Government Programmes in Uganda - Poverty Reduction

The PAP is a scheme under the office of the Prime Minister, which supports income and employment generating activities to be undertaken by the poor. The main focus groups are women (especially widows), youth, disabled persons, demobilized soldiers, retrenched civil servants and orphans in Uganda.

Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) (Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED))

The objectives of the PEAP include:

a. Increasing sensitivity to gender issues. The MFPED works in collaboration with the Directorate of Gender in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, which has the leading role.
b. Empowering poor people, particularly through democratisation and greater use of participatory approaches to planning.
c. Attending to the needs of disadvantaged groups.
d. Reducing income inequality through a macroeconomic strategy which promotes growth in activities where the poor can participate. The Ministry focuses on the delivery of accessible basic services to the poor, and equitable and efficient taxation.
e. Promoting employment creation through labour-intensive technology and the development of new economic activities. The Directorate of Employment within the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has a co-ordinating role in this.
f. Monitor performance in all sectors