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The UgIFT program contributes to the Government’s Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Reform Program (IFTRP), which aims to strengthen the financing, funding and reduce the disparities in funding for service delivery across local governments. 

Education

Combined, the original and additional UgIFT financing will construct, equip, and staff at least 259 new secondary schools. An estimated 1,000 existing primary schools will receive development grants to refurbish and equip their facilities to provide better learning environments and meet basic standards. Laboratories will be constructed in secondary schools that do not have them.

A total of 14,000 primary and 1,400 secondary school teachers will be recruited in the least-staffed districts to enable them to meet minimum school staffing levels. Additional inspectors will be recruited to meet a ratio of 1 inspector to 40 schools.  Grants for primary and secondary schools will enable schools to make instructional materials available to teachers and maintain facilities based on student populations. In addition, financial incentives linked to school performance will be tested and phased in.

Health

In health, the combined program will equip, staff, and upgrade 380 facilities to the health center III (HCIII) level. Up to 500 health centers will be able to access development grants to rehabilitate, expand and equip their facilities to meet minimum standards. At least 11,000 health workers will be hired for the least-staffed districts to enable them to meet minimum facility staffing levels.  Results-Based Financing will be mainstreamed, creating incentives for service delivery performance. Allocations for essential medicines will be increased, and the mechanisms for allocating those supplies and the transparency of allocations will be enhanced through digitalization.

Agriculture (Micro-Irrigation)

For micro-irrigation, up to 8,000 smallholder farmers in 40 districts will access matching grants to purchase and use micro-irrigation equipment, contributing to raising incomes and food security in rural areas through improved agricultural productivity and improving the climate resilience of the poor and vulnerable farming communities.

Water and Environment

Aimed at increasing safe water coverage in the least served sub-counties, improving the functionality of existing potable water supply sources, and enabling investments in water supply for public institutions, including for newly constructed schools and health facilities. An estimated 750,000 people will benefit from new or repaired water facilities. Districts and municipalities will promote environmental management functions initially focusing on the implementation of public investments, including water resources management and actions against deforestation.

Refugee Intervention

UgIFT will also support the integration of the delivery of services to refugees and their host communities in thirteen districts. In doing so, refugee populations will be factored into allocation formulae, and UgIFT will support the transition from humanitarian financing to integrated financing of service delivery for refugees and their hosts together with services already managed by LG.

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OUR INTERVENTIONS

Education

Equiping and staffing secondary schools

Health Center III

Provision of Livestock Materials

Water

Water Supply and Sanitation for Refugee Settlements and Host Communities

Refugee Interventions

accelerating (LGs) service delivery

Micro-Irrigation

The initiative also supports the communities with water.

Environmental Conservation

Balancing development and environmental conservation

STATISTICS OF INTERVENTION

Seed Schools

Refugees Communities

Agric Equipments

Health Centers Built

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