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In 1995, Uganda became one of the 18 partner countries of Belgian cooperation. The objective of Belgian cooperation is to reduce poverty, mainly in rural areas. The 2009-2012 cooperation programme was raised to 64 million euro (previous programme: 24 million euro). It focuses on the two major sectors of health and education thus avoiding fragmentation of efforts. For increased predictability, it is Belgium’s intention to cooperate in these sectors over a period of at least 7 to 8 years.
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Belgian development agency
ABOUT BTC
The Belgian development agency, BTC, mobilises its resources and its expertise to eliminate poverty in the world. BTC contributes to the efforts of the international community and works towards a society that provides present and future generations with sufficient resources to build a sustainable and fair world.
Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity. They support more than 300 cooperation projects and programmes in some 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In Uganda, BTC employs 20 staff in a total of eight interventions.
In 1995, Uganda became one of the 18 partner countries of Belgian cooperation.
The objective of Belgian cooperation is to reduce poverty, mainly in rural areas. Therefore, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation is highly aligned with the Ugandan Poverty Eradication Action Plan and its successor the National Development Plan. Another major touchstone is the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.
The 2009-2012 cooperation programme was raised to 64 million euro (previous programme: 24 million euro). It focuses on the two major sectors of health and education thus avoiding fragmentation of efforts. For increased predictability, it is Belgium’s intention to cooperate in these sectors over a period of at least 7 to 8 years.
BTC support in Uganda applies a multi-modality approach including sector budget support (50% of the programme) and direct donor support (project approach).
PArTnershiP PrinCiPlesBelgium adheres to the Partnership Principles that Uganda applies in order to link donor support to the National Development Plan and the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy. This encourages donors to be increasingly selective and complementary in their programmes.
COnTACTs
Btc UgandaloWeR Kololo teRRace, plot 1B po BoX 40131, Kampalat (+256) 41 4 230 543F (+256) 41 4 230 [email protected]
Belgian oFFice FoR development coopeRationBelgian emBaSSyRWenzoRi HoUSe 3Rd FlooRlUmUmBa avenUe plot 1p.o. BoX 7043, Kampala t (+256) 414 349 559F (+256) 414 347 [email protected] WWW.dg-d.Be
miniStRy oF Finance planning and economic developmentplot 2/12, apollo KaggWa Roadp.o BoX 8147, Kampalat (+256) 414 235 051/4F (+256) 414 230 [email protected] WWW.Finance.go.Ug
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disTriBUTiOn OF FinAnCiAl COMMiTMenTs BY seCTOr (2009-2012)
edUCATiOn: 28 million euro (44%)
heAlTh CAre: 26.5 million euro (41,5%)
sChOlArshiPs: 4 million euro (6%)
delegATed COOPerATiOn: 3 million euro (5%)
sTUdY & COnsUlTAnCY FUnd: 2 million euro (3%)
MiCrO-inTervenTiOns: 500,000 euro (less than 1%)
FACTs And FigUres 1
POPUlATiOn: 31,7 million inhabitants in 2008 (IMF estimate)2
Uganda has the world’s youngest population. More than half the population is under 18 years of age.
hUMAn POverTY index: 29% (rank 91 out of 135 countries)
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn living wiTh less ThAn 1.25 $ / dAY: 51%
hUMAn develOPMenT index: rank 157 out of 182 countries
grOss dOMesTiC PrOdUCT Per CAPiTA (at purchasing power parity): 1,059 dollars
liFe exPeCTAnCY AT BirTh: 52 years
AdUlT liTerACY rATe: 74%
COMBined grOss enrOlMenT rATiO in edUCATiOn: 62%
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn nOT Using An iMPrOved wATer sOUrCe: 36%
eCOnOMY BACkBOne: agriculture with 80% of the labour force
1 | If not specified, source: Human Development Report 2009 – UNDP (figures 2007).2 | The Economist Intelligence Unit - Uganda country report 2010.
heAlThThough over the past decade the country has registered progress in providing health services and improving the health of its population, meeting national and international targets (MDG) will still require special attention.
Government priorities in this sector include the implementation of an integrated National Mini-mum Health Care Package focusing on preven-tion, particularly for children and expecting mothers.
Belgium contributes to the implementation of the Ugandan Health Sector Strategic Plan, through budget support, to improve primary health care services at the district level.
In addition, an “Institutional Capacity Building Project in planning, Leadership and Management in the Health Sector” is underway. Its objective is to support the Ministry of Health in strength-ening its capacities in those areas which have been identified to be very weak.
The project interacts at the various levels of the health pyramid, focusing on institutional rather than individual support. It is targeted to inter-vene at the ministry level but also to introduce and support the institutional capacity building process in the regions of Fort Portal and Arua where it works with regional referral hospitals (RRHs), selected general hospitals (GH), health
delegATed COOPerATiOn Within the framework of the division of labour, other donors can co-fund the interventions imple-mented by BTC, just like Belgium can co-fund the interventions of other donors.
MUlTi-seCTOrAl PrOgrAMMes Scholarships Programme: Every year, more
than 150 new scholars start their studies in Ugandan universities thanks to Belgian schol-arships. The Belgian government is one of the main scholarship providers in Uganda and thus BTC by large manages the most important local scholarship programme in the country.
The Micro-Interventions Programme: This pro-gramme targets groups and organisations from civil society and local authorities that are dedicated to the development of their own community and have shown the capacity to identify and execute sustainable projects themselves. Five percent of the 500,000 euro earmarked for these projects will be spent on capacity building training as a newly adopted strategy for performance improvement and sustainability enhancement.
sTrATegY 2009-2012: 2 priority sectors districts and sub districts (HSDs). To ensure that workable experiences find their way into broader implementation and policy, a scientific committee advises and supports the project.
edUCATiOnThe introduction of universal primary educa-tion by the Ugandan Government in 1997 led to a substantial increase in gross enrolment (from 3.1 million children in 1996 to 7.2 million in 2006). The figures confirm that Uganda is on the right path to achieving the MDG target of a net enrol-ment ratio of 100% by 2015. Resulting from this success, 6.7 million pupils are expected to enter post-primary education over the years (2009-2018).
Therefore, the Ugandan Government launched a Universal Post-Primary Education and Training Programme. This programme provides eligible primary school graduates with an opportunity to enrol in free secondary and vocational train-ing institutions. Beside this universal secondary education, the government is planning a similar exercise for Universal Business, Technical, Vo-cational Education and Training (BTVET).
Belgium supports post primary education through budget support and several projects specifically intended to contribute to the devel-opment of BTVET, the National Health Service Training Colleges and the implementation of the strategic plan for secondary education.
HEALTHEDUCATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
BUNDIBUGYO
ARUA
LIRA
Kampala
GULU
KALIRO
FORT PORTAL
KASESE
The Study & Consultancy Fund: This fund fi-nances studies and consultancies in the health and education sectors. In addition, it provides short-term expertise for these two ministries and for the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for activities related to the implementation of the Paris Declaration.
FACTs And FigUres 1
POPUlATiOn: 31,7 million inhabitants in 2008 (IMF estimate)2
Uganda has the world’s youngest population. More than half the population is under 18 years of age.
hUMAn POverTY index: 29% (rank 91 out of 135 countries)
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn living wiTh less ThAn 1.25 $ / dAY: 51%
hUMAn develOPMenT index: rank 157 out of 182 countries
grOss dOMesTiC PrOdUCT Per CAPiTA (at purchasing power parity): 1,059 dollars
liFe exPeCTAnCY AT BirTh: 52 years
AdUlT liTerACY rATe: 74%
COMBined grOss enrOlMenT rATiO in edUCATiOn: 62%
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn nOT Using An iMPrOved wATer sOUrCe: 36%
eCOnOMY BACkBOne: agriculture with 80% of the labour force
1 | If not specified, source: Human Development Report 2009 – UNDP (figures 2007).2 | The Economist Intelligence Unit - Uganda country report 2010.
heAlThThough over the past decade the country has registered progress in providing health services and improving the health of its population, meeting national and international targets (MDG) will still require special attention.
Government priorities in this sector include the implementation of an integrated National Mini-mum Health Care Package focusing on preven-tion, particularly for children and expecting mothers.
Belgium contributes to the implementation of the Ugandan Health Sector Strategic Plan, through budget support, to improve primary health care services at the district level.
In addition, an “Institutional Capacity Building Project in planning, Leadership and Management in the Health Sector” is underway. Its objective is to support the Ministry of Health in strength-ening its capacities in those areas which have been identified to be very weak.
The project interacts at the various levels of the health pyramid, focusing on institutional rather than individual support. It is targeted to inter-vene at the ministry level but also to introduce and support the institutional capacity building process in the regions of Fort Portal and Arua where it works with regional referral hospitals (RRHs), selected general hospitals (GH), health
delegATed COOPerATiOn Within the framework of the division of labour, other donors can co-fund the interventions imple-mented by BTC, just like Belgium can co-fund the interventions of other donors.
MUlTi-seCTOrAl PrOgrAMMes Scholarships Programme: Every year, more
than 150 new scholars start their studies in Ugandan universities thanks to Belgian schol-arships. The Belgian government is one of the main scholarship providers in Uganda and thus BTC by large manages the most important local scholarship programme in the country.
The Micro-Interventions Programme: This pro-gramme targets groups and organisations from civil society and local authorities that are dedicated to the development of their own community and have shown the capacity to identify and execute sustainable projects themselves. Five percent of the 500,000 euro earmarked for these projects will be spent on capacity building training as a newly adopted strategy for performance improvement and sustainability enhancement.
sTrATegY 2009-2012: 2 priority sectors districts and sub districts (HSDs). To ensure that workable experiences find their way into broader implementation and policy, a scientific committee advises and supports the project.
edUCATiOnThe introduction of universal primary educa-tion by the Ugandan Government in 1997 led to a substantial increase in gross enrolment (from 3.1 million children in 1996 to 7.2 million in 2006). The figures confirm that Uganda is on the right path to achieving the MDG target of a net enrol-ment ratio of 100% by 2015. Resulting from this success, 6.7 million pupils are expected to enter post-primary education over the years (2009-2018).
Therefore, the Ugandan Government launched a Universal Post-Primary Education and Training Programme. This programme provides eligible primary school graduates with an opportunity to enrol in free secondary and vocational train-ing institutions. Beside this universal secondary education, the government is planning a similar exercise for Universal Business, Technical, Vo-cational Education and Training (BTVET).
Belgium supports post primary education through budget support and several projects specifically intended to contribute to the devel-opment of BTVET, the National Health Service Training Colleges and the implementation of the strategic plan for secondary education.
HEALTHEDUCATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
BUNDIBUGYO
ARUA
LIRA
Kampala
GULU
KALIRO
FORT PORTAL
KASESE
The Study & Consultancy Fund: This fund fi-nances studies and consultancies in the health and education sectors. In addition, it provides short-term expertise for these two ministries and for the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for activities related to the implementation of the Paris Declaration.
FACTs And FigUres 1
POPUlATiOn: 31,7 million inhabitants in 2008 (IMF estimate)2
Uganda has the world’s youngest population. More than half the population is under 18 years of age.
hUMAn POverTY index: 29% (rank 91 out of 135 countries)
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn living wiTh less ThAn 1.25 $ / dAY: 51%
hUMAn develOPMenT index: rank 157 out of 182 countries
grOss dOMesTiC PrOdUCT Per CAPiTA (at purchasing power parity): 1,059 dollars
liFe exPeCTAnCY AT BirTh: 52 years
AdUlT liTerACY rATe: 74%
COMBined grOss enrOlMenT rATiO in edUCATiOn: 62%
PerCenTAge OF The POPUlATiOn nOT Using An iMPrOved wATer sOUrCe: 36%
eCOnOMY BACkBOne: agriculture with 80% of the labour force
1 | If not specified, source: Human Development Report 2009 – UNDP (figures 2007).2 | The Economist Intelligence Unit - Uganda country report 2010.
heAlThThough over the past decade the country has registered progress in providing health services and improving the health of its population, meeting national and international targets (MDG) will still require special attention.
Government priorities in this sector include the implementation of an integrated National Mini-mum Health Care Package focusing on preven-tion, particularly for children and expecting mothers.
Belgium contributes to the implementation of the Ugandan Health Sector Strategic Plan, through budget support, to improve primary health care services at the district level.
In addition, an “Institutional Capacity Building Project in planning, Leadership and Management in the Health Sector” is underway. Its objective is to support the Ministry of Health in strength-ening its capacities in those areas which have been identified to be very weak.
The project interacts at the various levels of the health pyramid, focusing on institutional rather than individual support. It is targeted to inter-vene at the ministry level but also to introduce and support the institutional capacity building process in the regions of Fort Portal and Arua where it works with regional referral hospitals (RRHs), selected general hospitals (GH), health
delegATed COOPerATiOn Within the framework of the division of labour, other donors can co-fund the interventions imple-mented by BTC, just like Belgium can co-fund the interventions of other donors.
MUlTi-seCTOrAl PrOgrAMMes Scholarships Programme: Every year, more
than 150 new scholars start their studies in Ugandan universities thanks to Belgian schol-arships. The Belgian government is one of the main scholarship providers in Uganda and thus BTC by large manages the most important local scholarship programme in the country.
The Micro-Interventions Programme: This pro-gramme targets groups and organisations from civil society and local authorities that are dedicated to the development of their own community and have shown the capacity to identify and execute sustainable projects themselves. Five percent of the 500,000 euro earmarked for these projects will be spent on capacity building training as a newly adopted strategy for performance improvement and sustainability enhancement.
sTrATegY 2009-2012: 2 priority sectors districts and sub districts (HSDs). To ensure that workable experiences find their way into broader implementation and policy, a scientific committee advises and supports the project.
edUCATiOnThe introduction of universal primary educa-tion by the Ugandan Government in 1997 led to a substantial increase in gross enrolment (from 3.1 million children in 1996 to 7.2 million in 2006). The figures confirm that Uganda is on the right path to achieving the MDG target of a net enrol-ment ratio of 100% by 2015. Resulting from this success, 6.7 million pupils are expected to enter post-primary education over the years (2009-2018).
Therefore, the Ugandan Government launched a Universal Post-Primary Education and Training Programme. This programme provides eligible primary school graduates with an opportunity to enrol in free secondary and vocational train-ing institutions. Beside this universal secondary education, the government is planning a similar exercise for Universal Business, Technical, Vo-cational Education and Training (BTVET).
Belgium supports post primary education through budget support and several projects specifically intended to contribute to the devel-opment of BTVET, the National Health Service Training Colleges and the implementation of the strategic plan for secondary education.
HEALTHEDUCATION
POVERTY REDUCTION
BUNDIBUGYO
ARUA
LIRA
Kampala
GULU
KALIRO
FORT PORTAL
KASESE
The Study & Consultancy Fund: This fund fi-nances studies and consultancies in the health and education sectors. In addition, it provides short-term expertise for these two ministries and for the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for activities related to the implementation of the Paris Declaration.
Belgian development agency
ABOUT BTC
The Belgian development agency, BTC, mobilises its resources and its expertise to eliminate poverty in the world. BTC contributes to the efforts of the international community and works towards a society that provides present and future generations with sufficient resources to build a sustainable and fair world.
Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity. They support more than 300 cooperation projects and programmes in some 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In Uganda, BTC employs 20 staff in a total of eight interventions.
In 1995, Uganda became one of the 18 partner countries of Belgian cooperation.
The objective of Belgian cooperation is to reduce poverty, mainly in rural areas. Therefore, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation is highly aligned with the Ugandan Poverty Eradication Action Plan and its successor the National Development Plan. Another major touchstone is the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.
The 2009-2012 cooperation programme was raised to 64 million euro (previous programme: 24 million euro). It focuses on the two major sectors of health and education thus avoiding fragmentation of efforts. For increased predictability, it is Belgium’s intention to cooperate in these sectors over a period of at least 7 to 8 years.
BTC support in Uganda applies a multi-modality approach including sector budget support (50% of the programme) and direct donor support (project approach).
PArTnershiP PrinCiPlesBelgium adheres to the Partnership Principles that Uganda applies in order to link donor support to the National Development Plan and the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy. This encourages donors to be increasingly selective and complementary in their programmes.
COnTACTs
Btc UgandaloWeR Kololo teRRace, plot 1B po BoX 40131, Kampalat (+256) 41 4 230 543F (+256) 41 4 230 [email protected]
Belgian oFFice FoR development coopeRationBelgian emBaSSyRWenzoRi HoUSe 3Rd FlooRlUmUmBa avenUe plot 1p.o. BoX 7043, Kampala t (+256) 414 349 559F (+256) 414 347 [email protected] WWW.dg-d.Be
miniStRy oF Finance planning and economic developmentplot 2/12, apollo KaggWa Roadp.o BoX 8147, Kampalat (+256) 414 235 051/4F (+256) 414 230 [email protected] WWW.Finance.go.Ug
Uganda-BelgiUm paRtneRSHip
Man
agin
g e
dito
r: C
arl M
ichi
els,
rue
Hau
te 1
47, 1
000
Bru
ssel
s -
08 /
201
0 -
Pho
tos:
© B
TC
/ D
iete
r Te
lem
ans
UgAndA-BelgiUM PArTnershiP
disTriBUTiOn OF FinAnCiAl COMMiTMenTs BY seCTOr (2009-2012)
edUCATiOn: 28 million euro (44%)
heAlTh CAre: 26.5 million euro (41,5%)
sChOlArshiPs: 4 million euro (6%)
delegATed COOPerATiOn: 3 million euro (5%)
sTUdY & COnsUlTAnCY FUnd: 2 million euro (3%)
MiCrO-inTervenTiOns: 500,000 euro (less than 1%)
Belgian development agency
ABOUT BTC
The Belgian development agency, BTC, mobilises its resources and its expertise to eliminate poverty in the world. BTC contributes to the efforts of the international community and works towards a society that provides present and future generations with sufficient resources to build a sustainable and fair world.
Its staff members in Brussels and overseas embody the commitment of the Belgian State and other development partners to international solidarity. They support more than 300 cooperation projects and programmes in some 20 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
In Uganda, BTC employs 20 staff in a total of eight interventions.
In 1995, Uganda became one of the 18 partner countries of Belgian cooperation.
The objective of Belgian cooperation is to reduce poverty, mainly in rural areas. Therefore, Belgian Devel-opment Cooperation is highly aligned with the Ugandan Poverty Eradication Action Plan and its successor the National Development Plan. Another major touchstone is the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness.
The 2009-2012 cooperation programme was raised to 64 million euro (previous programme: 24 million euro). It focuses on the two major sectors of health and education thus avoiding fragmentation of efforts. For increased predictability, it is Belgium’s intention to cooperate in these sectors over a period of at least 7 to 8 years.
BTC support in Uganda applies a multi-modality approach including sector budget support (50% of the programme) and direct donor support (project approach).
PArTnershiP PrinCiPlesBelgium adheres to the Partnership Principles that Uganda applies in order to link donor support to the National Development Plan and the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy. This encourages donors to be increasingly selective and complementary in their programmes.
COnTACTs
Btc UgandaloWeR Kololo teRRace, plot 1B po BoX 40131, Kampalat (+256) 41 4 230 543F (+256) 41 4 230 [email protected]
Belgian oFFice FoR development coopeRationBelgian emBaSSyRWenzoRi HoUSe 3Rd FlooRlUmUmBa avenUe plot 1p.o. BoX 7043, Kampala t (+256) 414 349 559F (+256) 414 347 [email protected] WWW.dg-d.Be
miniStRy oF Finance planning and economic developmentplot 2/12, apollo KaggWa Roadp.o BoX 8147, Kampalat (+256) 414 235 051/4F (+256) 414 230 [email protected] WWW.Finance.go.Ug
Uganda-BelgiUm paRtneRSHip
Man
agin
g e
dito
r: C
arl M
ichi
els,
rue
Hau
te 1
47, 1
000
Bru
ssel
s -
08 /
201
0 -
Pho
tos:
© B
TC
/ D
iete
r Te
lem
ans
UgAndA-BelgiUM PArTnershiP
disTriBUTiOn OF FinAnCiAl COMMiTMenTs BY seCTOr (2009-2012)
edUCATiOn: 28 million euro (44%)
heAlTh CAre: 26.5 million euro (41,5%)
sChOlArshiPs: 4 million euro (6%)
delegATed COOPerATiOn: 3 million euro (5%)
sTUdY & COnsUlTAnCY FUnd: 2 million euro (3%)
MiCrO-inTervenTiOns: 500,000 euro (less than 1%)
