USAID/OTI Uganda Program Fact Sheet
August 2008
Background
As part of the U.S. Mission to Uganda’s assistance effort in Uganda, USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) launched the Northern Uganda Transition Initiative (NUTI) in June 2008 to assist with recovery and development activities in the north. The improved security situation in northern Uganda, as well as increased confidence in the peace process, is providing hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people across the north with a chance to return to their homes and communities. The progress has led to a new focus by both the Government of Uganda and the international community on providing a path to post-conflict development. Currently, there is a window of opportunity for OTI to conduct activities aimed at supporting the region’s transition to peace and recovery.
Program Objectives
The overall goal of USAID/Uganda’s OTI program is to encourage and support the voluntary return of displaced northern Ugandans by increasing their confidence in the government and in the ongoing transition process. To support this goal, OTI will focus on the following objectives:
- Enhance the capacity of the Ugandan media, particularly in northern Uganda, to research, inform, and report on issues relevant to peace, recovery, and development;
- Increase the visibility of, and confidence in, all levels of government through the delivery of targeted, strategic interventions.
In close coordination with the Government of Uganda, the U.S. Mission in Kampala, USAID/Uganda’s development and conflict mitigation programs, and other donors and development organizations on the ground, the NUTI program will use an in-kind small-grants mechanism to support the above objectives at both the local and national levels.
OTI has selected Casals & Associates to assist with implementation of this three-year program operating from Gulu, Uganda. The program is anticipated to run through June 2011.
For further information, please contact:
Donna Kerner, OTI/Africa Deputy Team Leader, (202) 712-0716, dkerner@usaid.gov.
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