Taremwa Albert

💬 Insights from @WDFUganda – Bugweri Distric, Eastern Uganda, Shared by Executive Director, @mattejockas . 1️⃣ What is the prototype? @WDFUganda 's prototype focuses on improving access to health services in rural communities and addressing school dropouts, a major challenge in their region. Through community barazas, they identified key issues including missing medicines, absent health workers, poor sanitation at facilities and incomplete health centers that have remained unfinished for years. These gaps highlight why co-creation and community-driven monitoring are essential. 2️⃣ What is the progress so far? Wilmat has held interface meetings with district leaders and health teams to raise concerns around drug theft, expired medicines, weak supervision and abandoned health centers. Community barazas have also helped surface issues publicly, leading to some accountability actions at district level. They continue to advocate for stronger monitoring systems and community involvement in health service delivery. 3️⃣ What is the future prospect? Wilmat plans to document community service provision gaps & successes through photovoiceand later organize a photo exhibition to show the realities inside health centers. They also plan to expand civic & leadership training for household heads to strengthen demand for better health, education, and livelihood services. Additionally, they hope to advocate for community–private sector partnerships to ensure local people benefit from development investments. 4️⃣ What external support is required? They called for: • More spaces for local actors to speak and influence policy • Support in helping districts develop ordinances that institutionalize community participation • Media support to document and share community stories of change • Continued capacity building for local actors and community structures With stronger collaboration, @WDFUganda believes communities can drive real improvements in health, education and livelihoods.

📍Today marks the official start of our month-long community ideation exercise under the Local Leadership Labs (LLL). Throughout November, 14 co-conveners across different communities from the seven regions of Uganda will be engaging local communities in problem exploration and collective solution-building. As @CapaidsUganda , with support from @CIVICUSalliance , we are excited to open spaces where communities can sit together, reflect on the challenges affecting their wellbeing, and co-create practical solutions for a better future. We look forward to a powerful month of learning, dialogue, and strengthening locally led development in Uganda. #localleadershiplabs #locallyleddevelopment #localization #cocreation

📍Today marks the official start of our month-long community ideation exercise under the Local Leadership Labs (LLL). Throughout November, 14 co-conveners across different communities from the seven regions of Uganda will be engaging local communities in problem exploration and collective solution-building. As @CapaidsUganda , with support from @CIVICUSalliance , we are excited to open spaces where communities can sit together, reflect on the challenges affecting their wellbeing, and co-create practical solutions for a better future. We look forward to a powerful month of learning, dialogue, and strengthening locally led development in Uganda. #localleadershiplabs #locallyleddevelopment #localization #cocreation

💬 Communities Taking the Lead in Kigezi! As part of our ongoing Local Leadership Labs (LLL) co-creation workshop in the Kigezi Region, community members today broke into smaller groups to identify the key challenges affecting their lives and communities. With support from our co-convener, @CommunitiesOrg , participants engaged in open and reflective discussions on issues such as livelihoods, education, health, family wellbeing, and governance. This group work is not just about identifying challenges; it’s about building collective understanding. Later today, the same groups will move into the next step of co-creating practical, community-led solutions to address the issues they’ve raised. At @CapaidsUganda , with support from @CIVICUSalliance we continue to see the spirit of locally led development come to life, where communities lead the dialogue, drive the process, and shape their own path toward lasting change. #LocalLeadershipLabs #LocallyLedDevelopment #CAPAIDSUganda #CommunityCoCreation #LocalSustainableCommunitiesOrganization #KigeziRegion #CommunityVoices #BuildingLocalPower #InclusiveDevelopment

🌍 Community Reflections from Kigezi. During today’s Local Leadership Labs (LLL) session in the Kigezi Region, community members gathered to present the outcomes of their group discussions, opening up about the real challenges they face in their daily lives. Together with our co-convener, @CommunitiesOrg , participants highlighted several pressing concerns, among them the high cost of school tuition, limited electricity, poor road networks, domestic violence, corruption in government PDM programs and cases of robbery, just a few of the many issues their communities continue to grapple with. Each presentation was heartfelt and insightful, showing how deeply people understand their own realities and how ready they are to take part in shaping better solutions for themselves. At @CapaidsUganda with an unwavering support from @CIVICUSalliance , we continue to stand with communities as they lead these important conversations, proving that true development happens when people take the front seat in creating the change they wish to see. #LocalLeadershipLabs #LocallyLedDevelopment #CAPAIDSUganda #CommunityCoCreation #LocalSustainableCommunitiesOrganization #KigeziRegion #CommunityVoices #BuildingLocalPower #InclusiveDevelopment

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