Page 5 - Social Protection Newsletter

Foreword

Minister Frank National Single Registry (NSR) for Social Protection, This platform will assist government eliminate
Tumwebaze launching starting with an assessment and development of duplication and ensure proper planning and
the National Single the software and installation of hardware for the coordination of social protection interventions,
Registry (NSR) in
February. The NSR National Single Registry (NSR). while allowing data sharing which has all been
formed linkages with The NSR of Social Protection is a unified platform addressed through data privacy agreements as
key external systems where common and essential information across well as ensure privacy.
including National
Identification and all social protection programmes in Uganda will The system has been built in such a way that
Registration Authority be stored, analysed and reported for the benefit it allows new social protection interventions and
(NIRA). of all stakeholders. NIRA is for the verification of programmes to be linked to the National Single
social protection beneficiaries; UBOS for a single Registry (NSR) as they are developed.
geo-master list of administrative units in the I thank my technical staff for the hard work in
country; and NITA-U for integration of IT Services. ensuring that the National Single Registry (NSR)
I am glad to inform you, that as we launched is ready for use.
this single registry early this year, we had the I thank in a special way our development
SAGE MIS with data of over 304,000 beneficiaries partners especially United Kingdom Department of
accessible to both the public and technical officers, Foreign and International Development (UK DFID),
Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) the World Food Programme (WFP), Irish Aid and
Management Information Systems (MIS), OVC the World Bank. We commit to the continuous
MIS and GBV database all linked to the National update of information and coordination with
Single Registry for Social Protection. All other social stakeholders through a functional NSR for Social
protection programmes are encouraged to link Protection.
to the National Single Registry (NSR).

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