Projects

National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN)

The National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) is a four-year project of the Government of Uganda supported by the European Union. NIPN facilitates multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder dialogue on nutrition and supports the use of existing information and data to develop or refine policies and programmes to address malnutrition.

Implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and with technical support from UNICEF, NIPN contributes to strengthening the national capacity of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to manage and analyse nutrition information and data from all sectors for evidence-informed decision making. This project is engaged in the establishment of a central nutrition data repository and dashboard within the OPM. The project ensures that nutrition data and information is used to inform the strategic decisions and policies to address malnutrition and its consequences.

NIPN aims at creating a platform to bring together and analyse existing nutrition information and data from all sectors. This is in a bid to support the development of evidence-based policies and programmes to improve human nutrition. The NIPN project began in January 2018 with the signing of the contractual agreement between EU and OPM and was launched in February 2018 by the Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda during the National Nutrition Forum.

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Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU)

Goal

Consolidate stability in Northern Uganda, eradicate poverty and under-nutrition and strengthen the foundations for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development.

Objectives

To increase food security, improve maternal and child nutrition, and enhance household incomes through support to diversified food production and commercial agriculture and through improving household resilience (notably to climate change) and women empowerment.
To increase trade of commodities within the region, within the country and with neighbouring countries through the improvement of transport infrastructure.
To strengthen capacity, gender-responsive, good governance (core mandate and general broad mandate) and the rule of law at the level of local government authorities and empower communities to participate in improved local service delivery.

About DINU

The Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) is a Government of Uganda programme supported by the European Union (EU) and supervised by Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). DINU is a multi-sectoral programme aimed at improving livelihoods in 41 districts in the five sub-regions of Acholi, Karamoja, Lango, Teso and West Nile for a duration of six years (2017-2023).

The programme supports interventions in three specific interlinked sectors: (1) Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihoods (2) Infrastructures (transport, logistics, water, energy) and (3) Good Governance.

OPM is responsible for the overall supervision of DINU implementation in partnership with local governments and a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, OPM through the DINU Programme Management Unit, manages directly five key activities with government agencies aiming to support: –

Youth skilling in agri-business areas (short-term trainings at eight BTVETs: ADRAA Agriculture College, Amelo Technical Institute, Amugo Agro Technical Institute, Ave Maria Vocational Training and Youth Development Centre, Kotido Technical Institute, Lokopio Hills Technical Institute, Nakapiripirit Technical Institute, and Northern Uganda Youth Development Centre).
Barazas (51 baraza events conducted by OPM in five districts of Amuria, Moroto, Pader, Oyam and Zombo.
Budget Transparency Initiatives (Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development).
Uganda Police Force capacities in Karamoja.
Local Government Production Departments (short-term trainings at Makerere University – College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences).
Improvement of agricultural extension service delivery through rolling out the e-extension and agricultural statistics systems (collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries).

Other key implementing partners are: Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), GIZ-Germany, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), CARITAS Switzerland, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Lutheran World Federation (LWF), CARE-Denmark, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Center for Health Human, Rights and Development (CEHURD), ADOL Health Care Initiative, and DIAKONIA Sweden.

Contacts

Kampala Liaison Office

Postel Building 8th Floor, Rm 12,
P.O. Box 341, Kampala
Tel:+256 393 239062
Email: office-dinu@opm.go.ug
Twitter: OPMDINU1

Gulu Regional Office

Plot 1, Lower Churchill Road,
Box 718, Gulu
Tel: +256 393 239999

Moroto Regional Office

Plot 2, Adyebo Road,
P.O. Box 61, Moroto
Tel: +257 393 239063

Hon. Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny

Minister of State for Northern Uganda

Mr. Gonzaga Mayanja

Commissioner Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

Ms. Pamela Kabahesi

National Program Coordinator / DINU

Strengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risks Project (SCORE)

The programme “Strengthening Community resilience to climate change and disaster risks project in Uganda” is implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in conjunction with seven other Ministries, Departments, Agencies and civil society organizations participating as Responsible Parties (RPs). The RPs include the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED), Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) and National Planning Authority (NPA).

About SCORE

Despite past and ongoing efforts, Uganda has not yet reached the threshold for climate change resilience and disaster risk reduction. The remaining bottlenecks to reaching a minimum threshold are:

Policy gaps related to integration and provision of funding for climate change response and disaster risk reduction policies and legal frameworks.
Gaps in policy implementation capacity i.e. planning, mainstreaming, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
Weak capacities for adoption and adaptation of emerging technologies and methods for low carbon emission and climate change resilience.
Weak public response to climate change and disasters.

Main Objective

The main objective of the project is to ensure that natural resources management and energy access is gender-responsive, effective and efficient, reducing emissions, negating the impact of climate-induced disasters and environmental degradation on livelihoods and production systems, and strengthening community resilience. And it will strengthen the following:

Policy response, with special emphasis on integration, resourcing and provision of incentives and deterrent measures.
National policy implementation capacities with emphasis on partnership building including the enhanced role of the private sector, coordination between central and decentralized levels.
Role, capacity, resourcing and accountability of Local Governments in the processes of domestication of technologies and good practices as community resilience to climate change and other disasters.