THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
Social Development Sector
Presentation at the Local Govt
Budget Framework Paper (LGBFPs)
Regional Consultative Workshop for
FY 2014/15 Budget
October 2013
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
Development
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Outline of the presentation
1 Introduction;
2 Demonstration of sector IPFs for FY2013/14
3 Pertinent issues to consider during the Budget of
FY 2014/15;
4 Youth Livelihood Programme;
5 Expanding Social Protection (ESP);
6 Progress on the issues raised during the agreement
made between Ministry of Gender, Labour and
Social Development and Local Governments; and
7 Conclusion.
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Development
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1.0 Introduction/Background
1.1 The Background
The Social Development Sector
- Empowers community, protects and
promotes the rights of specified vulnerable
groups for social protection and gender
responsive development.
- Plays a pivital role in mobilising and
empowering communities for modernisation
and social transformation
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1.0 Introduction Cont..
1.2 SDS Grants to Local Governments
1.2.1 Through the Budget
• Functional Adult Literacy (FAL);
• Council’s Grants (Youth, Women’s and Disability);
• Community Development Workers (Non-Wage);
• Special Grant for PWDs;
• Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR); and
• Public Libraries.
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1.0 Introduction Cont..
1.2.2 Off- Budget
• Expanding Social Protection (ESP) in Uganda;
• GoU-UNFPA Gender Component (GBV) and
• Gender Based Violence (GBV) Busoga Region
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1.0 Introduction Cont..
1.3 Access to Grants
1.3.1 Accessed by few HLGs
- Community Based Rehabilitation Program
- Public Libraries;
- Expanding Social Production
- Gender Based Violence
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Access to Grants
1.3.2 Accessed by all HLGs
- District Functional Adult Literacy;
- Community Development Workers
(CDW) Grant Non- Wage;
- Councils (Women, Youth, PWDs) Grant;
- Special Grant for People With Disabilities
(SGPWD)
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2.0 Demonstration of Sector IPFs
for FY2014/15
Parameter
Weight
Code
Illiterate population
33%
WIp
Population LG (A)
22%
WNP
Area in square Km
6%
WAKM
Number of LLGs
20%
WNLLG
Number of village
councils
Total
19%
WNVC
100%
It means that country wide:
•33% of the total grant would be for the Illiterate population (Ip)
•22% of the total grant would be for the population (NP)
•6% of the grant would be for Area in Square Kms (AKM);
•20% of the grant would be for the Number of lower, local governments (sub
counties and division in the districts and Municipalities respectively) (NLLG); and
•19% of the grant will be for the number of village councils (NVC)
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2.0 Demonstration of sector IPFs for
FY2014/15 Cont...
The formula is applicable to all grants that
are disbursed to all the districts.
For those grants that do not cover all the
LGs;
i) CBR -allocation is based on the number of
sub counties while;
ii) Libraries Grant -allocation is based on
those amounts that were being disbursed at
the time of decentralisation.
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3.0 Pertinent issues to consider during
the Budget of FY 2014/15
• The funds for the interest group councils
(Women’s, Youth and PWDs) grants shall be
disbursed under one line item 321437 and
shall be shared in the following ratio:
• Women
40%,
• Youth
40%
• Disability
20%
The funds are not for the Local to share.
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3.0 Pertinent issues to consider during the Budget of
FY 2014/15 Cont..
• The funds for the Community Based
Rehabilitation and Community Development
Workers Grant shall be disbursed the same
line item 321434.
• No Grants for the PCY during the FY 2014/15
Budget; instead
• Introduction of Youth Livelihood Programme
Grants for districts.
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Development
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4.0 THE YOUTH LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMME
• The Youth Livelihoods Programme (YLP), is
Government of Uganda funded directly from
Consolidated Fund. The total amount of the
programme is estimated at Uganda shillings
265 billions over a five year period FY 2013/14
-2017/18.
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4.1 Objective
• YLP is to empower the youth to harness their
potential for improved standard of living
through wealth creation. It is intended to
contribute to sustainable production which
ultimately leads to national development.
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4.2 Categories of the target group
The principle target beneficiaries of the Programme will be the
unemployed youth aged between 18 to 30 years. Specifically, the
Programme will target:
• Dropouts from school and training institutions;
• Youth living in slums, city streets, high risk and impoverished
communities;
• Youth without opportunity to attend formal education;
• Single parent youth;
• Youth with disability; and
• Youth who have completed secondary school or tertiary
Institutions
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4.3 Resource allocation criteria
The Fund will be allocated among the components as follows:
• Livelihoods Support Fund (50%).
• Skills Development Fund (30%)
• Institutional Development Fund (10%)
• Project Management (10%)
The District and Sub County resource allocations for the Livelihoods
Support Component and Vocational Skills Development Fund (i.e. LS
and VS) will be based on three weighted parameters as follows:
• Poverty count (40% weight);
• Population (45% weight); and
• Land area (15% weight).
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5.0 Expanding Social Protection
• The Expanding Social Protection (ESP)
Programme is led by the Ministry of Gender,
Labour and Social Development, collaborating
with the wider Government. The purpose of
the Programme is to embed a national social
protection system, including Direct Income
Support for the poorest and most vulnerable,
as a core element of Uganda’ national
planning and budegting processes.
26th Nov - 11th Dec 2012
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5.1 Selection of the Programme districts
• The following districts are covered by the Programme: Amudat,
Apac, Kaberamaido, Katakwi, Kiboga, Kole, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa,
Kyenjojo, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Nebbi and Zombo. Initially 8
districts were selected for the pilot. However, the 8 have since given
birth to another 6. Yumbe has also been added on the pilot
districts. The selection of the initial 8 districts was based on the
following criteria:
• Share of children in the entire population;
• Share of elderly persons in the entire population;
• Share of orphans and vulnerable children in the child population;
• Share of risky births;
• Proportion of households living more than 5Km from health
facilities; and
• Share of children (6-12 years) not attending school.
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5.1 Selection of the programme districts cont...
• The highest scoring districts per region were
selected. But since this is a national
Programme, selection was also dependent on
having a representative selection of districts
accross all sub-regions in the country. Due to
the higher incidence of poverty in the
Northern and Eastern Uganda one additional
pilot district was proposed for each of these
two regions.
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6.0 Progress on the issues raised
during the agreement made
between Ministry of Gender,
Labour and Social Development
and Local Governments
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Development
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Issue
Grant for organized
groups of elderly
persons outside
SAGE Project to
Promote active
aging
Agreed that:
The MGLSD shall roll out to
more Local Governments
after the expiry of the pilot
phase if funds for the roll out
are provided.
Progress
Agreement still stands
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Issue
Community
Development
Officers (CDOs)
Non-Wage Grant
Agreed that:
• The MGLSD shall revise the guidelines to
cater for districts, sub-counties,
municipalities, divisions and town
councils.
• The sharing of the funds shall be in line
with the Local Government Act (CAP
243).
• MGLSD shall disseminate the revised
guidelines to all local governments and
other stakeholders.
Progress
The guidelines targeting FY2014/15 for which this agreement
was made will be revised and disseminated to all parties
mentioned
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Issue
Agreed that:
Weak Coordination
between Established
Government
Structures
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The MGLSD shall re-disseminate the
Guidelines for NGOs undertaking
complementary initiatives/activities in the
Social Development Sector widely to all
stakeholders.
Local Governments shall cascade the
dissemination of the Guidelines and enforce
compliance.
Progress
There have been few emerging issues and the Ministry
together with the NGO have called for a meeting to integrate
these issues so that the document can be re-printed
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Issue
Agreed that:
Overwhelming and
ever Increasing
Number/burden of
Orphans
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The MGLSD shall disseminate the Assessment
Tool and Guidelines for homes and
orphanages to stakeholders especially local
governments.
The MGLSD shall also share the Strategy on
Street Children with local governments.
Progress
A copy of the assessment tool and the Strategy on Street Children are
available on the Ministry website
www.mglsd.go.ug
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Issue
Government
Policy on all Civil
Cases
Agreed that:
• The MGLSD shall continue to
lobby the JLOS and Ministry of
Justice to set aside special courts
for juveniles to handle their cases
expeditiously.
• MGLSD to follow up the request
with JLOS for a waiver of the Court
charges
Progress
Agreement still stands
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Issue
Information
sharing
Agreed that:
The MGLSD shall continue to
disseminate the NCD Act,
PWD Act, UN Convention on
the Rights of the disabled,
DVA and DVR to the LGs and
other stakeholders
Progress
The Acts and regulations are available on the Ministry
website: www.mglsd.go.ug
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Issue
Agreed that:
Support to
Probation and
Labour sub sectors
by MGLSD
The MGLSD shall develop a Position
paper by mid-term review in April 2014.
The position paper shall articulate
properly the comprehensive community
development vision and plan in the
country. This will guide the community
development agenda in the vision of
transforming the country into a modern
and prosperous country.
Progress
By mid-term review, the Position Paper shall be
ready
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Conclusion
• Effective implementation of public
Programmes requires adherence to the
regulations and guidelines. Although the
MGLSD has developed a series of guidelines in
the past, monitoring and evaluation activities
have always identified implementation
challenges which require remedial action
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Thank you
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social
Development
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