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Development Research and Training (DRT) is a local Ugandan based not for profit organization formed in 1997. We provide policy research and analysis to inform national, regional and international efforts to tackle extreme poverty and vulnerability

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DRT co-organises CSO Aid and Development Effectiveness Platform meeting 24th May 2013

The world-over, persons with disabilities (PWDs) have been recognized as a vulnerable group which requires special measures of ...


Aid and Budget Analysis Training for Civil Society Organizations

DRT organized a 2-days training on aid and budget analysis in Kampala Uganda on the 17 th - 18th April. The training held at Esella...


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NUSAF 2 PWP Design Review

This review, commissioned by DFID on behalf of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for the Government of Uganda (GoU), World Bank (WB) and DFID, examines design issues relating to the Public Works Programme (PWP) component of the Second Northern Uganda Social Action Fund Project (NUSAF 2). NUSAF is a GoU project to support reconstruction in the greater north of Uganda financed by a loan from the World Bank and with DFID grant financing for some components, though not including the PWP component


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Floods in South Western Uganda claim eight lives

According to the latest updates, the number of people who have died due to the outburst of river Nyamwamba in Kasese district has increased from five to eight and over 6000 residents affected...


Domesticating Development Effectiveness in the East African sub-region

On the 10th -11th April, 2013, over 25 non-state actors met in Nairobi to set national priorities for development effectiveness. As a follow-up on the progress of the Busan Partnership outcomes...


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