Accelerating Resilient Food Systems in Africa (RVO) Inception Week: August 12-16, 2024 Last week, our new initiative, Harvesting Health: Integrating Nutrition and Sustainable Farming in Mt. Elgon, officially kicked off in Kapchorwa, Uganda. This exciting project, supported by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) under their Accelerating Resilience Food Systems in Africa (ARFSA) program, marks the…
In a significant move towards advancing the national discourse on Free and Fair Elections, a recent regional dialogue facilitated by KACSOA has led to a consensus on several key electoral issues. The initiative provided a platform to present political and electoral reforms, emerging from extensive citizen consultations held through the “Topowa” and “Fireplace” conversations. During…
Over the last few month while implementing the Strengthening Citizens’ Engagement in Elections (SCENE) Project ,we’ve reached out to different communities accross the region to collect their views on Constitutional reforms though ‘Ekyoto’ (Fireplace conversations) and ‘Topowa’ Forums on Constitutional,Political and Electoral reforms. KACSOA today presented the reforms to the Honourable members of parliament representing…
The Report culminates from an assessment that was carried out in Bukwo District, Sebei Sub-region on live skills and values among adolescents aged between 13-17 years. Created in 2005, Bukwo District bordered by Amudat District to the north, Kenya to the east and south, and Kween District to the west and northwest. The town of Bukwo is approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi),…
The Regional Grand Citizens’ Debate provided an opportunity to the citizens to discuss some of the ideas in the public domain in relation to the necessary electoral reforms. It also acted as a launch event for nationwide campaigns for reforms at the regional level. The debate featured keynote speaker who was an expert in freedom…