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Women groups reject proposal on new parish model project
Tuesday April 27 2021
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The Minister of a Finance, Mr Matia Kasaija, last week informed Parliament that the government plans to merge the existing seven wealth creation programmes.
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Women movements across the country have rejected the government plan of merging the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) with other wealth creation programmes to form the new parish model project.
The Minister of a Finance, Mr Matia Kasaija, last week informed Parliament that the government plans to merge the existing seven wealth creation programmes, among them UWEP, to finance the new project that is meant to eradicate poverty. The projects target 39 per cent of the households across the country.
Daily Monitor
Monday March 15 2021
Mining in Karamoja Sub-region is one of the activities that has been affected by the suspension of DGF funds. PHOTO/ COURTESY
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Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the country have halted or downscaled activities weeks after the government suspended operations of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF).
A number have temporarily stopped staff from working while others have introduced a shift model for employees to reduce costs.
The most affected civil society organisation (CSOs) include those engaged in accountability, human rights and good governance, democracy, service delivery monitoring and capacity-building at national, regional and grassroots level.
Finance minister Matia Kasaija froze DGF operations on February 17 on orders of President Museveni, who on February 2, argued that more than Shs500b donor-bankrolled kitty required government oversight.