WEST NILE LEADERS WELCOME (CiVoRiDe) PROJECT TO SUPPORT MAGINALISED GROUPS IN THE REGION



By Charlotte Taremwa (CEGED)

The marginalized people in west Nile region have continued to escalate due to poverty, illiteracy and limited support for such voices to be heard. The Citizens Voice for Economic Rights and Development (CiVoRiDe) project looks forward to enhance the civic activism of poor marginalized youth, People With Disabilities (PWDs) adolescent mothers and women to meaningfully enjoy economic rights for sustainable livelihood in West Nile region. It is a 24months project implemented in the districts of Arua, Koboko and Nebbi with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

The project focuses to amplify the voice of 68 rural youth and 55 women groups and 18 women led market vendors associations, to influence pro-poor government entrepreneurship funds to become responsive and inclusive. The project provides space for engagement between targeted groups and relevant authorities on access to programs such Youth Livelihood Program, Women Entrepreneurship Program and Operation Wealth creation. Additionally, it provides opportunities to undertake round table discussions on land rights and creating women friendly market environment to women led market vendors Associations.

West Nile regional leaders in a meeting held at Golden Courts, Arua district agreed to cooperate with the implementing organizations, Center for Governance and Economic Development (CEGED) and Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment (RICE) West Nile on the implementation strategy.
Whereas the government has put measures to empower youth through Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Youth Livelihood Fund, youth’s are still challenged with the choice enterprises which take long to yield fruits. According to CEGED’S study, youth prefer quick venture like Horticulture that brings in quick money which Operation Wealth Creation  does not consider hence the poor youth marginalized on choice of livelihood program. Vincent Katungye, team Leader said in his speech. 

The chairman Arua district, Wadri Sam Nyakua, advised leaders to deliver the right information to people as one way of empowerment for this reduces their vulnerability. On challenges of Youth Livilihood Program (YLF) he commented on groups who register projects of bee keeping and on ground cant table a single beehive. He added that the problem of lack of land should be blamed on individuals who sell all their land and stay homeless.

“The women being the most affected have hope to own land when they are married only to be frustrated by in-lows who chase them away from their homes in the event of loss of their husbands. With the existence of Local Council court system, some cases will solved” Komakech Denis from Uganda Law Society Arua.

CiVoRiDe project key activities will be mobilizing youth and women for evidence based advocacy, informing the citizens through a variety of media communication channels i.e. Radio, TVs, print media press release, regular press briefing, policy briefs to influence policy and policy makers, forum theatres, special council sessions, mobilizing of the action will be anchored on the rights based approach to programming and inclusive citizens local governance principles.

 (CiVoRiDe projec is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and is supported by OXFAM Novib and being implemented by CEGED and RICE West Nile region.

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