The Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection

22/06/2022

The money where the people are. Social Protection systems deliver on that.

This weekend!
HelpAge International
UNICEF Uganda
International Labour Organization
Kiconco Katabaazi Patrick
Nakajubi Gloria

30/05/2022

This Thursday!
Join the conversation on why investment in social protection can not wait.
Parliament of Uganda
Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda
Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
Office of the Prime Minister
David Lambert Tumwesigye
Kiconco Katabaazi Patrick
Nakajubi Gloria
Joyce Atimango Okker
Aggrey David Kibenge

09/05/2022

Focus: Informal Sector
It is characterised by workers and economic units that are in law or in practice not covered or insufficiently covered by formal arrangements.
Note: The informal economy does not cover illicit activities.

09/05/2022

Focus: Informal Sector
Consists of units engaged in the production of goods and services with the primary objective of generating employment and incomes to the persons involved (ILO).

21/04/2022

Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to present a strategy for the eventual take over of the Senior Citizens Grants as donor funding nears end. Committee of Gender, Labour and Social Development interfacing with the team from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and members from CSOs. The MPs on the Parliamentary Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development were responding to concerns raised by the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection (UPFSP) on financing the Senior Citizens Grant in the Budget for the FY2022/23....

Legislators have tasked the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to present a strategy for the eventual take over of the Senior Citizens Grants as donor funding nears end. Committee of…

03/03/2022

According to a Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Uganda and the development partners, eventually, there was to be a full take over by government covering all programme costs. https://mailchi.mp/4e6ea6627366/sage-donor-funding-nears-end

03/03/2022

According to a Memorandum of Understanding between the government of Uganda and the development partners, eventually, there was to be a full take over by government covering all programme costs.

02/03/2022

This decision to support older persons was already made. Therefore we can not accept or see the Finance Ministry negating on this noble cause," Hon. Sarah Opendi

After over 10 years, support from development partners towards Uganda’s largest cash transfer programme will come to an end. This will thus see the programme fully funded by the government of Ugand…

18/02/2022

“As leaders of the executive committee, it is your responsibility to coordinate advocacy amongst your colleagues. The Forum will continue to offer capacity-building opportunities," UPFSP Coordinator

Members of the UPFSP Executive Committee were recently equipped with skills in strategic communication for social protection so as to deliver on the Forum’s advocacy agenda. The training session th…