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Annual Impact Reports

3 reports

Wilmat Development Foundation

Annual Report

2023 – 2024

Amplifying Community-Led Development in Uganda

2023–2024Latest

Annual Report: Amplifying CLD in Uganda 2023–2024

Programs Impact report documenting WDF’s community-led development work across Uganda in 2023–2024.

7.44 MB

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Wilmat Development Foundation

Annual Activity Report

2021 – 2022

Building Back Better

2021–2022

Building Back Better Annual Activity Report 2021–2022

Programs impact report documenting recovery-era community programming across Uganda in 2021–2022.

10 MB

30 downloads

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Wilmat Development Foundation

Annual Impact Report

2020 – 2021

Enriching Communities

2020–2021

Enriching Communities Annual Impact Report 2020–2021

Documenting WDF’s livelihoods, VSLA modeling, gender justice and civic engagement programmes across Uganda in 2020–2021.

5 MB

11 downloads

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Policy Briefs

1 document

WDF · NYAP · Partners

Position Paper — National Youth Post-Budget Dialogue

June 2026

Convened at UNICEF HQ — Wilmat Development Foundation & National Youth Advocacy Platform

June 2026New

Position Paper — National Youth Post-Budget Dialogue 2026

Signed position paper from the National Youth Post-Budget Dialogue 2026, convened at UNICEF HQ by Wilmat Development Foundation and the National Youth Advocacy Platform and Partners. Published 18 June 2026.

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Research & Field Assessments

10 reports

WDF R2G · THPU

Water & Sanitation Week Brief

April 2025

Bugweri District — 10 April 2025

Apr 2025New

Brief Report — Bugweri District Water & Sanitation Week, 10 April 2025

WDF R2G-THPU brief report on Bugweri District Water and Sanitation Week — documenting community mobilisation, WASH activities and participation outcomes on 10 April 2025.

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WDF · MCLD · R2G

MCLD R2G Partner Presentation

2022

Programme Areas & Implementation Approach

2022

MCLD R2G Partner Presentation — Wilmat Development Foundation

WDF’s partner presentation for the MCLD Right2Grow consortium — documenting WDF’s role, programme areas, geographic reach and implementation approach within the R2G nutrition programme.

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WDF Field Report

Fact Sheet — Nutrition & WASH

Sept 2021

Household Mapping — Mayuge District

Sept 2021

Fact Sheet — Nutrition & WASH Household Mapping, Mayuge District (September 2021)

Field fact sheet summarising nutrition and WASH household mapping findings for Mayuge District, September 2021 — for programme communication and decision-making.

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WDF Gender Programme

GBV Prevention Forum Impact Report

2020

Community-Level Change in GBV Prevention

2020

GBV Prevention Forum Impact Report 2020

Impact report documenting WDF’s GBV Prevention Forum outcomes for 2020 — measuring community-level change in gender-based violence prevention and survivor support systems.

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WDF Featured Report

National Giving Report

2020

National Philanthropic Giving — Uganda

2020

Featured National Giving Report 2020

A featured national report on philanthropic giving patterns, community fundraising and development finance trends across Uganda’s civil society sector in 2020.

13 MB

6 downloads

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WDF Girls Empowerment

Girl2Girl Initiative

2019 – 2020

Project Impact Report

2019–2020

Girl2Girl Initiative Project Impact 2019–2020

Impact documentation of WDF’s Girl2Girl Initiative — peer-to-peer girls’ empowerment covering menstrual health, SRHR, leadership and life skills in Uganda.

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WDF Research Report

Empowering Youth Through CSA

2019 – 2025

Climate Smart Agriculture — Longitudinal

2019–2025New

Empowering Youth Through Climate Smart Agriculture Report 2019–2025

Longitudinal report documenting WDF’s youth empowerment through climate-smart agriculture — impact, learning and evidence across 2019–2025.

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WDF Youth Programme

University Students Empowerment Workshops

2019 — Phase Two

Skills & Leadership — Uganda

2019

University Students Empowerment Workshops Report 2019 — Phase Two

Phase two documentation of WDF’s university student empowerment workshops — skills, leadership and civic engagement training across Uganda.

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Baseline Studies & Surveys

6 reports

WDF MCLD · R2G

Household Mapping — Nutrition, Food Security & WASH

May 2022

Bugweri District — Eastern Uganda

May 2022Added

Household Mapping on Nutrition, Food Security & WASH — Bugweri District (May 2022)

MCLD R2G household-level mapping of nutrition, food security and WASH conditions in Bugweri District, Eastern Uganda — conducted to guide Right2Grow programme targeting.

6 MB

12 downloads

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WDF Right2Grow

Household Mapping Presentation

Mayuge District

Food, Nutrition & WASH Practices — Eastern Uganda

2022

R2G Household Mapping Presentation — Food, Nutrition & WASH, Mayuge District

WDF Right2Grow presentation on household mapping of food, nutrition and WASH practices in Mayuge District, Eastern Uganda — programme targeting and community analysis.

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WDF Field Assessment

River Nyamwamba Flooding Assessment

Jan 2022

Kasese District — Rwenzori Sub-region

Jan 2022

Community Assessment — River Nyamwamba Flooding Effects, Kasese District 2022

Field assessment of flood impact on Kasese District communities along River Nyamwamba, informing disaster response and resilience planning in the Rwenzori sub-region.

2 MB

11 downloads

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WDF R2G Field Report

Household Mapping — Food, Nutrition & WASH

Mayuge 2021

Eastern Uganda

2021

R2G Household Mapping — Food, Nutrition & WASH, Mayuge District 2021

Full household mapping report on food, nutrition and WASH practices in Mayuge District, Eastern Uganda — 2021 baseline for WDF’s Right2Grow nutrition and community health programming.

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WDF Baseline Study

GBV Prevention Forum Baseline

2020

Baseline Findings — Uganda

2020

GBV Prevention Forum Baseline Findings 2020

Baseline findings establishing prevalence, patterns and community response capacity for Gender-Based Violence across WDF target areas in Uganda.

5 MB

10 downloads

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WDF Baseline Study

Climate Smart Agriculture Baseline

2020

Community Response Findings

2020

Assessing Community Response to Climate Smart Agriculture — Baseline Findings 2020

Baseline study assessing community knowledge, attitudes and practices around climate-smart agriculture across WDF’s operational districts in Eastern, Central and Rwenzori Uganda.

30 MB

11 downloads

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WDF Survey Report

Vocational Skills Development

2019

Adoption Survey — Busoga, Rwenzori & Central

2019

Assessing the Vocational Skills Development Adoption Survey Report 2019

Survey examining uptake and adoption of vocational skills development among out-of-school youth in WDF’s Maisha Mzuri skilling initiative across Busoga, Rwenzori and Central regions.

2 MB

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Knowledge Hub

23 documents

Key policy frameworks, national plans and global agendas that guide and contextualise WDF’s work in Uganda and across the continent.

Uganda Fourth National Development Plan

NDP IV · 2025/26–2029/30

2025Uganda NPA

Uganda NDP IV — Fourth National Development Plan 2025/26–2029/30

Uganda’s primary national development blueprint for 2025–2030, guiding WDF’s strategic alignment across livelihoods, gender, nutrition and institutional capacity programmes.

Govt of Uganda · NPA

National Development Plan

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CAADP Strategy & Action Plan 2026–2035

AU · Kampala Declaration

2025African Union

CAADP Strategy & Action Plan 2026–2035 (Kampala Declaration)

Africa’s post-Malabo agricultural transformation agenda guiding agri-food systems investment across the continent.

African Union · CAADP

Agricultural Framework

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NDP IV Strategic Direction — Final Approved

Uganda NPA · Parliament Dec 2024

2025Uganda NPA

NDP IV Strategic Direction — Final Approved Version

The final approved strategic direction document for Uganda’s NDP IV, outlining priorities, programme approach and key targets for FY2025/26–2029/30.

Govt of Uganda · NPA

Strategic Document

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Budgeting for Women & Children — Budget Trends Vol. 60

CSBAG · August 2025

2025CSBAG

Budgeting for Women & Children — CSBAG Budget Trends Vol. 60 (Aug 2025)

CSBAG’s latest analysis of Uganda’s FY2025/26 budget allocations for women’s empowerment, reproductive health, children’s education and social protection.

CSBAG · Civil Society

Budget Analysis · Gender

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School Feeding for Uganda’s Development

CSBAG · Nutrition & Education

2025CSBAG

School Feeding for Uganda’s Development — CSBAG Policy Brief

Policy analysis on school feeding programmes in Uganda — nutrition outcomes, education retention, budget financing options and smallholder procurement linkages.

CSBAG · Civil Society

Nutrition & Education Policy

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Budgeting for the Youth

CSBAG · Business Budget Trends

2025CSBAG

Budgeting for the Youth — CSBAG Business Budget Trends

Analysis of Uganda’s national budget allocations towards youth employment, entrepreneurship, skilling and economic empowerment — tracking trends across PDM, YLP and sector programmes.

CSBAG · Civil Society

Youth Budget Analysis

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Uganda National Youth Manifesto 2024–2029

National Youth Council · Civic Agenda

2024NYC · Uganda

Uganda National Youth Manifesto 2024–2029

The updated National Youth Manifesto setting out Uganda’s youth agenda for 2024–2029 — employment, education, civic participation, health and economic empowerment priorities.

National Youth Council

Youth Policy & Manifesto

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Parish Development Model — Implementation Guidelines

Govt of Uganda · PDM

2022OPM · MoLG

Parish Development Model (PDM) — Implementation Guidelines

Official guidelines for Uganda’s PDM — the government’s last-mile strategy for wealth creation and poverty reduction at the parish level.

Govt of Uganda · MoLG

Policy Guidelines

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National DRM Plan 2022

OPM · Early Warning & Resilience

2022OPM · NECOC

Uganda National Disaster Risk Management Plan 2022

The 10-year national DRM plan with early warning systems, community resilience and inter-agency coordination — guides WDF’s early warning and peace-resilience programming.

OPM · NECOC Uganda

DRM & Early Warning Plan

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National Organic Agriculture Policy 2019

MAAIF · Biodiversity & Agroecology

2019MAAIF

Uganda National Organic Agriculture Policy 2019

Policy framework supporting Uganda’s organic agriculture sector — biodiversity, agroecology, sustainable soil management and market access for smallholder organic producers.

MAAIF · Govt of Uganda

Agriculture Policy

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National Adaptation Plan for Agriculture (NAP-Ag)

MAAIF · Climate Action

2018MAAIF · FAO

National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture Sector (NAP-Ag) Uganda

Uganda’s climate change adaptation plan for agriculture — guides resilient farming systems and food security strategies aligned with WDF’s climate-smart agriculture work.

MAAIF · FAO · UNDP

Climate Action Framework

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Uganda National Youth Policy 2016

MGLSD · Republic of Uganda

2016MGLSD

Uganda National Youth Policy 2016

The national policy framework governing youth empowerment, employment, health and civic participation in Uganda — directly guides WDF’s youth-focused programming and advocacy.

MGLSD · Govt of Uganda

National Youth Policy

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Transforming Our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

UN · 17 SDGs

2015United Nations

UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — 17 SDGs

The global blueprint for people, planet and prosperity. WDF’s programmes directly contribute to SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13, 16 and 17.

United Nations

Global Framework · SDGs

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Uganda National Climate Change Policy 2015

MWE · Republic of Uganda

2015MWE Uganda

Uganda National Climate Change Policy 2015

Uganda’s national policy for climate change mitigation and adaptation — frames WDF’s climate-smart agriculture, biodiversity and watershed work.

Ministry of Water & Environment

Climate Policy

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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

UN · Global DRR Framework

2015United Nations

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

The global framework guiding community-level disaster risk reduction and early warning systems — directly frames WDF’s community preparedness and early-warning work.

United Nations · UNDRR

Global DRR Framework

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Public Finance Management Act 2015

MFPED · Budget Framework

2015MFPED Uganda

Uganda Budget Framework — Public Finance Management Act 2015

The legal framework governing Uganda’s budget cycle and programme-based budgeting — essential reference for WDF’s budget tracking and civic accountability work under NYAP.

MFPED · Govt of Uganda

Budget & Finance Framework

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National Agriculture Policy

MAAIF · Republic of Uganda

2013MAAIF

Uganda National Agriculture Policy 2013

Uganda’s core agricultural policy framework guiding transformation from subsistence to commercial farming — relevant to WDF’s Tulime and Farmer Field School programmes.

MAAIF · Govt of Uganda

National Policy

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National Policy for Disaster Preparedness & Management

OPM · Republic of Uganda

2011OPM · NECOC

National Policy for Disaster Preparedness & Management — Uganda

Uganda’s primary disaster risk management policy framework — relevant to WDF’s community early warning, peacebuilding and flood-response work in Kasese and Karamoja.

OPM · NECOC Uganda

Disaster Management Policy

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Uganda Food & Nutrition Policy

MoH · MAAIF · Uganda

2003MoH · Uganda

Uganda National Food & Nutrition Policy

Uganda’s multi-sectoral food and nutrition policy guiding household nutrition, food security and WASH interventions — underpins WDF’s Right2Grow and nutrition programme work.

MoH · MAAIF · Uganda

Nutrition & Food Policy

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Uganda National Water Policy

MWE · WaSH & Watersheds

1999MWE Uganda

Uganda National Water Policy — WaSH & Watershed Management

Uganda’s foundational water sector policy covering safe water access, watershed management and WaSH delivery — underpins all WDF water, hygiene and CLTS community work.

Ministry of Water & Environment

Water & WaSH Policy

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Uganda Vision 2040

Long-Term National Vision

2040Uganda NPA

Uganda Vision 2040 — A Transformed Ugandan Society

Uganda’s long-term national vision for transforming the country from a peasant to a modern and prosperous society — the overarching guide for all NDP cycles.

Govt of Uganda · NPA

National Vision Document

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Agenda 2063 — The Africa We Want

AU · Popular Version

2063African Union

AU Agenda 2063 — The Africa We Want (Popular Version)

Africa’s 50-year strategic blueprint for inclusive growth, peace and sustainable development — directly frames WDF’s civic, gender and community-led development work.

African Union Commission

Continental Framework

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Agenda 2063 Framework Document

AU · Technical Version

2063AU · UNECA

AU Agenda 2063 — Framework Document (Technical Version)

The full technical framework underpinning Africa’s Agenda 2063, including aspirations, goals, implementation strategy and M&E framework for continental transformation.

African Union · UNECA

Technical Framework

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