workers, water users, water user committees (WUCs) and Sub-County Water and Sanitation Boards (WSSBs) to monitor and assess performance of rural water service delivery. This has improved governance and accountability of rural water service delivery.

For more information about the activities of IRC/Triple-S Uganda, visit www.waterservicesthatlast.org/uganda

Practicing hand washing at school


Over 90% of Ugandans use firewood or charcoal for cooking. This practice increases deforestation and puts immense strain on the environment. It leads to decreased agricultural productivity due to soil degradation. It also causes pollution in poorly-ventilated households, which negatively affects the health of women and children.

The Uganda Domestic Biogas Programme (UDBP) that is being implemented by Heifer International in partnership with HIVOS and SNV, with funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation (DGIS), promotes the use of biogas as a viable and affordable source of energy for cooking and lighting. Today, approximately 3,100 households have built biogas digesters. Of these, 85% are using bio-slurry as an alternative and sustainable fertiliser in their gardens. For Zainab Muyobo, a biogas crusader in Manafa district, and Gogo Mabel, a mushroom farmer in Mbale, using bio-slurry is a good and sustainable way of increasing agricultural yields.

“Before I installed the biogas digester in my home, I was struggling with my crops. Because of the poor soils, my banana and coffee yields were always poor. When the slurry began to flow, I started carrying it to my coffee and

banana gardens and I noticed an immediate change in my crops. I could see that they were happy,” Zainab Muyobo explained.

In 2012, Zainab was able to harvest 490 kg of coffee that earned her 1,960,000 UGX (559 Euros).

Gogo Mabel is also enthusiastic about bio-slurry, which she feels is the most important benefit of the biogas programme because it improves the productivity of the soil. Her harvest period for mushrooms has increased from two months to four months in one growing cycle as a direct result of the use of bio-slurry. Gogo says she earns 900,000 UGX (256 Euros) per month on average from her small mushroom kitchen garden and uses her mushrooms as collateral for loans from the bank.

We also supported the establishment and growth of the improved cookstove sub-sector using the value chain approach. The areas of support included quality assurance and support to small and medium enterprises through their umbrella organisation, Biomass Energy Efficiency Technologies Association (BEETA). Seventy-five organisations are now registered members of BEETA. SNV assisted in the formation of the Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking (UNACC). The alliance is coordinating stakeholder efforts toward developing better policies, practices and funding for biomass technology and clean cooking in the country.

Our work in the solar light subsector will be further developed in 2013, drawing from SNV’s experiences in other countries.

Renewable EnergyCreating a better world through clean cooking and lighting

Gogo earns on average 900,000 UGX per month from her small mushroom kitchen garden as a result of bio-slurry use


AgricultureIncreasing employment, income,

and food security

The government of Uganda recognises agriculture as a critical sector of the economy. However, while agriculture employs over 80% of the labour force in Uganda, the full productive capacity of many small-scale farmers, or ‘smallholders’, remains untapped, with many failing to access market opportunities.

SNV Uganda contributes towards increasing household food security, income and employment through the provision of smart, market-based solutions that promote value chain development, innovative business initiatives and impact investment. We identify and target excluded groups and women, ensuring that they have equal access to services and economic opportunities within the agricultural sector. SNV works primarily with four agricultural value chains: dairy, apiculture, horticulture and oilseed. With eight district local governments and local capacity builders, we also implement the school garden component of the community empowerment programme in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN) and UNICEF.

In 2012, we contributed to increased income, employment and food security for 105,000 people

Apiculture

Uganda produces approximately 2,600 metric tons of honey per year. However, estimates indicate that the country’s production potential is 500,000 metric tons. One of the constaints to honey production is the lack of improved hive technology. The sector has failed to use improved traditional hives that are more productive and produce organic honey, which is in greater demand. Subsequently, productivity per local hive has stagnated at approximately 3.9 kg per year, compared to optimal productivity of 10 kg. With heightened awareness about

healthy living, worldwide demand for honey and other bee products such as propolis is increasing rapidly. Currently local demand for bee products far outstrips supply (95% of the honey produced in Uganda is consumed locally) and the sector is failing to capitalise on the growing international market. SNV Uganda began exploring transitional hive technology, borrowing from SNV’s experience in honey value chain development in Ethiopia. Together with Golden Bees, we developed prototype transitional hives and trained 238 artisans in Rwenzori, West Nile, Nakasongola,

Teaching local artisans how to make transitional hives


Dairy

The Ugandan dairy industry has witnessed a surge in the commercialisation of milk. Even in remote rural areas, farmers are starting to invest in mixed breed cattle that produce more milk, and are abandoning traditional husbandry practices for improved methods of production, such as zero grazing. SNV successfully piloted the small dairy farmers milk marketing model in the districts of Kapchorwa, Bududa, Ngora, Serere and Pallisa.

The key objective of the pilot was to support farmers form dairy producer groups so that they can benefit from economies of scale that occur from collective bargaining. Five new farmer groups are now operating in eastern Uganda, and 10,500 farmers (47% women) made total annual revenues of 1 million Euros from milk sales in 2012.

Lira and Kapchorwa in the technology. Each trained artisan in turn coaches a minimum of three other farmers to adopt the technology within three months of the conclusion of the training. By the end of 2012, a total of 772 transitional hives had been built. The transitional hive technology was adopted by the National Apiculture Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for scaling up in 2013.

The strengthened capacity of SNV-trained beekeepers led to an increase in the production and quality of honey. In 2012, SNV-linked buyers bought 250 metric tons of honey from these beekeepers. As a result of the increased demand for honey, its price increased by over 25% with medium-to-large-scale beekeepers (those with 10 hives and above) earning as much as 305 Euros per year from honey sales.

“SNV has created a legacy. the Uganda honey week is an innovation of SNV. When we started it in 2009, only five exhibitors participated at the veranda of Uchumi supermarket. In 2011, 25 exhibitors took part. Today 50 exhibitors are taking part. Thank you SNV,” Jackson Jurua , Chairperson, the Uganda National Apiculture Organisation (TUNADO)

“Before we formed the milk producers women’s group, my husband made all the budget decisions and even spent money without consulting me. Now we plan and budget together. We even discuss about the work at home and divide the tasks between us! Thanks to the knowledge we got through Kapchorwa Community Development Association (KACODA) and SNV, our two cows, and the biogas, we can now send our 9 children to good schools. One is even in college in Mbale.”Janet Cherekut, chairperson of Tegeres Milk Producer Group, Kapchorwa District

SNV signed a memorandum of understanding with SAMEER Agriculture and Livestock Ltd, one of the leading milk processing companies in Uganda, which will guarantee a market for 5,000 dairy producing households in eastern Uganda over the next two years.


Horticulture

Pineapples are usually grown by smallholder farmers, the majority of whom are male. These farmers grapple with a number of challenges, including the inability to access inputs such as pineapple suckers (shoots), limited technical skills to manage their gardens, and pineapple wilt disease. In addition, pineapple growers are not staggering their planting to allow for continuous harvesting throughout the year, forcing them to sell their produce at giveaway prices during peak harvest

season.

Farmers are eager to increase their productivity to take advantage of the profitable local and international markets for pineapples. SNV promotes multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) at the regional and district level to support information sharing and dialogue that will boost production, increase access to quality pineapple suckers and promote the adoption of proper agronomic practices. National dialogue resulting from district MSPs led to the establishment of four sucker

multiplication sites hosted by farmers operating as community extension workers. These multiplication sites allow farmers to access the suckers and skills necessary to increase production.

Working with MSP members, we developed a guideline for multiplication of clean (disease and pest free), high-quality planting materials for pineapple farmers. The guideline will be distributed to farmers and extension workers in 2013.

“I am one of the coaches who received training from SNV on pineapple wilt management. Although I had to pay to attend, I left the training a different person. Today I am a renowned supplier of pineapples in the sub-county. Not only was I contracted to supply suckers to four schools under the school gardens and NAADs programme in Kyenjojo, Bringing Hope to the Family has now contracted me to train parents in the above schools on good agricultural practices in pineapple production. I will receive about 3,000,000 UGX from distributing suckers under the NAADS programme.” Daiz Bamuhiga, a farmer in Nyabuharwa Sub-County, Kyenjojo District


3,200 pineapple farmers directly benefited from the MSPs, which included trainings on pineapple wilt management, fruit drying and processing. Of these, 660 farmers increased their production and were linked to large-scale buyers, thereby guaranteeing them ready market for their pineapples.

Two farmer groups in Kamwenge exclusively adopted sucker multiplication and are benefiting significantly from the practice. Kahunge Cooperative was started by a farmer

cooperative and was supported by SNV and National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) Kamwenge. The sucker multiplication garden has distributed over 50,000 suckers valued at 1,500 Euros to its members free of charge and to non-members for a fee. The women in the group operate a labour loan system as part of their value addition initiatives. Some work together to extract pineapple juice. The women support one another by regularly visiting each other’s homes to extract the juice, rotating among all of the members’ homes in repeating

cycles. This saves them time as well as money, which would normally go to hiring men who usually charge more for their labour.

Nyabani farmer group expanded and replicated sucker multiplication sites to individual member’s gardens so that each member manages a garden that is monitored by the group, and supplies suckers to non-members at a fee. The group has also adopted a family approach to its business by automatically including the wife of any male member upon registration. Nyabani group has an active management committee of nine members, three of whom are women. The women are in charge of key strategic decisions like budgeting and allocation of funds.

An agricultural extension agent with an improved pineapple sucker


Oilseed

In 2007, SNV Uganda, in cooperation with Makerere University and Wageningen University and Research Centre, established the Uganda Oilseed Sub-sector Stakeholders Platform (OSSUP).

OSSUP stimulated joint action by its members to improve sub-sector performance, which has been demonstrated in improved working relationships, better information sharing, and improved access to seeds, markets, finances, and extension services. In late 2011, SNV and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a five-year partnership agreement (Vegetable

Oil Development Programme Phase 2 (VODP2)), to further develop and strengthen OSSUP as a systemic business solution for the oilseed sub-sector.

As the main coordinating body for the oilseed sub-sector, OSSUP’s two main objectives are to develop the vegetable oil sector and to ensure sustainable inclusion of smallholder producers.

OSSUP works closely with Uganda’s Vegetable Oil Development Programme Phase 2 (VODP2), through its four regional business hubs in Mbale, Lira, Gulu and Arua. Today, OSSUP is recognised by both the private sector and the government as key to driving the oilseed agenda in the country.

As a result of the OSSUP 2012 national dialogue meeting, VODP2 has committed to fund research, crop demonstrations, and seed multiplication efforts in 2013.

OSSUP facilitated policy dialogue meetings which also contributed to increased funding for the oilseed subsector with the government of Uganda and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) investing an additional USD $142M to the subsector.

Facilitating stakeholder dialogue across the oilseed value chain


I am in charge of training; I teach my group modern farming methods. Our lives have improved a lot, and we don’t have to go begging anymore.’’ Salume Otii, KFT for Kobwala Group

As a result of trainings, the adoption rate of good agricultural practices (GAP) increased significantly among PKWI members in comparison to that of their competitors. Field evidence suggests that most members are now using the improved sunflower seed provided by the cooperative. 95% have adopted the recommended practice of planting sunflower in rows, and about 50% use animal traction for ploughing their gardens. PKWI members were able to increase their sunflower productivity from 300 to 400 kg per acre by adopting these methods, making sunflower production an attractive business. The members’ annual earnings from sunflower production rose from 265 Euros to 565 Euros, with sunflower contributing up to 50% of their income.

Women reported that by working together with their spouses in mixed farmer groups, their influence on household economic decisions (such as the sale of farm harvests and the use of profits) had been enhanced. Improved gender relations at the household level increased confidence and respect for women within the communities, and as a result, women are now more actively engaged in decision-making processes in the cooperative groups as well as at the community level.

SNV further encouraged PKWI to participate in the OSSUP discussions

Empowering women in the oilseed business: a case study of PKWI cooperative

Through the oilseed value chain, SNV Uganda supported Popular Kumi Women Initiative (PKWI), a women’s cooperative in Bukedea, to develop a community-based extension services model. Through this model, the cooperative was able to provide a range of agricultural extension services like seed loans, animal traction services, market information, technical support, post-harvest skills trainings and interactive learning through demonstrations.

The model also encouraged women and men to discuss gender roles and suggest opportunities for joint decisions in sunflower production. The extension services model, which

was facilitated by key farmer trainers (KFTs) selected from each of the 100 farmers groups, empowered women (who constitute 60% of the 2,500 PKWI members) in a number of ways.

The model enhanced PKWI’s ability to effectively deliver agricultural services from within the communities, making it easier for more women to participate. This represented a significant departure from the past, when trainings were centralised at PKWI’s learning centre. The female KFTs also gained self-confidence, earned the trust of their communities, and quickly began participating in trainings. Subsequently, all trainings were relocated to communities closer to the women’s homes and were aligned to their schedules.

’’We are 25 members in my group and

“SNV is different from other development partners in the sense that SNV doesn’t think for us, doesn’t talk for us, and doesn’t decide for us. SNV helps us to see further than we can see ourselves. With SNV we share our problems and find solutions together.” Norah Ebukalin, General Secretary, PKWI, Bukedea District


level. Five parents are chosen per school to establish nursery beds at their individual households. Once the parents have learnt from the school, each of them is expected to mentor five other parents within their community by setting up a demonstration garden for others to learn from.

When the crops are mature, the other parents get a share of the harvest for replication at their own households. When there are variances in the yields, the specific cluster groups with poor returns go back to the drawing board to establish the reasons for the discrepancies and learn from each other.

By the end of 2012, 12,000 parents were participating in the learning cluster model. Group members adopted practices such as:

• season timing.• planting in lines to ease weeding.• seed selection (choosing healthy

crops).• weed control (including

mulching).• post-harvest handling.• soil and water conservation.• organic manure making and use.

“For me, my vegetable garden is the best thing I have gained from the school gardens. Now we never lack vegetables at home and we are still able to sell some and earn income.” Parent from Endreku primary school, Arua district

in eastern Uganda. SNV advocated for an enabling policy environment, including increased public investment in the oilseed sub-sector, as well as facilitated linkages between PKWI and NaSARI, a local agricultural research institute which provides the breeder seeds for PKWI to multiply and give to its members as seed loans.

School gardens

SNV is implementing a community empowerment programme (CEP) in partnership with eight district local governments, 55 local capacity builders, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and UNICEF.

One of the CEP components is the school garden programme, which targets 750 government-aided primary schools as demonstration centres for communities to learn about good agronomical practices (GAP) and encourage parental involvement in the education of their children. As of the end of 2012, we had helped to establish 730 school gardens. To date, 26,000 parents have adopted at

least one good agronomical practice at the household level. Establishing gardens in these schools will increase agricultural productivity by triggering systematic change among stakeholders.

“Before, when we travelled to households, we often bypassed children on their way to school but we never got involved with them or their schools. Since we started collaborating in the school garden programme, we are able to follow the children to their schools. This is crucial because children are main consumers and future producers of food. They have a lot of energy and can bring innovations to their homes.” Patrick Muhenda, NAADS coordinator, Kyenjojo

Working with our local capacity builders, we also introduced an innovative farming practice. The community backstopping model, also referred to as the cluster model, aimed at enhancing learning by promoting peer-to-peer mentoring in agricultural practices at the household

Parents learning good agricultural practices at school


Agri-ProFocus

Agri-ProFocus (APF) Uganda Agri-Hub was started as a network of Dutch development agencies and their Ugandan partners to promote a joint agenda on farmer entrepreneurship and food security. In 2012, under the coordination of SNV Uganda, the network further consolidated its growth and positioned itself in business and partnership brokering. The Uganda Agri-Hub online platform doubled its membership from 700 to 1,450 with an increase in private sector subscriptions, providing a market place for a variety of businesses.

“After cultivating maize on my farm, I was able to get a buyer for my 25 tons of maize through the online Agri-Hub.” Daniel Mwiine, Farmer

Thematic groups within the Hub implemented knowledge processes, policy dialogues, research and events related to farmer entrepreneurship. For example, the regional agri-finance fairs in Mbale and Lira resulted in at least two business deals (input dealer and cooperative) and the opening of bank accounts (at least 50 per event) and financial literacy for farmers in Mbale. Today, participants pay to attend APF events.

To learn about the APF Uganda 3rd Market Information Symposium, please watch the video at: http://www.agri-profocus.nl/2012/videos/agri-profocus-uganda-3rd-market-information-symposium/

During the year there was an increase in collaborations and linkages for the Agri-ProFocus network with

development partners such as aBi Trust, Trias, Centre for Promotion of Imports from Development Companies (CBI), the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda (AMFIU) and GIZ, as well as government agencies such as the Bank of Uganda and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Agri-ProFocus also signed memorandums of understanding with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to

promote agro-economic diplomacy, and with the Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry to promote business-to-business linkages.

Impact investment advisory services (IIAS)

Globally, there has been a shift in investment trends, with a significant number of investors seeking out

Through the provision of pre-investment services, Mama Omulungi Dairies Ltd was able to obtain certification from UNBS for its packaged milk


companies or organisations that can generate measurable social and environmental impact as well as financial return. In 2012, SNV continued to pursue and deepen its impact investment advisory services. Business diagnosis was carried out for nine identified prospects and six business proposals were presented to our IIAS partners, primarily InReturn Capital and ResponsAbility.

We provided pre-investment services to K-Roma Ltd, Farmnet, Flona Commodities Ltd and Mama Omulungi Dairies Ltd. The services focused on business governance, marketing, cash flow management, financial management and mentoring on

business strategy. They were offered primarily to help ensure the viability of the businesses and to make them attractive to potential investors. K-Roma, one of the actors in the pineapple value chain that processes and sells wine, has managed to reduce its credit sales from 70% to 40% and increase cash sales by over 30%.

This turnaround has helped the business to better manage cash flow and avoid expensive short-term debt. Consequently, K-Roma has been able to penetrate and secure new market outlets by buying in bulk with favourable payment terms. Through the provision of pre-investment

services, Mama Omulungi Dairies Ltd was able to obtain certification from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) for its packaged milk and is today competing favourably with the major milk brands for shelf space in some of the largest supermarkets in the country.

“While SNV has not given us cash, they have helped us establish systems that will stand the test of time.” Kintu Freddie Grace, Marketing Manager, Mama Omulungi Dairies Due to improvements in business performance, all of these companies have attracted attention from partners and investors.

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Financial ReportSNV Uganda 2012

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In 2012 our operational budget was 3 million euros, which covered contributions of 54 staff and 90 local capacity builders. The main funder to SNV is the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We also received funding from UNICEF, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, IFAD, IRC/Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, HIVOS, Total E&P and Ministry of Water and Environment.

SNV Uganda 2012 expenditure per sector

Water,Sanitation& Hygiene

40%

Agriculture

57%

RenewableEnergy

3%


Country team Jeanette de Regt, Country DirectorMichael Tugyetwena, Country ControllerPheonah Kisembo-Omach, Human Resources Officer Anna M. Mutta, Sector Leader WASH & Renewable Energy Ivan Tumuhimbise, Agriculture & Impact Investment AdvisorBernard Conilh de Beyssac, Agriculture AdvisorSarah Lubanga Mubiru, Agriculture Advisor Marieke van Schie, Agriculture AdvisorMichael Opio, Sector Leader Agriculture Joseph Semujju, Renewable Energy Advisor Patience Turyareeba, Renewable Energy Advisor Peace Kansiime, Renewable Energy Advisor Chemisto Satya Ali, WASH Advisor Dorah Egunyu, Communications OfficerProssy Nakigozi, Finance and Administrative Officer Bryan Kabiito Mugabe, Finance and Administrative Officer Ketrah Mukone, Finance and Administrative Officer Annette Kakwera, Administrative Assistant Calvin Mugerwa, Office Attendant

IRC/Triple-SJane Nabbunya Mulumba, Country Coordinator Peter Magara, National Learning Facilitator Joseph Abisa, Research Officer Lydia Mirembe, Communications and Advocacy Officer Winnie Musoke, Office Manager

Rwenzori teamFelix Kazahura, Regional Coordinator / Agriculture Advisor Jacinta Nekesa, WASH Advisor Rashidah Kulanyi, WASH AdvisorWilbrord Turimaso, WASH AdvisorEdward Kamoga, Agriculture Advisor Sylvia Namara, Agriculture AdvisorGeorge Oroma, Agriculture Advisor

Lucy Musana, Finance and Administrative Officer Stephen Kisembo, Transport OfficerDavid Kasaija, Transport OfficerJane Kwikiriza, Office Attendant

IRC/Triple-S Martin Watsisi, Regional/District Learning Facilitator David Ndamira, Transport Officer

North East team Bernard Eyadu, Regional Coordinator/ WASH Advisor Richard Wakhol, WASH Advisor Peter Mugisha, Agriculture Advisor Peter O. Okaje, Agriculture AdvisorCatherine Kemigisha, Finance and Administrative Officer Samuel Ekuma, Transport Officer Andrew Opila, Transport Officer Deborah Nabirye, Office Attendant

IRC/Triple-S Robert Otim, Regional / District Learning Facilitator Eric Agaba, Transport Officer

West Nile teamHilda Achayo, Regional Coordinator/ Agriculture Advisor Anthony Agaba, Agriculture AdvisorAldo Hope, Agriculture AdvisorRose Lidonde, WASH Advisor Lillian Nabasirye, WASH Advisor Esther Adrale, Finance and Administrative Officer Amoru James, Transport OfficerChandiga Charles , Transport Officer

SNV Uganda Team


AgricultureSelf-Care Rural Education Support Association, Bundibugyo Bundibugyo Hand Of Hope (Buhaho), Bundibugyo Bwera Information Centre (Bic), KaseseKind Initiative Development (Kind, KyenjojoBringing Hope To The Family (BHTF), KyenjojoKyembogo Farmers Association (KYEFA, KyenjojoPrivate Sector Development and Consultancy Center (Pricon), KyenjojoHealth through Water and Sanitation Programme (Hewasa), KaseseAlliance for Youth Achievement (AYA), KyenjojoFoundation for Rural and Urban Advancement (Fura), KaseseSustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (Satnet), Kasese & Bundibugyo Kagando Development Centre (Karudec), KaseseCaritas - Kasese Development Foundation For Rural Areas (Defora), KyenjojoAgriculture Development Programme - Dssd Caritas (Adp), KyenjojoKasese District Farmers Association (Kadifa), KaseseKiima Foods, KaseseNew Eden Christian Foundation, KaseseBukonzo Joint Cooperative Microfinance Society Ltd, KaseseGreen Home Organisation for Women Development (Ghowode), KaseseJoint Effort to Save the Environment (Jese), KyenjojoKyenjojo District Farmers’ Association (Kyedfa), KyenjojoNational Soya Bean Network (Nsoynet), Kampala Effective Skills Development Consult (ESDC), Kamwenge/Kabarole Bunyangabu Bee Keeping Community (Bbc), Kamwenge Caritas Nebbi Westnile Private Sector Development Promotion Center Limited (Wenips), Nebbi

Rural Initiative For Community Empowerment (Rice), AruaAction for Community Transformation, AruaCentre for Governance and Economic Development, AruaYouth Development Organization (Yodeo), AruaCaritas, Arua Community Empowerment for Rural Development (Ceford), Nebbi & Arua North Rwenzori Rural Community Agriculture & Conservation Link (Norracol), BundibugyoAgricultural Productivity Enhancement Forum (Apef), NebbiReal Agriculture Development Agency (Rada), NebbiEcho Bravo, NwoyaAfrican Revival, NwoyaNutricare, AruaNile-protrust, AruaAwake Development Initiative (Adi), NebbiArua District Farmers’ Association (Arudifa)Community Effort for Development Initiative Uganda (Cedi-U), AruaCommunity Up-Lift & Welfare Development (Cuwede), NebbiDeveloping Agricultural Enterprises for Livelihood (Dael), AruaPalm Business Consult Ltd, AruaPartnership for Development Capacity Consult (Pdcc), NebbiChurch Of Uganda - Teso Diocese Planning Development Office (Cou-Teddo), SorotiTemele Development Organisation (Temedo), SorotiDevelopment Training and Research Centre, LiraCommunity Integrated Development Initiatives (Cidi), SorotiChristian Action to End Poverty (Catep), SorotiAll Nations Christian Care (Ancc), LiraSoroti Rural Development (Soruda) Dathine Agriculture Consult Ltd, Kampala Ease Agriculture Company Ltd, Kampala Nsiima Agri-Business Concern

Local Capacity Builders


Send A Cow Uganda (Sacu), Arua and LiraAgency for Accelerated Rural Development (Afard), AruaCommunity Efforts For Local Economic Dev’t (Celed), Kampala Agprocess Concepts Ltd, Kayunga Community Agri - Business Capacity (Cabsc), BundibugyoTig Marketing Consult Card Uganda, Mbale Development Microfinance Services (DEMIS), Kampala Golden Bees Ltd, Kampala Rural Community in Development (Rucid), Mityana Agency for Sustainable Rural Transformation (Afsrt), Lira Jp Management, Arua Flona Commodities, KampalaSmart Consult (U) Ltd, Kampala New Eden Christian Foundation, Kasese Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Microfinance Society Ltd, Kasese Green Home Organisation for Women Development, KaseseNorth Rwenzori Rural Community Agriculture and Conservation Link, BundibugyoSustainable Agriculture Trainers Network, Bundibugyo/KaseseVoluntary Initiative Support Organization (Viso), Nebbi Justus Twebaze, Kampala Smjr Consult, Kampala Friends Consult, Kampala

WASH Bundibugyo Hand of Hope (Buhaho), Bundibugyo Kind Initiative Development (Kind), KyenjojoBringing Hope to the Family (BHTF), Kyenjojo Alliance for Youth Achievement (AYA), Kyenjojo Health through Water and Sanitation Programme (Hewasa), KaseseKagando Development Centre (Karudec), KaseseDevelopment Foundation for Rural Areas (Defora), KyenjojoCaritas, Kasese Rwenzori Rural Health Services, KaseseJoint Effort to Save the Environment (Jese), Kyenjojo, Bundibugyo and KaseseKarambi Action for Life Improvement (Kali), KaseseRwenzori African Development Foundation (Radf), KaseseCentre for Governance and Economic Development, AruaYouth Development Organization (Yodeo), AruaCaritas, Arua Community Empowerment for Rural Development (Ceford),

Arua Nutricare, AruaAfrican Network for Prevention Protection of Children from Child Abuse & Neglect (Anppcan), AruaFormer Seminarians in Development (Fosid), AdjumaniDivine Waters Uganda, LiraNeedy Kids Uganda (Nku), AruaChurch Of Uganda, Teso Diocese Planning Development Office (Cou-Teddo), SorotiCaritas, LiraChristian Action to End Poverty (Catep), SorotiAll Nations Christian Care (Ancc), LiraSoroti Rural Development (Soruda) Mango Tree, Kampala Mart Consult, Kampala Regional Capacity Building Partner (Recabip), Kampala Raising Voices, Kampala Netwas, Kampala Sustainable Sanitation & Water Renewable Systems (Sswars), Kampala Bandimagwara Cultural Group, Bundibugyo

Renewable Energy Bachu Mubarak Ali, Kampala


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