--- ACTogether: Joining Hands With The Urban Poor ---
ACTogether Uganda was established in 2006 to support the community savings groups that constitute Uganda's Federation of Urban Poor. We facilitate processes that develop organizational capacity at the local level and promote pro-poor policy and practice in Uganda's urban development arena. In partnership with organized communities of urban poor ACTogether strives to increase access to secure tenure, adequate shelter, basic services, information, and many of the other building blocks required for healthy communities.
As of March, 2011
ACTogether had mobilized a total of 343 community savings groups
with a
total of 38,000 members
Latest from the ACTogether Blog
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STDM Pilot Project Kicks Off in Uganda Mbale, Uganda 7 October 2011 (Cross-posted from www.gltn.net)With the enthusiasm and cooperation of the Government of Uganda through its Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), municipal ...
Posted Oct 14, 2011 1:44 AM by Act Together -
Mitigating climate change in Ugandan cities: Don’t Ignore the Urban Poor The following article appeared as an OpEd in the Daily Monitor on Monday 3rd of October The urban poor in developing countries will be hardest hit by the impacts of ...
Posted Oct 2, 2011 11:50 PM by Act Together -
A Sanitation Unit Symbolizes New Approaches to Slum Upgrading in Uganda By Skye Dobson and Frederick Mugisha In Jinja, a municipality in Uganda’s South-East, slum dwellers are setting a precedent for upgrading and expanding sanitation infrastructure in the country ...
Posted Sep 30, 2011 4:33 AM by Act Together -
Uganda Hosts the First African Centers' Dialogue on City-wide Slum Upgrading By Skye Dobson: From the 8th to the 10th of August 2011, ACTogether Uganda, Shack/Slum Dwellers International, and the Uganda Slum Dwellers Federation hosted a conference at Fairway Hotel ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:00 PM by Act Together -
Book Launch: THIS.IS.KISENYI On August 8th 2011, the Uganda Slum Dwellers Federation and ACTogether launched their new book This.Is.Kisenyi at the African Learning Centers' Dialogue on City-wide Slum Upgrading Conference ...
Posted Aug 18, 2011 12:29 PM by Act Together -
Fire Ravages Owino Market, Kampala By Skye Dobson: On Sunday the 31st August a massive fire broke out in Kampala’s Balikuddembe Market – commonly know as Owino Market. The market is the one of the ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:01 PM by Act Together -
Anyango's New Home By Skye Dobson: At a recent gathering of Federation leaders in Jinja, Federation member Anyango told her fellow savers about the process of acquiring her own home.In the video ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:02 PM by Act Together -
Federation Income Generating Activities Exhibition By Skye Dobson: On July 15, 2011 The Uganda Slum Dwellers Federation, ACTogether, and Barclays Bank hosted an event to exhibit the Federation’s income generating activities in Kampala and ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:02 PM by Act Together -
Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI) Coordinators Visit Uganda By Skye Dobson: On the 12th of July a delegation of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) coordinators arrived in Uganda. All three ladies are Federation members. Rose Molokoane, from South ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:03 PM by Act Together -
Water and Sanitation Concerns in Jinja's Slums By Justin Silles, Alicia Brindisi, and Darcy Allen: People living in slums within Jinja encounter numerous health problems on a daily basis. The most ubiquitous and urgent concern is the ...
Posted Aug 22, 2011 8:04 PM by Act Together
