| Overview : The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Uganda is supporting implementation of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) and is contributing to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2010-2014/15) outcomes through 10 Country Program Action Program (CPAP 2010 – 2014/15) outcomes namely:
1. An inclusive, people-centered electoral process is in place and the electoral commission (EC) has the capacity to administer credible elections that are perceived as such,
2. Access to justice especially for women, in war affected northern regions increased and justice systems and structures uphold human rights standards and principles,
3. Local Governments in selected districts delivering accountable and inclusive social and economic services,
4. Gender and HIV/AIDS mainstreamed into budgets, policies, accountability processes and data;
5. Conducive environment created for development activities;
6. Improved management and coordination of aid flows for achievement of development results;
7. Coordinated, harmonized policies for inclusive growth and prosperity;
8. Improved productivity, competitiveness and employment opportunities in selected sectors and districts, including the north;
9 .National/local institutions able to develop and implement pro-poor/strategies for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction”;
10. Natural and Energy resources are used and managed in a manner that is sustainable and contributing to growth and poverty reduction.
Implementation of the CPAP is being delivered through two main program components: 1) Accountable democratic governance and 2) growth and poverty reduction. The implementation of these components was undertaken through an integrated approach both at national and local level, with particular emphasis on the northern region. UNDP is helping the Government of Uganda (GoU) respond to the country’s development challenges through the Country Program Action Plan (CPAP). The CPAP is a five-year framework (2010-14) defining mutual cooperation between the GoU and UNDP but was later extended to end 2015 so as to align with the end of NDP so as to align to the new NDPII. This program aims to contribute to the realization of the NDP objectives through the United Nations Development Assistance Framework of Uganda (UNDAF) and the timely achievement of the MDGs.
While the design of the CPAP was informed by a comprehensive Assessment of Development Results (ADR) exercise (September, 2009), commencement of its implementation was delayed (2011) due to various unforeseen circumstances, including, the recently (2012) concluded CO transformation process which resulted in a CO scenario of predominantly new staff. The program’s activities are carried out mainly through various strategic implementing partners, with the Government of Uganda as the main executing agency. These partners / institutions are responsible for the daily management & delivery of program / project activities to achieve specified results as per the signed Annual Work Plans.
Since the CPAP 2010-14/15 is coming to an end, it is therefore timely that an evaluation of CPAP be undertaken to assess the performance of the program in terms of its effectiveness and efficiency of implementation; and its relevance in light of the national priorities. The evaluation results will help UNDP and Government to reposition the program to ensure its relevance to national priorities, including the formulation of new NDPII, new UNDAF and CPD, emerging priorities for Northern Uganda as well as consistency with the UNDP business plan. |
