The quarterly reflection meeting was held on 23rd April 2021 and hosted by Rwenzori Anti Corruption Coalition (RAC) at their offices in Booma, Fort Portal city. Participants were from the organizations that make up the Rwenzori governance cluster and included; ToroDev, KRC, Rwepota, KDC among others. These members are from the districts of Kabarole, Kyenjojo, […]
ToroDev mobilized Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) from Kabarole ,Kyenjojo and Ntoroko Districts to participate in the District Budget Consultative Meetings
The Financial Year 2020/21 marks the first year of implementation of the third National Development Plan (NDP III). The NDP III seeks to consolidate the cumulative gains that have been made over the previous plans and unlock new opportunities for all Ugandans taking cognizance of the effects of COVID 19 pandemic on the economy. Civil […]
ToroDev and other CSOs in Uganda participated in the Budget Position Paper 2021/2022 preparation
Civil Society work was disturbed since March 2020 when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. It’s a fact that during epidemics both economic and human costs are enormous. Already, close to $29Bn USD has been wiped out from African economies, GDP forecasts have been revised downwards. For Uganda’s case, Ministry of Finance estimates that economic […]
ToroDev Promotes the Open Data Analytics Initiative in Rwenzori Region of Western Uganda
ToroDev’s Open Data Analytics is a social enterprise prioritizing the use of large volumes of data generated by both public and private institutions to accelerate economic, social and political transformation in Uganda and beyond. New and traditional technologies (ICT tools) are used to transform available big datasets into ready to access and use data and […]
COVID-19 Unprecedented times of our time: Virtual workspaces have become a reality everywhere
As the Covid-19 pandemic paralyzes the globe, the ICT virtual workspaces have become real for everyone. They are no longer a luxury, but a necessity for a global economy’s survival, maintaining social networks, worship and philanthropy work. They have also indeed proved to be a worthwhile tool for pedagogy and capacity building for education institutions […]
Highlights from 2018/2019: Our Reflections
The operational year 2018/2019, was ToroDev’s fourth year to implement the 2016 – 2020 Organisational Strategy. We reflect on how far we have gone to achieve the set out strategic goals for five years and challenges thus far. Below are the key highlights; Focus on building capacity of local leaders in the health sector facilities […]
Open Data and Data Analytics training for ToroDev staff and Interns: Phase 1 Ended
The open data usage and data analytics capacity building of ToroDev staff and Interns has entered it’s third month here in Fort Portal. The Training is conducted by Thibi, a Data Analytics and ICT4D Consulting institution based in Singapore, in partnership with a team from Open Development Institute. It is supported with funding from the […]
The Rwenzori Journalists’ Forum (RJF)- ToroDev Partnership Reflection
ToroDev works with media practitioners groups like RJF to citizens’ journalism and civic education on public health, education performance and mobilizing into economic livelihood improvement projects. At least twice a year, we hold reflection events with media teams to evaluate performance our partnership.
The District – CSO Forum in Ntoroko District 2019
ToroDev strives to bridge the gap between public service consumers (citizens) and local governments through bringing together civil society organizations and government technical teams. Public policy formulation and review, planing and budgeting processes are also realized through such avenues.
District – CSO Forums in Kyegegwa district 2019
In 2019, ToroDev, Kygegegwa District NGO Forum and the Community Based Services Department launched the District – CSO Forum. The development partners in the civil society are now able to use this platform to discuss how provide services to citizens better together with local government in that area.