A Brief on Some of the Implemented Projects
The Land Act
The government of Uganda/DFID funded this activity and PACODEF was selected as the implementing organization for the dissemination of information of the Land Act in Mbale district. This involved sensitizing the communities and local leaders about the New 1998 Land Act in Mbale district.
The FARMESA Project
This was funded by FAO/SIDA through the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). FARMESA (Farm-level Applied Research Methods for East and Southern Africa) was a regional project implemented in five countries in East and Southern Africa. In Uganda, the pilot project was implemented in two districts of Mukono and Kumi.
The major objective of the project was to empower smallholder farmers through provision of low interest credit to access farm inputs as a sustainable means of improving incomes and food security. PACODEF has been the implementing agency for the micro-credit, savings and training component of the project in Uganda. From evaluation conducted, this was the most successful project in the five countries of implementation. This was implemented in collaboration with NARO and the district agriculture offices of Mukono and Kumi districts.
RELMA Project
This is a continuation of the FARMESA project. Due to its overwhelming success, RELMA (Regional Land Management) project based in Nairobi, Kenya, and also funded by SIDA sought for the continuation of the Kumi and Mukono projects, which PACODEF continued implementing since April 2002.
Special Program on Food Security (SPFS) Project
Is a FAO funded programme whose overall objective is to improve food security through demonstrating economically viable sustainable methodologies for increasing agricultural production and productivity by developing water and irrigation among small holder farmers. The project was implemented in the districts of Jinja, Bugiri, Pallisa and Kumi. PACODEF was contracted to provide training to the farmers.
The African Development Foundation (ADF) funded Project
This was a five year funded project signed in August 2000 and was implemented for five years in the districts of Mbale, Bududa, Manafwa, Budaka, Sironko and Pallisa, focusing on micro-credit, savings and capacity building for NGOs and CBOs . This project targeted and benefited 2562 rural active women and men in the 6 districts. The beneficiaries were trained on issues, water and sanitation, personal hygiene, latrine construction and maintenance, HIV/AIDS prevention, Reproductive health and in addition to the entrepreneurship skills and capacity building.
The RMSP (Rural Micro Finance Support programme)
This was a government of Uganda micro finance Project for the rural population of Uganda whose main aim is to alleviate poverty. PACODEF implemented the project in Mbale, Bududa, Manafwa, Budaka, Pallisa and Sironko districts.
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