Category: Uganda
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Monthly Call: Creating our Vision for 2024
Gunjan Veda set the tone for this call: “In 2015, MCLD started out with a dream. A dream to transform this very top down-colonial system that we are a part of… 2023 was the year when the world adopted our dream … that it has to shift towards locally led development… And 2024 for me…
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Breaking the Silos – Nixon Ochatre at the Micronutrient Global Conference
A reflection piece by Nixon Ochatre, Amani Initiative and MCLD-Uganda
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SRHR Movement Building in the Context of Uganda
MCLD-Uganda’s Joanna Mbakulo participated as a special delegate in the Uganda National Conference on Health, Human Rights and Development
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Francis Oyat Otoo – Family Harvest Foundation
Movement Matters #14 – Francis Oyat Otoo Francis Oyat Otoo is committed to strengthening community-led development in Uganda. Working with Family Harvest Foundation, a community-based organization dedicated to providing hands-on skills, and with MCLD Uganda, Francis is inspired by the people he encounters every day. Read more to learn about Francis’ work and his reflections…
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Centering Local Resources and Knowledge: MCLD at the Regional Knowledge Sharing Meeting in Food Security Contexts
A strong delegation from the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) was invited by USAID to share insights and organize a workshop on centering local knowledge and resources in HDP practice.
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Anne Praxyeda Gidudu – Support Agency for Intellectual Disabilities
Anne Praxyeda Gidudu believes every individual needs the opportunity to reach their full potential through inclusion, have a supportive family who can encourage them and manage their disability, and also participate in their community with as few barriers as possible.
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Youth and Peace — our April Global Call
Our monthly call spotlighted youth-led organizations and the recent successful campaign to prevent electoral violence in Nigera.
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Disability Inclusion in the Practice of CLD
Our February 2023 global call was inspired by the dynamic participation of disability rights groups in our January 10th call and our recognition that these two movements needed to join forces. This call was not a one-time event but rather the beginning of a journey and a commitment to an every-day negotiation. Join us! Watch…
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Monthly Call! Systems Change and MCLD-Uganda!
This month, our colleagues unveiled two new journal articles based on inputs from many of our members, plus we began a new practice of hearing from one MCLD National Association each month. This month featured MCLD-Uganda with its 83 members. We heard from its chair Nixon Ochatre and coordinator Joanna Mbakulo. Update: The journal articles…