PAST PROJECTS
Nuyok
PERIOD:
January 1, 2018 – CDFU’s role ended on September 30, 2021
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The project was led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and implemented through a consortium of eight partner organizations. The project aimed to build resilience to shocks, enhance livelihoods and improve food security and nutrition for vulnerable rural families in Karamoja . The project was in the four districts of Abim, Napak, Nakapiripirit, and Nabilatuk.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU led on the SBCC interventions.
Malaria Action Program for Districts
PERIOD:
August 2016 – CDFU’s role ended in September 2021
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Malaria Action Program for Districts was a five-year PMI USAID-funded project whose goal was to improve the health status of the Ugandan population by reducing childhood and maternal morbidity and mortality due to malaria. The project covered 43 districts in the Central, Mid-Western, and West Nile Region, with a population of more than 13 million. Malaria Consortium managed MAPD in collaboration with Jhpiego, Banyan Global, CDFU, Deloitte Uganda and Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI).
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU was responsible for the design and implementation of the overall SBCC interventions of the project.
RHITES-E
PERIOD:
May 15, 2017- CDFU’s role ended in September 2021
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
USAID’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Eastern Uganda was a five-year Activity that aimed to increase utilization of health services by strengthening systems, improve quality, availability, and access to services, and to increase demand for quality services (malaria, MNCH, HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, tuberculosis, nutrition, WASH) in East Central Uganda. SBCC interventions focused on increasing demand for health services or products, increasing correct use of services or products, improving health services provider-client interactions, and changing or positively influencing social norms to support sustainable behaviour change at the community level
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU provided community engagement and overall SBCC support to the Activity
RHITES-EC
PERIOD:
2016 – CDFU’s roles ends in May 2022
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
USAID’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in East Central Uganda was a five year Activity that aimed to increase utilization of health services by strengthening systems, improve quality, availability, and access to services, and to increase demand for quality services (malaria, MNCH, HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, tuberculosis, nutrition, WASH) in East Central Uganda. SBCC interventions focused on increasing demand for health services or products, increasing correct use of services or products, improving health services provider-client interactions, and changing or positively influencing social norms to support sustainable behaviour change at the community level.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU provided overall SBCC support to the project
DECIDE End Child Marriage
PERIOD:
2018 – September 2021
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The project sought to reduce the number of child marriages and teenage pregnancies among adolescent girls and boys 10-18 years. The overall programmatic impact of the project was: “Adolescent Boys and girls aged 10 -18 years from Lango and Acholi sub regions are protected against child marriage and empowered to enjoy their sexual reproductive health rights in a violence free society that values girls.”
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU carried out interventions aimed at norm change in the districts of Apac, Kwania, and Kole. CDFU led in strengthening community-based structures to spearhead community-led awareness and actions to end child marriage; engagement with local, religious, and cultural leaders as change agents to end child marriage, and strengthening the capacity of youth-led CSOs to actively influence positive practices regarding child marriage.
Capacity Building in SBCC
PERIOD:
February, 2020 – June 30, 2022
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Girls First Fund engaged Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU) to support Partner Grantees develop skills in design and implementation of Social Behaviour Change and Communication (SBCC) interventions. CDFU has supported 13 Grantee Partners in different regions of the country (Central, Western, Eastern and Northern). The process included: assessment; training in SBCC basics and mentorship as the Grantee Partners developed their communication strategies and other frameworks.
USAID/Uganda Voucher Plus Activity
PERIOD:
2016- 2019
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The main goal was increasing utilisation of health services for pregnant women by promoting safe facility-based deliveries among poor women to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU was the Community Engagement Agency (CEA) and implemented the SBCC and community mobilization interventions. CDFU utilised a multi-pronged approach of communication involving mass media (radio) and interpersonal communication to promote the programme, mobilise communities, recruit and train Voucher Community Based Distributors (VCBDs) to sell vouchers.
Live Your Dream
PERIOD:
January 2012 – December 2018
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
A multi-media campaign under the Healthy Choices project. The project was supported by the 8th UNFPA/GOU Country Programme on family planning and maternal health. The campaign targeted youth (10 – 24 years) and women of reproductive age (18 – 45 years) & their partners
ROLE OF CDFU:
Utilising a multi- media approach, CDFU combined interpersonal communication (IPC); community mobilization approaches; IEC/print materials; mass media (radio and television) and online media to increase access to and utilisation of family planning (FP) services as well as contributed to efforts to end teenage pregnancy and child marriage.
Self Injection Best Practices
PERIOD:
October 2014 – September 2016
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
CDFU in partnership with PATH implemented the SBCC interventions under the Self Injection Best Practices project. The project sought to develop an optimal self-injection programme through a core process of identification, implementation, evaluation and dissemination across multiple service delivery channels – public sector family planning clinics; commercial pharmacies and drug shops; private clinics; community health workers also known as VHTs and adolescent platforms.
ROLE OF CDFU:
Designed and implemented a communication strategy; adapted the strategy to youth programming and mobilised communities
Sayana® Press pilot, introduction and Evaluation project
PERIOD:
October 2014- CDFU’s role ended in September 2016
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The goal of the project was to make Sayana® Press available through routine health service delivery channels and build the evidence base for global decision-making about inclusion of Sayana® Press in future FP programmes.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU supported the VHTs to reach women and young people aged 18-20 years with family planning educational messages; designed and implemented a communication strategy to promote Sayana®Press as an alternative family planning method.
DGF Civic Education
PERIOD:
2013- 2019
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Under the Deepening Democracy component of the Democratic governance Facility (DGF), CDFU implemented four projects targeting in and out of school youth 15-19 years as well as community leaders- Empower a Youth, Build a Nation; My Voice, My Vote, My Country; Youth Rock the Nation; and The Future is Now!
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU utilised the Rock Point 256, Uganda’s longest running weekly radio serial drama broadcast in four languages. Coupled with the Listening and Action Platforms youth were engaged in discussion on civic education guided by the drama. This led to young people contesting for elective positions of leadership and actively engaging in the planning and budgeting cycle.
Advocacy for Better Health
PERIOD:
2014-2019
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The USAID Advocacy for Better Health (ABH) was a five year project implemented by PATH in collaboration with Initiatives Inc. (Initiatives), with a goal to improve the quality, availability and accessibility of health and other social services in 35 districts in Uganda. The purpose of the project was to increase citizens’ voice for quality service delivery.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU supported the project to develop and disseminate advocacy messages targeting decision makers at national level; created awareness about clients’ rights and responsibilities and provided technical assistance to CSOs to implement their advocacy strategies.
Young Empowered and Healthy (Y.E.A.H)
PERIOD:
2004 – 2012
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
CDFU implemented Young Empowered And Healthy (Y.E.A.H), a USAID supported national communication initiative that targeted youth 15-24 years. Y.E.A.H aimed to reduce HIV prevalence and early pregnancy. CDFU utilised mass media; person-to-person interfaces through a network of Young People’s Advisory Groups (YAGS) and group/ community media to reach the young people with different messages. The centre-piece of Y.E.A.H was the award-winning Rock Point 256, which CDFU has continued to produce with an audience of about 4 million listeners. CDFU also developed participatory tools for community mobilization and self-reflection and implemented 3 successful sequential campaigns: Something for Something Love, Be a Man and True Manhood. Young people who were reached by any of these three campaigns were more knowledgeable about HIV, and more likely to practice preventive behaviours.
RHITES -North Lango
PERIOD:
June 2019 – September 2021
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
USAID’s Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern Uganda ( Lango Sub region) was a three year project that aimed to increase utilization of health services by strengthening systems, improve quality, availability, and access to services, and to increase demand for quality services (malaria, MNCH, HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, tuberculosis, nutrition, WASH) in East Central Uganda. CDFU provided support for SBCC interventions. The interventions focused on increasing demand for health services or products, increasing correct use of services or products, improving health services provider-client interactions, and changing or positively influencing social norms to support sustainable behaviour change at the community level.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU implemented facility , household and community mobilization activities.
Peace Building and Social Transformation
PERIOD:
May 2012- September 2012
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
With funding from UNICEF, CDFU implemented the Peace Building and Social Transformation project in partnership with Straight Talk Foundation (STF) in Gulu, Pader, Kitgum and Agago districts targeting vulnerable adolescents (12-18 years) and young adults (19-35 years). The project focused on addressing alcohol abuse, poverty, sexual networks, early marriages and HIV&AIDS through radio drama and Listening Groups.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU worked with the indigenous youth to develop, act and monitor a customised drama called Kaloke (Turning point) in Acholi.
Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR)
PERIOD:
2012 – 2014
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
In partnership with Plan International Uganda, CDFU implemented the Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) project aimed at reduction of early pregnancy and Gender-based Violence (GBV) practices among adolescents 13-19 years in Lira and Alebtong districts of Northern Uganda.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU implemented community activities including peer to peer education; capacity building for professional health workers in addressing adolescent sexual reproductive health rights; dialogue/discussion sessions with parents and teachers and interactive radio programs.
USAID Community Connector
PERIOD:
2012 – 2017
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
CDFU took the lead on the SBCC component of the integrated nutrition, agriculture and livelihoods project that was implemented in 15 districts of South Western and Northern regions. We utilised different participatory community mobilization approaches including forum theatre, integrated community outreaches, mass media, school programmes and community dialogues. CDFU also implemented the Family Life School models that educated women on proper nutrition during the first 1000 days- from conception to pregnancy, delivery, post-partum period as well as proper infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF).
TASO – CDFU – Malaria Project
PERIOD:
April 2022 – December 2023
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The Aids Support Organization (TASO) acts as the 2nd Principal Recipient (PR) for the Global Fund in Uganda. The Global Fund is committed to supporting the fight against 3 key diseases in Uganda, i.e.; AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria. AS PR, TASO implements activities under the 3 disease grants through selection of Sub Recipients (SRs) who implement selected activities on TASO’s behalf.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU was selected as an SR for the eastern cluster which included 11 districts in 3 regions; Lango, Teso & Bukedi region in 2022. In 2023, an additional 5 districts in Bukedi and Busoga were assigned to CDFU bringing the total to 16 districts.
CDFU as an SR has employed district-based staff who facilitate the district to implement activities in line with the Uganda Malaria Reduction and Elimination Strategic Plan 2021 -2025 in support of the National Malaria Control Division in the Ministry of Health of Uganda.
CDFU implemented activities under this grant in the following key areas;
- Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM)
- IEC/BCC Vector Control
- Private Sector Case Management
- Quality of Care
- Institutional capacity building, planning and leadership development
PMI VectorLink project
PERIOD:
February, 2020 – May 2023
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
PMI VectorLink project aimed to equip countries to plan and implement safe cost effective and sustainable Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) programs and other proven, life –saving malaria vector control interventions with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. PMI VectorLink Project was managed by Abt Associates. The Project was implemented in 10 high malaria burden districts of Northern and Eastern Uganda.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU provided demand creation SBCC activities that involved interpersonal communication, targeted community dialogues, community mobilisation, print materials and media engagement.
Make Happiness Not Violence
PERIOD:
2019 – December 2023
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The Make Happiness Not Violence multi-media, multi-channel campaign was supported by the UN Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence, the Embassy of Sweden and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls through UN Women in Central, Teso, Karamoja, West Nile and Acholi regions. The multi-media campaign aimed to reduce social tolerance and acceptance of VAWG and targets women, girls, men, boys, key influencers and duty bearers.
ROLE OF CDFU:
CDFU implemented the Make Happiness Not Violence campaign