RED

Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) serve the purpose of bringing a collective-action element in organizing one’s savings, insurance, and investments. People interested come together and agree on a constitution and a weekly savings rate. With that money they than can give out social loans, invest and withdraw in times of emergency. Many of them, however, lack basic financial techniques like keeping a book of the funds.

Specific Objectives

• To Address the gaps identified during the feedback meetings • To strengthen the operations of the groups • To identify more capacity gaps and needs of the group

Conclusion

Many beneficent VSLAs were thankful for JEEPs training. Some groups were founded as early as 2019 but have never received training. One group even changed their constitution together with JEEP after the training. Many also groups didn’t charge interest on social loans and the social loans thus had a misconception of not being worth it. Overall, 144 individuals were trained in 8 locations. Their VSLA now has enhanced accountability mechanisms, like a book to document cashflow and new iseas on how to use the saved money.

VSLA training with Amaira Group in Bikeri Ukusijoni sub-county.

Training of Okukundruta women group I Maaji 1.

Specific Objectives

Last year, Youth Innovation Lab’s (YIL) have been funded and coached to start their preferred businesses. Against this background, JEEP conducted a follow-up training which also served the goals of monitoring. Focus areas of the training included horticulture, conducted by Omia agriculture enterprise, recycling, conducted by Zero Waste Amazing Products Foundation (ZWAP), and biological briquette making, conducted by George William Zinab, a private sector individual in briquette making. This bound between the private sector and youth accelerates the dissemination of YILproducts, as they already have the option to become connected in the industry.

Conclusion

In total, 47 youth (23F,24M) took part in the trainings. They were able to adress new business-issues, like pricing and feasibility of new innovations, especially in horticulture during the dry season and in recycling with other products. The private sector was able to guide them well. ZWAP further introduced a recycling WhatsApp group, which has been deemed helpful in exchanging ideas. The horticulture group similarly called for exchange visits with other groups. Overall, the training succeeded in further readying the groups to scale up their businesses.

The Youth Innovation Lab focussed on recycling holding their prototypes.

The Youth Innovation Lab focussed on briquettes refining their process.

Specific Objectives

JEEP conducted a three-day Field Trip to Adjumani in order to distribute and advocate for energy-saving technologies and other enterprise opportunities. To make sure it seeds no conflicts, JEEP visited three different places, of which two were informal settlements. This way, services are provided to both refugee and hosting communities. JEEP sold nearly all of the stoves brought and was able to excite a lot of people for protecting the environment. The beneficiaries were also glad for the opportunity to attend a workshop about the production of fireless cooking baskets. They were all very happy with their work, and JEEP was happy working with them.

Working with Refugees

Working with refugees is most often subject to a language barrier. The same thing goes for hosting communities, as JEEP is mostly speaking Bantu languages and people in the northern parts of Uganda mainly speak nilotic languages. Nevertheless, to avoid barriers and enable ownership, on these occasions JEEP always works together with members of the refugee and hosting communities. Beneficiaries are always happy to see someone speaking the same language at an energy hub and JEEP is happy to that its vision is able to transcend languages.

View of energy-saving stoves being displayed at an energy hub at a marketplace

The Energy Hub in informal settlement Olua I after setting up

Specific Objectives

The EUTF/RED Consortium has been in operation for the last two years and 11 months under two strategic objectives ( SO1-Improved access to sufficient, healthier, sustainable and alternative sources of energy, increased capacity to construct and maintain these, decreased dependence on energy from unsustainable and unregulated sources for households and causes of conflicts between refugees and host communities are addressed, SO2 Energy, environment and climate action programming, coordination and capacity is strengthened at local, district government and sub-county levels). Based on the above, as we tend towards the end of the project in 2024 and 2023 being our pitch year of implementation, a reflection meeting with all our key stakeholders was deemed necessary in ensuring efficiency, effectiveness and learning for quality improvement in the project implementation processes in 2024.

Way Forward

All in all, 78 stakeholders used this forum to share experiances and design a roadmap for the final implementation year 2024. This roadmap includes a renewed focus on advocacy, to make sure information about energy-saving technologies is truly disseminated over the entire project area. Also important was the reiteration to equip institutions with energy-saving technologies, as they are often the main consumers. Finally, appreciating beneficiaries should scale up their advocacy measures, as incentivized by the cash-for-work program.

Specific Objectives

This activity lies at the heart of RED, as now every trainee who received skills in construction, management, etc., has the opportunity to pitch a business proposal to the vetting committee. The goal was to find the most promising entepreneurs and allow them to scale up their venture significantly. This way, their best practices may also have spill-over effects. This also served as a test of earlier trainigs and whether they beard fruits in terms of acquired skills. This way, JEEP can also learn something about its own strengths and weaknesses.

Orientation Meeting for Vetting Committee

The vetting committee comprises nine members for every region, 27 members in total. Each committee includes competent CSO partners, private sector partners, DLG representatives and youth representatives. The orientation meeting was done to create a common understanding of the vetting process and the evaluation matrix. This meeting was also a good opportunity to catch up on the seed funding activity of last year, which yielded some positive results.

Outcomes and Learnings

In the end, the activity resulted in 160 entepreneurs receiving seed funding. Most of these ventures are in the agricultural sector, as this is the main source of livelihood in Adjumani and easy to manage. Some proposals also had ambitions such as solar charging. JEEP will continue to support these grassroot initiatives in financial literacy training, as this is now the major challenge to overcome. This also includes further mentorship programmes and joint monitoting from JEEP and the corresponding local leaders.

OPM representative Freda Atimaku emphasizing the need for proper record keeping during the feedback meeting in Mungula refugee settlement.

Feedback meeting for seed funding beneficiaries in Itirikwa subcounty.

Busines vetting committee discussing the way forward at Ruyo guesthouse.

Specific Objectives

The Youth Innovation Lab (YIL) is a refugee-led organisation of enterprising youth, which has been struggling recently. JEEP helped them get back on track by training them in briquette making and recycling waste to craft. Further, they were trained in enterprising skills, including such as marketing, budgeting, confidence-building and writing as well as acting on a business plan. Another objective was to provide mentorship in form of three private-sector companies, who also helped with fine-tuning the business-plans.

Orientation Workshop with Private Sectors

To achieve a results-oriented mentorship programme, JEEP came together with interested private-sector companies beforehand. Overall, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed with six companies. The companies pledged together with JEEP to create more business opportunities in the efficient-energy sector, to strengthen its value chains because of increased activity and to create a more sustainable market system responsive to demand.

Outcomes

Youth were very happy and enthusiastic about the training and especially interested in new business opportunities presented by JEEP, like the waste-to-craft approach. In total, 62 youth were able to build up their confidence and consolidate business plans. The mentorship also went well, as many youth revised especially the budget section of their business plans by utilizing private-sector knowledge. The connection of established companies and enterprising youth also created unique integration of the market and further business and employment opportunities on both sides.

UPDATE: JEEP followed through with a similar activity in August 2023.

Group picture of the YIL in Agojo.

A mentorship session of youth and private sector entepreneurs.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer during the orientation workshop with the private sector.

Specific Objectives

Community Dialogues are mainly used for advocacy and sensitizing purposes. Specifically, these dialogues were held to increase knowledge about energy efficient products and how to utilize energy efficient stoves and fireless cooking-baskets for cooking. As women and girls are the main energy users, the dialogues laid a special focus on their sensitization to use clean energy for environmental conservation. The ultimate objective, of course, is to encourage community members to adopt energy-saving technologies and motivate them to construct their own.

Outcomes and Learnings

JEEP in total reached 810 (247M/563F) community members, out of which 128 were refugees. Considering their multiplicating work, the dialogues led to the sesibilization of people reaching into the thousands. JEEP further found these meetings to be necessary, as many participants had questions especially about the fireless cooking-baskets. The meaningful dialogues further led JEEP to higher its cash for work rate and encourage stove-making artisans to share their knowledge and extend into all parts of the communities.

UPDATE: With the new year having arrived, a new round of community dialogues was held over the 26th of February to the 14th of March, to truly reach every corner of Adjumani.

Chairperson of Agojo central village making remarks during community dialogue.

The LC2 of Atura making remarks during the community dialogue.

M&E officer explaining the different energy technologies.

Energy and Environment officer creating awareness on energy technologies in Mungula 1.

Specific Objectives

Under this project, there are two pathways for beneficiaries to suceed. First, they receive business mentorship, financial literacy training, and crucially support in developing a business plan. Succesful business plans are then chosen by a vetting committee and beneficiaries will receive seed funding. Unsucessful candidates, however, still have the opportunity to benefit under project RED: They can engage in the cash-for-work program if they are willing to. So far, around 3000 beneficiaries received funds from JEEP and this activities goal is to draw conclusions on the effectiveness and appropriateness of said funds. This also helps with identifying risks and raising accountability.

Outcomes

Due to time constraints, 131 beneficiaries were sampled randomly. Participants who received seed funding reiterated the need for deeper mentorship, as the one already given did not seem to satisfy enough. Some beneficiaries also asked for help with procurement issues and some didn’t find the time to start their business yet. Beneficiaries on the second pathways exhibited profound changes in their way of life, as they now have demand-led steady source of income.

Specific Objectives

The training of Trainers of Trainers (TOTs) is the backbone of JEEPs strategy in Adjumani and beyond. In this approach, JEEP not only distributes energy-saving technologies, but also transfers the knowledge to build these, fostering entepreneurship at the same time. The objective of the training of TOTs is thus to scale up prevalence but also dissemination of energy-saving technologies, while JEEP still remains ready to tackle unintended problems and helps with procurement of production means. Another goal of the training was to bring TOTs up to the RED-EUTF standard to make sure if the work is done, it is done right.

Outcomes and Learnings

In the end, 248 selected adolescents, youth and women were trained in construction, use and maintenance of energy saving stoves and fireless basket cookers. The training was made up of three parts: First, the theoretical training on stove construction (how it works, what materials to use, what to take care of) took place. Second, this was also put in a wider context of the energy crisis, especially considering fuel for cooking. In this regard, the trainees also discussed what kind of signs of an energy crisis they are seeing. Lastly, in the practical part, 38 energy saving stoves and 138 fireless basket cookers were constructed. As they venture into their respective communities, JEEP will further support them with advocacy.

Energy saving stove constructed during the stove training.

Local artisans in Gbaayi, Itirikwa subcounty pose for a group photo after the stove training.

Participants during the fireless basket training in Maaji II refugee settlement.

Practical session of the stove construction training in Ciforo subcounty, Kaboali village.

Specific Objectives

The objectives of this activity are to find those that need energy-saving technologies the most. Those mainly include households with many children, households with vulnerable persons like young children, pregnant women, the elderly, child-led households and widowers. There was also a special focus on disabled persons and other persons whose ability to maintain a normal lifestyle is seriously constrained. This data can then afterwards be used to target action at identified households, in cooperation with local artisans and leaders.

Dialogue Meetings with Sub-County Advisory Boards

To ensure JEEPs approach stays community-based, JEEP engaged with local leaders before the mapping started. Overall, there were 34 local leaders engaged in the feedback dialogue meetings conducted in the Ciforo, Pachara, Itirikwa and Ukusijoni subcounties. Since JEEP is not the first organization to advocate for environmental conservation in the area, the leaders were able to pass on older learnings. Most crucially, recommendations were provided on the best way to engage uncooperative selected artisans and vulnerable households. Local leaders also help ensure JEEP reaches the right households and safeguards against duplication.

Outcomes

In total, JEEP identified 3700 vulnerable households, all of which are expected to receive energy-saving technoogies during the course of the project. In that, key challenges still need to be overcome. First, communities are often spread over vast areas of land making it hard for artisans to reach every vulnerable household. This calls for training at least one artisan in each village. Another key outcome was the sensibilisation of vulnerable households, which are now looking forward to getting their energy-saving stove. This will create demand-led change.

UPDATE: JEEP mapped a new cohort of vulnerable households again in September 2023.

One of the mapped vulnerable household beneficiary preparing food on a 3-stone cook stove in Mukono village, Pachara subcounty.

JEEP Safeguarding officer presenting the progress of implementation on construction of energy saving stoves for the vulnerable households in Pachara subcounty.

Locally constructed stoves.

Specific Objectives

The aim of the assessment was to establish an overview of the prevalence in usage of energy efficient cooking practices / technologies. To get a general overview, the status of existing improved cook stoves and cooking areas in 5 selected schools was assessed. Assessed schools included Dima primary school, St Anna Kihura primary school, Kiryandongo B.C.S primary school, Kigumba C/O primary school and Siriba primary school. A further objective was to get an overview of locally available materials and their procurement for the construction of energy saving stoves, if they were needed.

Assessment Outcomes

The assessment noted that cooking habits are influenced by the type of stoves used. Frequently used stoves in the assessed schools are the traditional 3-stone stoves, locally constructed stoves (but not energy saving). Cooking on the traditional 3-stone stoves was mainly conducted in open spaces in all the 5 schools. 1 in 5 (20%) of the schools visited had received improved cookstoves under a different project, but they were no longer in use because they were broken / cracked and needed repair.

Observations and Recommendations

All five schools appreciated JEEPs efforts to finally supply and install institutional and energy-saving stoves at their place. Awareness and training on the use and maintenance of the energy saving stoves will enhance knowledge and improve perception, attitude and adoption levels of clean energy practices in refugee and host communities. Schools can be a great catalysator of change in that regard, as pupils can spread information around the entire village and learn from a young age the benefits of adopting to such technologies.

Newly installed and immediately used institutional energy-saving stoves.

Mid-December, a one-day seminar about conflict resolution structures was given in Adjumani Town, Resident District commissioner’s Hall. It aimed to equip the committees with knowledge and skills in conflict resolution and management, especially in the scope of scarce natural resources.

Specific objectives

• To train the selected structures on how to resolve conflict and tension related to environment and natural resources.
• To train the structures on how to facilitate inter and intra community dialogues on identified conflict related to environment and natural resources.

Conclusion

The training was deemed successful. 20 committee members were present and got an in-depth schooling about concept of conflict, type of conflict, common causes of conflict over natural resources and effect of conflicts, natural resources in the community, tools for preventing and managing conflicts, ways of building consensus among the conflicting parties and roles of conflict Resolution Committee and reporting. There was experience sharing of different conflicts that is happening within the community. Among others discussed was other causes of conflict in community other than conflict over natural resources.

Capacity building training for Conflict Resolution Structures in four sub counties of Adjumani Town: Ciforo, Pachara, Itirikwa and Ukusijoni and Agojo, Alere, Mungula 1&2, Maaji 1, 2&3

The awareness seminars were carried out to introduce the EUTF-RED project to the identified existing community structures in the project operational areas. In addition to the above, the seminars were conducted to orient the existing conflict resolution structures with in the communities i.e. Sub- County and settlements on their roles as far as conflicts related to Environment and natural resources are concerned. Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) conducted awareness seminars for the existing conflict resolution structures.

Specific objectives

• To introduce the EUTF-RED project to the existing conflict resolution structures in the communities.
• To identify and select members for presentation on the natural resource conflict resolution structure.
• To orient the existing structure on the roles of the natural resource conflict resolution structure.
• To identify capacity gaps in the existing conflicts resolution structure.

Conclusion

Awareness seminars for conflict resolution structures were successfully conducted in 4 Sub-Counties and 11 settlements in Adjumani district and 119 members were involved in the awareness. The seminar covered introduction of the EUTF-RED project, roles of the existing conflict resolution structures as far as environment and energy conservation is concerned in the implementation of the project, the members actively participated and pledged total commitment to support in resolution of conflicts since they were still doing the same within their communities. The members urged themselves to create more awareness within their communities to reduce conflicts in the communities they lead.

EUTF Awareness seminar in Itirikwa, Ukusijoni, Ciforo and Pachara and settlements of Mungula 1&2, Maaji 1,2&3, Alere and Agojo

EUTF Awareness seminar in Itirikwa, Ukusijoni, Ciforo and Pachara and settlements of Mungula 1&2, Maaji 1,2&3, Alere and Agojo

The validation exercise was carried out in the 4 sub counties of Ciforo, Itirikwa, Pachara and Ukusijoni to identify beneficiaries in line with the project selection criteria and profiling tool. Beneficiaries meeting certain criteria were selected to be trained in construction and maintenance of alternative energy technologies.

Specific objectives

• To validate information provided on the profiling tools for the identified beneficiaries.
• To validate whether the project beneficiary selection criteria was followed during the identification of beneficiaries by the community leaders, Community based facilitators etc.

Conclusion

The validation exercise of the project beneficiaries was successfully conducted in the four operation Sub-counties and the 7 settlements of Adjumani District with support from the community based facilitator, community leaders within the Sub-counties and settlements. 600 beneficiaries were verified to be trained as local Artisans. During the exercise, beneficiaries were briefed about the exercise as well as the Projects.

The training workshop was carried out as a means of taking a Training of Trainers under the Youth Resilience Program (YRP). The YRP is the manual/content the community-based facilitators will deliver to the youth and parents/care givers on life skills for success.

The major aim of the training was to demonstrate knowledge on Youth Resilience Program (YRP), youth friendly facilitation methods in delivering YRP and equip the CBTs (Community Based Trainers) with knowledge and skills in application of the Common Approaches in delivering Transferrable Life Skills and ASRH programs.

After the training, the TOTs (Trainers Of Trainees) / trained CBTs will transfer the gained skills to the identified 600 local artisans including boys and girls between the ages of 14 and 20 (and their parents and caregivers), but may also benefit those above this age.

Specific objectives

• To equip the CBTs with knowledge on Youth Resilience Program (YRP) including financial literacy, group dynamics, Village Saving and Loan Associations.
• To equip the CBTs with knowledge on youth friendly facilitation methods in delivering YRP
• To build the capacity of the CBTs in application of the Common Approaches in delivering Transferrable Life Skills and ASRH programs.

Conclusion

The training was successfully conducted and all the 12 expected participants turned up for the trainings. During the trainings, the facilitators equipped the community based facilitators with skills in life skills for success which included financial literacy, group dynamics, village saving and loan associations and many more. Minimal challenges were experienced during the training that included poor time management of the participants that delayed the start of the trainings. It was also learnt that for future trainings, there is need to hold them near the participants or make them residential.

The recruitment of community-based facilitators was carried out to identify and select community members to act as community based facilitators during the implementation of project activities. These will be trained in life skills for success as trainers of trainers and they will be responsible for passing on the acquired skills to the selected project beneficiaries, community mobilization, support in project monitoring in Adjumani district.

Specific objectives

• To identify community members to act as community based facilitators.
• To conduct interviews for the shortlisted candidates.
• To orient the successful applicants on the EUTF-RED project and their roles and responsibilities as community based facilitators.

Conclusion

The recruitment exercise of community-based facilitators was successfully conducted in Adjumani district with support from the sub county advisory board members. 59 applications were received for the community based facilitator post and 23 were shortlisted for interviews. 9 applicants were successfully selected as community based facilitators from both the host and refugee communities. Successful applicants were later oriented on the EUTF-RED project, safeguarding policies and their roles and responsibilities.

Recruitment of community based trainers in Adjumani District

The community target meetings were carried out to validate identified beneficiaries as per the project selection criteria and profiling tool. The verification exercise was targeting host and refugee communities living in and around the refugee settlements. It was anticipated that when identified beneficiaries are verified in reference to the selection tools, JEEP was able to select beneficiaries from the communities who met the set criteria and who will in turn be able to pass on the gained knowledge to other community members. These will as well fully support the promotion of alternative energy technologies in the communities.

The target meetings were conducted in the four sub counties of operation; Itirikwa, Ukusijoni, Ciforo and Pachara and their respective refugee settlements of Mungula I, Mungula II, Maaji I, Maaji II, Maaji III, Agojo and Alere.

Specific objectives

• To validate information provided on the profiling tools for the identified beneficiaries.
• To validate whether the project beneficiary selection criteria was followed during the identification of beneficiaries by the local leaders.

Conclusion

The validation exercise of the project beneficiaries was successfully conducted in the four operation Sub-counties and the 7 settlements of Adjumani District with support from the leaders within the Sub-counties and settlements. 150 beneficiaries were verified to be trained as local Artisans. These beneficiaries were thoroughly explained to why the exercise is being conducted and later asked if they are willing to be trained in Energy Saving technologies as far as the JEEP RED-EUTF project is concerned.

The training workshops were carried out to orient the selected Sub County Advisory Board (SAB) on the selection criteria for the project beneficiaries in the allocated sub counties of operation to gain their full support in beneficiary identification process. The identification process targets host and refugee communities living in and around the refugee settlements. As direct users of energy and natural resources, refugees and host populations face limited access to alternatives and use of renewable energy making this a key priority in environment protection.

The workshops were conducted in the four sub counties of operation; i.e. Itirikwa, Ukusijoni, Ciforo and Pachara.

Specific objectives

• To raise awareness about the project to sub county advisory board members in the four sub counties of operation.
• To orient the selected board members on their roles and responsibilities in project implementation.
• To orient the advisory board members on the selection criteria for the project beneficiaries.
• To train the selected sub county advisory board on the use of the beneficiary profiling tools that will be used in the identification process of targeted project beneficiaries

Conclusion

Sub-County Advisory board trainings were successfully conducted in 4 Sub-Counties in Adjumani district and 35 Board members were trained. Presentations covered the activities to be conducted as far as the project is concerned, roles of the Sub-County Advisory board in the implementation of the project, beneficiary selection criteria, the target beneficiaries, number of beneficiaries to be selected in each host and refugee community. The Advisory board members actively participated and pledged total commitment to support implementation of the project to achieve desired project objectives. There is a lot of environmental destruction in the community and limited awareness on existing environmental laws and policies for example, deforestation for charcoal, wood fuel, among others as stated by some members. Therefore, the SACAOs urged awareness seminars to be extended to the grass root levels and tasked every board member to be the Ambassadors of this project in the communities they lead.

Sub-county advisory board trainings in the sub-counties Itirikwa, Ukusijoni, Ciforo and Pachara, Adjumni District

The inception meetings were intended and carried out to enlighten the sub county leaders on the project implementation and execution as well as share ideas on how sub county advisory boards would be formed that are key in the selection of the project beneficiaries from communities. They were held in a participatory way, which involved attainment of views and ideas of all leaders in an interactive way.

Specific objectives

• To raise awareness about the project to key stakeholders, especially at sub county and settlement level.
• To seek feedback about the project objectives and other similar or existing interventions within the sub counties based on the experience of the stakeholders.
• Create awareness on the formation of sub county advisory boards which will be key in the selection of the key project beneficiaries from the various communities.
• To collectively agree on the modalities of project implementation including selection criteria of project beneficiaries, as well as ensure their buy in into the project.

Conclusion

The sub county inception meeting was successfully conducted with minimal challenges such as unforeseen political swearing of leaders that delayed start of the meetings and postponement of some meeting. 100 sub county leaders were engaged from the four sub counties of operation. JEEP managed to introduce the project to the sub county leaders who embraced the project idea and committed to supporting implementation. It was learnt that for future projects, there is need to consider equal distribution of resources among the refugee and host communities in Adjumani district.

Sub-county leaders inception meeting in sub-counties Pachara, Iitirikwa, Ciforo and Ukusijoni, Adjumani District.

The activity was intended to introduce the project to key project stakeholders in the district. This therefore involved courtesy visit to the sub counties of operation, district offices and other implementing partners in the district such as Lutheran World Federation (LWF), United High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Friends of Zoka and Uganda Biodiversity Fund.

Specific objectives

• To introduce the project to key stakeholders in the District with an aim of strengthening an understanding of the project Donor and the key project implementers.
• To identify and meet key implementing partners of similar and related interventions in Adjumani.

Conclusion

The launch of the EUTF project in Adjumani was successfully conducted. The partners together with the EU delegates managed to engage district officials and other key implementing partners in the district who committed themselves to support project implementation so as to achieve the set objectives.

Project launch in Pachara sub-county, Adjumani District

Project launch, at JEEP-Adjumani field office in Adjumani District

Project launch, at JEEP-Adjumani field office in Adjumani District

The inception meeting was carried out to introduce the project to Adjumani district officials so as to gain their full support in project implementation. This was intended to help gather any information on existing and similar interventions in the district which could be helpful in project implementation. The seminar was conducted in a participatory way which involved getting views and ideas of all leaders in an interactive way.

Specific objectives

• To raise awareness about the project to key stakeholders ie district leaders and implementing partners in the district.
• To seek feedback about the project objectives and other similar or existing interventions within the district based on the experience of the stakeholders.
• To collectively agree on the modalities of project implementation including selection criteria for project beneficiaries, areas of implementation as well as ensure their buy in into the project.

Conclusion

The inception meeting was deemed successful, attracting 23 participants, consisting of 17 district officials and 6 project team members. The partners managed to introduce the project to the district officials who embraced the project idea and committed to supporting it. The district officials committed themselves to support project implementation so as to be able achieve the set project objectives.

Inception meeting for district officials in Adjumani District