Government and donor funded projects have come and gone, but material conditions of intended beneficiaries have not improved significantly. AFIC with support of Oxfam in Uganda and Oxfam NOVIB implemented a five-year EUR 250,000 project, ‘An Efficient Public Finance System in Uganda: Promoting Fiscal Measures That Will Enhance Inclusive Growth and Active Participation of The Citizenry’.

The project trained 149 public officials from 15 districts of northern Uganda, that had been ravaged by a two-decade conflict, on disclosure and citizen engagement. 173 civil society leaders were trained on access to information and facilitated to monitor public contracts. District Local Governments were provided with recommendations which they implemented to improve delivery of services.

 The project also facilitated community dialogue with duty bearers which helped to bridge the gap between them. These efforts resulted in exposing issues in the contracting, supervision, and implementation of public contracts which in turn led to better performance of contracts and public services.