Presentation at Kole District Budget and Planning conference

Presentation at Kole District Budget and Planning conference on the 5 th November 2019.

Activities already carried out in K District within 2019 by TAACC with financial support from DGF. • TAACC conducted 6 Community Score Card (CSC) & 6 CSC Interface Meeting in Education sector at Wipip P/S in Aboke S/C, Okole P/S in Kole T/C, Alelibanya P/S in Bala S/C, Adyang Annex in Akalo S/C, Onyut P/S in Alito S/C & Barmindyang P/S in Ayer S/C with each school CSC Day 1 costing Ugx 1, 350, 000/= & CSC interface meeting which is day 2 of the CSC meeting costing Ugx 8, 100, 000/=. • This was accompanied by a CSC follow up at a cost of Ugx. 421, 710/= in the 6 schools where the CSC was administered. • The process of CSC is followed with a district level advocacy meeting, in Kole, two advocacy meeting was conducted in Quarter I&III at the cost of Ugx 2, 367, 466/=.

• 3 Public Accountability Forum(PAF) has been conducted in Kole district in Quarter I & III of 2019, this was conducted on 20 th Feb 2019, 29 th May 2019 & 14 th June 2019 in Okwerodot, Alito S/C & Kole T/C at a cost of Ugx 3. 800. 000/= totalling to Ugx 11, 400, 000/= • TAACC organised an annual refresher training for elected District Local Council leaders on their roles in formulating policies and services delivery monitoring and supervision. This was done with budget line of Ugx 6, 666, 200/=. this benefited the LCV councillors, LCIII chairperson(s) at 291 suit hotel in Lira in July 2019 • TAACC also organised 1 capacity building training for the 6 District public accounts committee members (DPAC) on financial monitoring and accounting regulations also in July 2019 at Ugx. 2, 340, 000/=.

• TAACC with the support from the consultancy firm conducted a baseline survey in Kole District in some selected service delivery points (health, education, roads, water and agricultural sectors) in quarter II 2019. This was done with the purpose of determining the main issues for the project intervention. • TAACC has done and is doing follow up and verification and documentation of the issues agreed on during the engagement with Public Accountability Institution during Public Accountability Forum(PAF) in Okwerodot, Alito & Kole T/C. • TAACC has produced & is disseminating Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials to increase awareness on the need for the community to ensure social accountability at Ugx 9, 450, 000/=.

• TAACC conducted 4 radio accountability talk shows to mobilise the public to attend the PAF in the Okwerodot, Alito and Kole T/C & also to helped the district planner of Kole district to inform the citizen about the budgeting and planning process and the upcoming budgeting processes for 2019/2020 all in Radio Unity in Lira. • TAACC also organised 2 “Dwon Lwok” Citizens’ Forum at Community level led by the trained Independent Budget Monitors (IBM) to engage with lower level duty bearers on issues of poor service delivery in the Lwala Parish Ayer S/C & Abeli Parish, Akalo S/C Kole district at a cost of Ugx 1, 500, 000/= each totalling to Ugx. 3, 000/=.

CHALLENGES FACE DURING THE PROGRAME ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTATION. • Busy schedules of our partners which made it difficult to have these activities implementation. The activities would start at a later time which make time which is a key resource in any invention to be a challenge. • There is overwhelming demand our services but the resources are limited.

Activities pending implementation for the next one year 2020. Under Outcome 1: improved citizens demand for accountability from duty bears. • TAACC will conduct 6 Community Score Card (three health facilities and three schools) within Kole District. This will cost all together Ugx 8. 100, 000/= & Interface meeting at Ugx. 8, 100, 000/= & 6 follow ups where CSC was administered at Ugx 421, 710/= • TAACC will conduct two district level advocacy meetings at Ugx. 2, 367, 466/=. • TAACC will conduct another 2 Public Accountability Forum(PAF) within Kole District in 2020 at Ugx 7, 600, 000/= • TAACC will also conduct 2 district level joint monitoring and support supervision to some selected service delivery points within Kwania District. This will be done in any sector (selected by the district leader) i. e. Health, Education, roads agriculture among others at Ugx. 2, 374, 857/=

• TAACC will organise an annual refresher training for elected district local council leaders on their roles in formulating policies and service delivery, monitoring and supervision. This will be done in quarter II (around April. June 2019). It will benefit the LCV councillors and LCIII chairpersons at around the cost of Ugx 6, 666, 200/=. • TAACC will support at least a radio accountability talk show and spot jingles to help inform, sensitize and mobilise citizens on the need for service delivery monitoring at Ugx 2, 060, 190/= • TAACC will also organise a budget surgery, produce and disseminate annual district level CSO budget position paper to influence and advocate for more allocation of resources in key citizens’ priority service sectors. it will be done with the budget cost of Ugx 1, 660, 000/=. this will be done this quarter IV 2019/2020

• TAACC will then disseminate annual district budgeting and planning processes on the local FM radio station for the community members’ information and consumption at Ugx 850, 000/=. • TAACC will organise annual district level interface meetings with the district technical planning and committee (TPC)to follow up on the key CSO budget priority recommendations with the budget cost of Ugx 1, 761, 200/=. • Organise annual budget feedback meeting session between Sub-County leaders and the parish development committee to ensure inclusion of priorities in the budget. This will be done in quarter four 2019 it will be conducted at the budget line of 2019 Ugx. 23, 736, 000/=.

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