NORTHERN UGANDA PEACE RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN PRDP: AN OVERVIEW

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NORTHERN UGANDA PEACE RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
PLAN (PRDP) AN OVERVIEW

• A PRESENTATION
• TO
• HON.MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
• BY
• PIUS BIGIRIMANA
• PERMANENT SECRETARY
• OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
• DURING
• PRDP ORIENTATION WORKSHOP
• HELD AT
• Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe
• On
• 14th NOV. 2008

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STRUCTURE OF THE PRESENTATION

• BACKGROUND
• PRDP CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
• PRDP GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• PRDP PRIORITY PROGRAMMES
• PRDP IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES
• PRDP FINANCING STRATEGY
• PRDP MONITORING
• STATUS OF PRDP PROGRESS
• CHALLENGES
• WAY FORWARD

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Back Ground

• PRDP is a comprehensive planning framework
• PRDP is not a project
• PRDP is intended to
• Strengthen coordination of Recovery
  interventions in the region,
• Enhance monitoring of nationally and
  internationally supported Recovery programmes and
  activities in the North.
• Enhance resource mobilisation for affirmative
  interventions in Northern Uganda
• The Plan will be the equivalent of PEAP for
  northern Uganda

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Expected Overall PRDP Outcomes

• Realisation of Targeted set of results.
• Effective coordination and monitoring mechanism
  for Development actors and interventions in the
  region,
• Additional resource Mobilisation for recovery of
  Northern Uganda.
• Re-alignment of development indices in Northern
  Uganda to the same level with the rest of the
  country

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PRDP CONSULTATIVE PROCESS How PRDP was
Prepared?
CONSULTATIONS AND AGREEMENT ON CONFLICT FRAMEWORK
STEP 1
STEP 2 Dev. Of District Plans
PRDP PLAN National Consultations STRATEGY PRIORI
TY PROGRAMS BASELINE AND 3 YEAR TARGETS TOTAL COST
STEP 3 First Draft Second Draft Final Draft
STEP 4 Implementation Plans( ongoing)
DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ROLLING RESULTS
FRAMEWORK VS ACTIVITES
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PRDP CONSULTATIONS
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PRDP CONSULTATIONS contd
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PRDP CONSULTATIONS contd
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PRDP CONSULTATIONS contd
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PRDP CONSULTATIONS contd
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PRDP GOAL AND OBJECTIVES

• The overall goal of the PRDP is stabilization in
  order to regain and consolidate peace in the
  region and lay the foundations for recovery and
  development of Northern Uganda

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The Strategic Objectives

• The PRDP Goal will be realised through four core
  strategic objectives which are mutually
  reinforcing namely
• SO1 Consolidation of State Authority
• SO2 Rebuilding and Empowering of Communities
• SO3 Revitalization of the Northern Economy and
• SO4 Peace Building and Reconciliation.

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S01. Consolidation of State Authority Programmes

• SO1 Programmes
• Facilitation Of Peace Agreements
• Police Enhancement Programme
• Prisons Enhancement Programme
• Judicial Enhancement Programme
• Rationalization Of Auxiliary Services Programme
• Local Government Enhancement Programme

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SO1 Expected Outcomes

• These are supply driven investments to create
  enabling environment for recovery through
• Cessation of armed hostilities
• Law and order
• Streamlined operation of the auxiliary forces
• An effective and efficient prisons services
• Functional Local Governments and
• Functional judicial and legal systems

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S02 Rebuilding and Empowering Communities
Programmes

• SO2Programmes
• IDP Emergency Assistance Programme
• IDP Return/Resettlement Programme
• Community Empowerment and Recovery programme
  (Health, Education, Water and Livelihood
  programmes)

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S02 Expected Outcomes

• These are demand driven
• investments to support human
• development at the community
• Level to achieve
• Improved conditions and quality of life of
  displaced persons in the camps
• Improved access to basic social services

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S02 Expected Outcomes contd

• Increased household incomes.
• Improved literacy
• Improved knowledge and functional skills.
• Reduced morbidity and mortality
• Increased safe water coverage and
• Improved livelihoods of the vulnerable persons.

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SO3Revitalization of the economy Programmes

• SO3 Programmes
• Production and Marketing Enhancement
  Programme(PMEP)
• Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Urban
  Improvement Programme(IRP)
• Environment Land and Natural Resource Management
  programme (ERP)

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S03. Expected Outcomes

• These are supply driven investments to generate
  employments and increase production through
  provision of critical economic infrastructure
  such as roads and energy.

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S03. Expected Outcomes contd

• Shifting production patterns from subsistence to
  commercial farming to enhance food security and
  incomes
• Improved household incomes
• Improved crop production.
• Improved livestock production.
• Improved fisheries production among others

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S04 Peace Building and Reconciliation Programmes

• Public Information Education (IEC) and
  Communication/Counseling services support
  programme (CSP)
• Mediation and Reconciliation Support Programme
  (CMR) and Amnesty and Reintegration of
  ex-combatants (ARP)

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S04 Expected Outcomes

• Demand driven initiatives to repair torn
  relationships namely
• The domestic relationships in which individual
  trauma has fractured families
• The intra-communal relationships torn by tensions
  due to spillover effects of the conflicts
• The integration of the north into the broad
  national framework for growth and prosperity.

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S04 Expected Out comes contd

• Enhanced participation of communities in
  development initiatives.
• Reintegration of reporters in the communities of
  return
• Reformed,peaceful,harmonious and empowered
  communities.

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PRDP IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES

• Implementation of PRDP shall mainly be through
  the existing decentralised and centralised
  Government structures.
• Centralized Programmes under SO1 and SO4 shall be
  implemented by the line Sector Ministries
  (Police, Prisons,Judiciary,Auxilliary forces,
  Amnesty Commission etc)
• Decentralized Programmes under SO2,SO3 and part
  of SO4 shall be implemented by the districts.
• Program Support (Humanitarian Activities) shall
  be implemented by NGOs and CSOs
• Special Programmes Support (NUSAF II, NUREP etc)
  will be implemented according to agreed upon
  project implementation arrangements.

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PRDP IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES contd

• The NGOs will however be expected to sign a
  memorandum of understanding with the respective
  districts in the areas of their operations and
  will be required to align their work plans to the
  respective District Development Plans.
• This therefore requires that work plans are
  submitted.
• The work plans should be broken down to result
  areas with monitoring indicators

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PRDP Financing Modalities

• Budget Support
• MTEF the PRDP Virtual Fund
• Special Project Support (On-Budget)
• This will include funds committed to PRDP through
  On Budget special programmes such as
• Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) II,
• Status
• Still at the design stage
• US 100M pledged
• Starting March 2009
• Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Programme (NUREP),
• Status
• On-going
• Started December 2006 and ends December 2009
• 20 million Euros committed
• Additional 1.5 Million Euros committed for Post
  floods rehabilitation

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Special Project Support (On-Budget) contd

• Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF),
• Status
• US 8.2 Million pledged
• US 2.5 Million committed to support Amnesty
  Commission Demobilisation Programme
• The Netherlands supported Police Enhancement
  Programme
• Status
• On-going support for the Police programmes in the
  North.
• 8.1 Million Euros already spent under the JMC for
  Police Civilian Protection

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Special Project Support (On-Budget) contd

• World Bank (Post Conflict Fund Grant)
• Status
• US1.6 Million committed
• Supporting the PRDP implementation mechanism
• Other programmes still under discussions with our
  Development Partners.
• USAID
• US 163,050,000 has been pledged

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PRDP Financing Modalities contd

• Off Budget Support
• This funding modality outside the Medium Term
  Expenditure Framework (MTEF) constitutes funds
  channeled through the Humanitarian Agencies, Non
  Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil
  Society Organisations (CSOs) .
• It is recommended that for purposes of effective
  co-ordination and monitoring of PRDP
  interventions, all NGOs and CSOs will have to
  sign memorandums of understanding with the
  respective districts of their areas of operation
  and the Office of the Prime Minister.
• Financing will be based on produced work plans

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PRDP MONITORING

• Implementation of the PRDP will involve constant
  collection, collation and analysis of
  information. This information will guide decision
  making for planning and implementation. Regular
  monitoring will therefore be necessary to, among
  others
• Ensure that implementation of the programme is in
  line with government policy.

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Why Monitor PRDP ?

• Avoid duplication of activities and bring about
  harmony and synergy among all stakeholders.
• Keep track of physical activities (input/output
  process).
• Keep track of financial operations including
  prompt accountability.
• Ensure evidence based accountability for funds
  allocated.
• Identify shortcomings and take remedial action

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The PRDP Monitoring Committee (PMC)

• The PMC has been established as the overall
  policy and monitoring organ of PRDP
  implementation. It is chaired by the Rt.Hon.Prime
  Minister. Its role will be very critical in
  providing policy guidance related to
• Financial mobilisation,
• Supervision,
• Mobiblisation of communities for development and
• Advocacy.

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PMC MEMBERSHIP

• Ministers of key sector ministries(16)
• Development partners(20)
• District chair persons(40)
• Representatives of CSOs(2)
• Representatives of the Private sector, (2)
• UN Groups World Bank (8)

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STATUS OF PRDP PROGRESS

• Construction of ferry services between Amolatar
  and Kamuli districts.
• Electricity supply to Kaberamaido, Tororo and
  Oyam districts.
• Purchase of 30 Hydraform machines.
• Support to Northern Uganda Data Centre.
• Construction of ferry on Lake Bisina in the Teso
  sub-region.

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STATUS OF PRDP PROGRESS contd

• Construction of Bugema-Busano road in Elgon
  sub-region.
• Procurement of tractors for Acholi, Karamoja and
  Bunyoro sub-regions.
• Road construction in Manafwa district.
• Road construction in Butaleja district.
• Support to the West Nile Regional Forum (MANYAK)
  for development projects in the West Nile
  Districts.

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CHALLENGES

• Receiving work plans from the districts has been
  a very slow process.
• In some cases work plans are not prepared.
• Little awareness of PRDP on the ground there is
  need to popularize the plan

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CHALLENGES contd

• Inadequate funding and misconception regarding
  the financing of the Plan i.e. the issue of
  needed additional resources for PRDP remains
  unresolved
• The UGX1.1 Trillion budget was considered to be
  an additional resources over and above the normal
  MTEF ceiling but this has not been well
  understood by key stake holders.

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CHALLENGES contd

• Pledges from the Development Partners have not
  been forth coming as anticipated.

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PRAYER

• Hon. MPs to appreciate that PRDP is a Planning
  Framework and not a project.
• Hon. MPs to acknowledge that the funding of PRDP
  has not yet been provided by the Ministry of
  Finance.
• Hon. MPs to appreciate that Ministries and
  districts are responsible for developing work
  plans that should have measurable performance
  indicators.

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PRAYER contd

• Hon. MPs to note that OPM is improving its
  institutional mechanism in order to make the
  Public Sector Management Working Group functional
  and the PRDP Technical Working Group operate
  efficiently.

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FOR HON. MPs INFORMATION

• The Office of the Prime Minister has developed a
  Governance structure as indicated in the next
  slide

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INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE TO FUNCTIONALIZE THE
PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUP
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Key for the structure

• PCC Policy Coordination Committee
• TMC Top Management Committee.
• PSMWG Public Sector Management
  Working Group.
• TICC Technical Implementation Coordination
  Committee.
• ICSC Implementation Coordination Steering
  Committee
• NM E TWG National Monitoring Evaluation
  Technical Working Group.
• PRDP TWG Peace, Recovery Development Plan.
• SBTWG Sector Budget Technical Working Group.
• DMTWG Decentralized Management Working Group

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Key contd

• INFO NG TWG Information National
  Guidance Technical Working Group .
• LT R. TWG Luwero Triangle Rwenzori
  Technical Working Group.
• DM R TWG Disaster Management
  Refugees Technical Working Group
• KIDDP Committee Karamoja
  Integrated disarmament Development Program.
• NUREP Committee Northern Uganda
  Rehabilitation Program.
• NUSAF Committee Northern Uganda Social
  Action Fund
• NUDC Committee Northern Uganda Data
  Centre
• PMC PRDP Monitoring Committee
• NUPC Northern Uganda Policy Committee

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END

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