ACTogether Uganda

ACTogether Uganda was established in 2006 as an independent Ugandan organisation affiliated to the international network of Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI). It is registered as an NGO and subsequently as a company limited by guarantee as guided by Act 2016 in Uganda and aspires to have fair and inclusive Ugandan cities with united and empowered urban poor communities, who have the capacity to voice, promote and effectively negotiate for their collective interests and priorities. ACTogether Uganda is the technical partner of the National Slum Dweller's Federation of Uganda (NSDFU) and has a strong network in 12 cities/municipalities, including Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD). ACT has built sanitary facilities in informal settlements both in Kampala and elsewhere and supports slum dweller communities in managing these facilities. This is done through Community Project Management Committees, including dialogue with residents, community leaders, and city or municipal stakeholders through settlement and municipal and city forums for improving service delivery. ACT’s key resource is expertise in community-based construction, project management, and pro-poor urban development in the difficult context of informal settlements in Uganda. The National Slum Dwellers Federation of Uganda (NSDFU) is a movement of the urban poor that consists of community saving groups that save daily and meet at least once per week to discuss community issues and coordinate programs and projects to build upon their strengths and address their concerns. These savings schemes whose members are slum dwellers are networked and federated at the regional and national level. Internationally, the groups are networked with other slum dwellers in over thirty countries under the Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) network. Both ACTogether and NSDFU have strong networks among Ugandan authorities on municipal and state level.