WACSOF

Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) is a citizens' platform promoting social justice, democratic participation, and human dignity.

[WACSOF @WACSOF]

🚨 Corruption is not just about money: it is about denying citizens the quality services they deserve.

For over 15 years, @WACSOF has championed the fight against corruption by promoting social accountability and empowering citizens to demand transparency and better service delivery. 🤝

🛣️🏥🏫 When funds meant for roads, health centres, classrooms and other public services are diverted or misused, the quality of services delivered falls short of what was planned. The greatest burden is borne by ordinary citizens who faithfully pay their taxes.

❌ Corruption is not only about taking a bribe. It is also failing to perform the public duty entrusted to you. It undermines development, weakens public trust, and deprives communities of the services they rightfully deserve.

⚖️ Fighting corruption is a shared responsibility. Both those who offer and those who receive bribes contribute to the problem. Together, we must choose integrity and active citizen participation to ensure public resources serve the public good.

Together, we can build a Uganda where public resources work for the people. 🇺🇬

#FightCorruption #SocialAccountability #GoodGovernance #Transparency #CitizenEngagement #Accountability

[IIDC @iidcug]

Day 1’s gallery walk showcased #REALFathers integration stories from cultural and religious institutions. Participants explored enabling factors, barriers, institutional roles and lessons for adaptation and scale-up.
@Mglsd_UG @MoLGUganda @ubctvuganda
#CommunityEngagement

[IIDC @iidcug]

#REALFathers Implemented by;
@AllNationsCDC
@AruweU
@WACSOF
@BantwanaOVC
@cciug
@hold_uganda
@Somerouganda09
@UCSanDiego
@TERUDOComms
@FAWEUganda

[IIDC @iidcug]

#REALFathers Technical Advisor @iidcug Dickens Ojamuge opens Day 2 with key reflections from Day 1, highlighting achievements, successes, lessons learned, challenges, sustainability considerations and recommendations to guide the discussions ahead.
#LearningToAction
@Mglsd_UG

[WACSOF @WACSOF]

🏍️❤️ When mentorship meets a dream, a family’s future can begin to change.🏡✨

At 24, Mugumya Geofrey of Kitagata Town Council, Sheema District, was working hard to provide for his young family. Riding someone else’s motorcycle, he had to pay UGX 10,000 daily before earning anything to take home. Making ends meet was a daily struggle.

Then came #REALFathers mentorship. 🤝

Through the guidance of his mentor, Anyine Monday and a session on Family Dreams, Mugumya began looking beyond the pressures of daily survival. He started envisioning the future he wanted for his family, communicating more openly with his wife and making decisions together.

With his mentor standing as his guarantor, Mugumya acquired his own motorcycle through SPIRO. 🏍️ Together, he and his wife began working towards their shared goals, and the additional income created an opportunity to start a grocery business for her. They also joined other young fathers in a savings group that has since established a piggery project. 🐖🌱

And there is more to this story than motorcycles, businesses and savings. ❤️ It is about a couple learning to dream together, a father becoming more intentional about his family’s future and a family taking practical steps towards greater financial stability.

✨ These are the changes that make a difference! Through intentional mentorship, young fathers are encouraged to reflect on their roles, set family goals, communicate with their partners, and turn aspirations into action. The ripple effects can be seen in stronger partnerships, improved livelihoods, and communities coming together to save and invest.

Mugumya’s journey reminds us that sometimes change begins with a conversation, a mentor who believes in you and the courage to take that first step.

One family dream at a time, #REALFathers is demonstrating how supporting fathers can contribute to stronger families and brighter futures. 💙👨‍👩‍👧

#PositiveFatherhood #EngagedParenting #FamilyWellbeing

[IIDC @iidcug]

Implementing partners sharing experiences and lessons from scaling : what has worked, challenges in maintaining quality, adaptations, and partnerships needed to sustain the programme.
#REALFathers @hold_uganda @WACSOF @Somerouganda09 @cciug @AruweU

[WACSOF @WACSOF]

🚀 How do we turn the gains made in positive fatherhood into lasting change for families across Uganda?

🗣️ At the 2nd #REALFathers Annual Learning Convening, Hon @MercyLakiskis, Minister of State for Youth and Children’s Affairs, @Mglsd_UG, called for reflection on programme achievements, honest assessment of gaps and lessons to guide the next phase. 🇺🇬

💡 What is working? What needs to change? How can we reach more families while sustaining quality?

📊 She emphasised using evidence and stakeholder feedback to inform policy, strengthen government planning, and integrate successful approaches into existing programmes and budgets.

🤝 The Government of Uganda committed to supporting dialogue among institutions on programme integration and sharing evidence to inform policy development.

✨ she called unto Government, partners and implementers must move from learning to coordinated action through scaling up what works, addressing implementation gaps and embedding positive fatherhood and engaged parenting in systems that can sustain the impact for generations. 👨‍👧‍👦💙

#REALFathers #PositiveFatherhood #EngagedParenting

[IIDC @iidcug]

@Rogersgolooba1, Senior Probation and Welfare Officer @Mglsd_UG, introducing the #REALFathers programme and sharing the purpose of the convening: identifying pathways to scale the programme and reach more families across Uganda.
@Somerouganda09 @FAWEUganda @AruweU @AllNationsCDC

[WACSOF @WACSOF]

🎉 We’re here!

The 2nd #REALFathers Annual Learning Convening is underway. 👏🏽🇺🇬

💡 Under the theme of reflecting, scaling, and sustaining program outcomes, we’re coming together to celebrate progress, share lessons and explore how to build on the gains made in promoting positive fatherhood and family wellbeing. 👨‍👧‍👦🤝

✨ Two days of learning, reflection and shaping the way forward to ensure that families and communities continue benefiting from the positive impact.

#REALFathers #PositiveFatherhood

[IIDC @iidcug]

59,006 mentors trained by 10 implementing partners in 71 districts. #REALFathers is a Government-led, community-based social and behaviour change intervention for young fathers aged 18–25 whose youngest child is under three.
@Mglsd_UG
@Somerouganda09
@TERUDOComms
@AruweU

[IIDC @iidcug]

🚨 The day is almost here!
The 2nd #REALFathers Annual Learning Convening is just hours away!
Tomorrow, 27–28 October 2026, key decision-makers, @GovUganda leaders, development partners, civil society, and champions of positive fatherhood will gather in Kampala @BamusSarovarP

[IIDC @iidcug]

Evidence should shape action. The 2nd REAL Fathers convening on 27 -28 October, will discuss research and implementation lessons to inform programme scale-up and sustainability. @Mglsd_UG @unwomenuganda @UNICEFUganda

https://t.co/mvv9KIIIL3
#REALFathers #IIDC

[IIDC @iidcug]

REAL Fathers works with respected older men selected by young fathers and a structured seven -phase mentoring curriculum through home visits, individual coaching and group sessions with a community campaign poster.
@Educ_SportsUg @MinofHealthUG
@cciug @WACSOF @WasulaLydi43276

[IIDC @iidcug]

Young fathers need support as they navigate parenthood. #REALFathers works with fathers 18–25 years, to encourage positive intimate partner relationships, non-violent parenting and active involvement at home.
@Mglsd_UG @LEGOfoundation @UCSanDiego

[IIDC @iidcug]

Play creates opportunities to engage early with young children. Through play, fathers nurture responsive relationships and support young children’s learning and development. #REALFathers are supported to make play materials with local resources.
#PlayfulParenting @barker_kate

[IIDC @iidcug]

Mentorship focuses on good communication, positive discipline, shared responsibility, joint decision-making, and effective conflict resolution.
122,020 young fathers are completing their mentorship by end of 2026.

#REALFathers #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment
@WACSOF @AruweU

[IIDC @iidcug]

This happened earlier this year in February.
This October, we’re taking things further.
Are you ready for what’s next?
#REALFathersUganda @Mglsd_UG @LEGOfoundation @Somerouganda09 @BantwanaOVC

[Anti Corruption Unit - State House Uganda @AntiGraft_SH]

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHARGED OVER ABUSE OF OFFICE!

@AntiGraft_SH, working with @CID1_UG and @ODPPUGANDA, has arraigned Eng. Asaph T. Abenaitwe, the former District Engineer of Isingiro District, who is now an Assistant Commissioner at the Ministry of @Educ_SportsUg, before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of Abuse of Office. He has been remanded until 15 October 2026.

The accused and others still at large allegedly committed the offence on various dates between 2022 and 2024 in Isingiro District, while he was serving as District Engineer and Project Manager of Isingiro District Local Government.

It is alleged that, in abuse of the authority of his office, he carried out an arbitrary act prejudicial to the interests of his employer, Isingiro District Local Government, by certifying payment of over UGX 614 million to M/S Prime Contractors Limited for the construction of eight (8) sealed roads measuring 7.09 kilometres in Isingiro Town Council under Contract No. ISIN560/USMID WRKS/21-22/00001/Lot 1.

He allegedly certified the payment knowing that the works had not been completed and that no Taking-Over Certificate, Defects Liability Certificate or Final Completion Certificate had been issued.

The arrest and arraignment follow the continued “Expose the Corrupt” National Campaign, spearheaded by the Minister of Local Government, Hon. @BalaamBarugahar, to strengthen accountability and address corruption in Local Governments.

[Kitagata Voices of Hope and Empowerment Foundation @KiVOHE25]

KiVOHE-WACSOF-The LEGO Foundation. The Real Fathers Program being implemented in Kitagata Town Council, Sheema District.

A group of young Fathers with their Spouses show casing their Fruits of mentorship. Some already owning Motorcycles and the Piggery project.

[Ministry of Finance @mofpedU]

MOFPED PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

PSST @rggoobi has commended local governments for developing projects under the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) framework, saying the proposals are well-informed and have the potential to generate revenue for local governments.

Dr. Ggoobi made the remarks during 43rd PPP Committee meeting where presentations on conceptualised local government PPP projects were presented.

“I am impressed that local governments can come up with these projects. They look well informed and have potential to generate revenue for local governments,” Ggoobi said.

He committed to ensure that @mofpedU secures funding for feasibility studies to assist in project development to bankability stage and final delivery.

“These are good projects that fit into our overall tenfold growth strategy and the National Development Plan," said the PSST.

The presentations covered proposed investments in education, waste management, markets, commercial facilities, sports infrastructure & staff accommodation among others.

During the meeting, a Shs 50 billion student accommodation project by Muni University was presented. The project will provide 2,000 beds, comprising 1,000 spaces for male students and 1,000 for female students. The University has identified over 3.2 hectares of titled land for the project.

Iganga Municipal Council presented a proposed Shs 12 billion waste processing plant to be established in Buluuza, Nakigo Subcounty. The facility will support waste collection, materials recovery, recycling, composting & re-manufacturing.

Kyotera District Local Government presented a proposed project for redevelopment of the central market under a build-operate-transfer model.

Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality presented a proposed Shs 1.8 billion project to construct 66 lock-up shops around Ishaka taxi park under a build-own-operate-transfer model.

The projects are expected to mobilise private capital, create jobs, expand local services and establish long-term revenue streams for local governments.

Ggoobi said feasibility studies and further project preparation will be critical in determining their viability; bankability and to inform sustainability.

Beyond the 11 projects, the PPP Executive Director Jim Mugunga presented a report on highlights of ongoing efforts to strengthen the implementation of PPPs

Mugunga pointed out that the presence of clear guidelines; increased awareness and support are starting to produce results.

He said project preparation has been affected by inadequate funding for feasibility studies, limited resources under the Project Preparation Facility & rationalisation among others.

To address these challenges,the Executive Direct PPP Unit proposed increasing resources for project preparation, ring-fencing priority projects for quick delivery of results & operationalising the Project Development Facilitation Fund among others.

[WACSOF @WACSOF]

RT @AntiGraft_SH: FORMER TOWN CLERK MBARARA CITY CHARGED FOR ABUSE OF OFFICE!

This afternoon, @AntiGraft_SH, in collaboration with @CID1_U…