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Dear Pope Francis,

The Anti – Corruption Caravan of Action Aid International Uganda (AAIU) was today 20^th November 2015 welcomed back from its 10 day western leg at the AAIU offices in Kansanga. The four car caravan, escorted by a Police Patrol car and officers who provided security throughout the whole trip, was welcomed by the Head of the Financial Intelligence Authority, civil society leaders, media, and staff of AAIU.

At the 2015 FiRe (Financial Reporting) Awards ceremony held at Serena Hotel on 19^th November 2015, BRAC Uganda was awarded winner general and over all, best report in the category of Non–governmental organisations.

The 3rd annual Global Partners Forum will gather the GPSA’s Partners from civil society, academia, think-tanks, donors, international agencies and governments working in the field of social accountability for in-depth discussion, debate and sharing. It will provide an important and unique space to reflect on current social accountability interventions and approaches, take stock of the capacity for constructive engagement between civil society and the state, and jointly define the future directions and action in the field.

Many of us take the issue of staff retreats and team building exercises at face value, we consider them as part of the events of the year, part of our annual work plans. Very rarely do we view them as deliberate efforts on the part of our employers to motivate us; to help us refresh minds that have been bogged down with fatigue; to rejuvenate bodies long since exhausted; to allow for some ordered rest and relaxation to bring out the best in us and keep 'burn out' at bay. And even more worryingly, very rarely do we actually take time to enjoy every facet of these retreats.

The 2016 - 2021 Citizens Manifesto was launched alongside the launch of the different party manifestos around the country on Monday 9th November 2016 at Hotel Africana.

"The Citizens Manifesto is a statement of what we want as citizens, what we deserve, as a people of this great country and what we will do to make our country better." - Excerpt, The Citizens Manifesto 2016 - 2021

"...leaders must rise to a nationwide standard of zero tolerance to violence in Uganda."

The Citizens’ Election Observers Network – Uganda (CEON-Uganda) is a consortium of 18  civil society organizations committed to conducting a unified, comprehensive and effective domestic election observation mission for the 2016 general elections. The consortium’s intervention is guided by the overarching need to promote transparency, accountability and integrity, as well as increase citizen participation in Uganda’s electoral processes.

From 29^th October to 1^st November 2015, over 300 youth across Africa, including Michael Aboneka of Uganda National NGO Forum, gathered at the African Union (AU) Headquarters to deliberate on youth demands in the implementation of Agenda 2063 as well as celebrate the Africa Youth Day.  All the member state countries were represented in the AU-Model simulations where four committees on Youth, gender, Health and Education deliberated on the problems affecting Africa and the possible solutions to deal with the same.

“For all its progress, government’s performance on promoting gender equality in the energy and mineral sector remains disappointing,” indicated Winfred Ngabirwe; the Global Rights Alert Executive Director; a civil society organization working towards enhancing citizen’s participation in natural resource management. This was emphasized during the Public Dialogue on Natural Resource Governance in Uganda organized by Makerere University department of Philosophy, in collaboration with Global Rights Alert.

On Wednesday 21^st October 2015, the Human Rights Center Uganda launched a report, ‘The Ten Critical Human Rights Challenges’, for the priority attention of the Parliament of Uganda, especially in light of the upcoming general elections.