Client and Partners: Oxford Policy Management (OPM), Education Development Trust (EDT), DFID, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and Sports, Karamoja Development Partners Group

Description: Between 2013 and 2016, DFID provided £54 million in funding to the Karamoja region in north-eastern Uganda under the Enhancing Resilience in Karamoja program (ERKP I). This program focused on strengthening nutrition programs, livelihoods, food security, and early warning and response systems for the vulnerable communities located in this region. DFID seeks to build longer term nutrition security and resilience to the extreme climate and weather events that continue to plague Karamoja.  DFID wanted to take the lessons learned from ERKP I into consideration to help design the next phase of the program to build and strengthen effective health and education systems in Karamoja.

Victoria Brown, technical director at Ichuli, was contracted to research the impact of ERKP I and report findings to inform future DFID programming. This research was two-fold and investigated the current health and education situation in Karamoja in early 2017. After extensive desk research, field visits and data collection, the final report produced included an analysis of all levels of the health system and the barriers experienced by the Karamojong in terms of accessing health care. Related to education, the report reviewed the efforts and interventions to improve access to education and the quality of education outcomes in Karamoja. It also analyzed the existing major demand and supply constraints that prevent people from accessing and completing a meaningful education.