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CoMPlIMenTArY ProgrAMMeS

Hon. Kanyike, Mr. Kibenge, Mr. Kasaija, Representatives from Development Partners flag off distribution of motorcycles to 135 districts to
support the implementation of the SAGE programme. The equipment was a donation from Foreign Commonwealth Development Office.
(FCDO) and Irish Aid.

country. The process of developing and and Registration Authority (NIRA) for
A number of social protection establishing the National Single Registry the verification of social protection
programmes have been put in place (NSR) of Social Protection was kick beneficiaries; the Uganda National
by government and non-government started in 2017 with support from the Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) for a single
actors, to address poverty and United Kingdom (UK) Department of geo-master list of administrative units
vulnerability. Some of the programmes Foreign and International Development in the country; and the National IT
in place include the Northern Uganda (DFID) through the Expanding Social Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) for
Social Action Fund (NUSAF), Peace, Protection programme, and; the World integration of IT Services.
Recovery and Development Plan Bank through the NUSAF programme The system will enable programmes
(PRDP), Social Assistance Grant for in the Office of the Prime Minister. carry out thorough verification of
Empowerment (SAGE), the Uganda The NSR was launched by Hon. Frank beneficiaries details to minimize
Women Entrepreneurship programme K. Tumwebaze, Minister of Gender, duplication of records and enhance
(UWEP), Uganda Retirement Benefits Labour and Social Development, to proper planning and budgeting for
Regulatory Authority (URBRA), National showcase the system as a unified social protection, by Government.
Social Security Fund (NSSF), Youth portal for data on social protection The NSR has come at a time when
Livelihood programme (YLP) and interventions in Uganda. the Country is putting emphasis on
World Food Programme’s Karamoja The NSR of Social Protection is a national (digital) registration of persons.
Social Registry. However, these platform where essential information Integration of the system with NIRA,
schemes and interventions have been across all social protection programmes therefore is critical for accessibility
operating in silos, which has resulted in Uganda will be stored, analysed of programmes since it is now a
in the duplication and distortion of and reported for the benefit of all requirement for beneficiaries to possess
information, wastage of resources and stakeholders. The NSR has also formed a National Identification Number (NIN)
limited impact of social protection linkages with key external systems to access a number of social protection
programmes on beneficiaries. including the National Identification interventions.

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