The Democratic Governance Facility supported AFIC to improve government responsiveness to citizens’ demand for public procurement information, increase citizens and CSOs demand for public procurement information and enhance government responsiveness towards citizens’ feedback on public procurement accountability issues for 21 months with a grant of US$450,000. During this period, AFIC supported PPDA to redesign the GPP aligned to OCDS, making Uganda the first African country to achieve this. Since the launch of the redesigned portal, the portal has had more than 13,000 unique visitors with an average loading time at 7.3, which is well above average page load by Google`s 22-second benchmarking standards. 

The portal has a 51% bounce rate, which has been attributed to the increased awareness campaigns and the increased data uploaded that led to more people visiting the portal and staying much longer. There is an increased number of PDEs registered, of which 73% proactive disclose information, an indication of improved capacity, responsiveness, and trust among public officials. AFIC supported 141 CSOs that included representatives from CSOs and media houses that were supported in contracts monitoring and demand for ATI. From this engagement alone, 14 decision-making in favor of business, sometimes corruptly, rather than transparently for public good. 

With support from the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, AFIC and the International Commission of Jurists initiated a project to promote access to information in the health sectors of Kenya and Uganda. The project conducted baseline studies, trained 55 public officials on disclosure obligations, and supported access to information request campaigns by CSOs in respective countries. The project created strong incentives for proactive disclosure that became critical during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the pandemic, the project also developed and disseminated a checklist for information disclosure for health information that was very well received by stakeholders in project countries and beyond.