Food Rights Alliance - FRA

𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲

Uganda’s proposed Sovereignty Bill 2026 could reshape civic space, advocacy, and freedoms in ways many people still do not fully understand. This article breaks down why the Bill matters, who it could affect, and why public engagement is critical right now.

Read, reflect, and join the conversation.👇

https://fra.ug/ugandas-sovereignty-bill-2026-hangs-over-our-advocacy/

📸: commonwealthchamber

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This year’s theme, “𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬,” resonates deeply with us at FRA.
To every member of our team: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
You have chosen to offer your labour, talent, and competence to a demanding policy and systems-strengthening organisation. You work in a dynamic ecosystem that demands innovation, resilience, and great sacrifice, yet you show up every day with diligence and heart.
Thank you for trusting me as your leader to navigate the turbulence. And thank you for playing your part, no matter how small or big, with unwavering commitment to our great vision of a WorldFreeFromHungerandMalnutrition.
Your labour is the engine that drives this fight.
But our labour does not stop here.
Until no one goes to bed hungry.
Until no child is malnourished.
Until our systems create an enabling environment for everyone to feed themselves adequately, we shall labour.
Happy Labour Day, team. I see you. I celebrate you.

Miss
Executive Director

: 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔/𝟐𝟕 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬: 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 & 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Food Rights Alliance - FRA is engaging in a high-level dialogue on child & social protection financing for FY 2026/27 and beyond.

Discussion focus:
• Budget allocations to advance child and social protection in Uganda
• Strengthening the Social Protection Policy
• Child Disability Fund financing
• Progress on the National Social Registry

Investing in protection systems means investing in Uganda’s future.

Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group - Uganda

𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐩 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐃𝐌: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚

We have implemented and tested game-changing actions and solutions. Under the project, Food Rights Alliance - FRA in partnership with , have developed a Planner’s Guide and a Handbook on mainstreaming nutrition into with the . We have supported the orientation of key stakeholders in the Toro, Acholi, and Karamoja sub-regions to these tools. We now need to scale up these efforts and provide support to implementers in using them.

𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

This powerful feature from The New Vision highlights a simple truth: what a mother eats during pregnancy can shape her baby’s growth, brain development, immunity, and lifelong wellbeing.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:

🥗 Eat balanced meals with fruits, vegetables, proteins & whole grains
💧 Stay hydrated
💊 Get key nutrients like folic acid & iron
🚭 Avoid alcohol, smoking & excess caffeine

Maternal nutrition is not just personal, it is public health. Supporting mothers means investing in the next generation.

Currently in session: the Tooro Regional Retooling Workshop on Nutrition Promotion and Monitoring in PDM. Discussions are focused on the progress of Parish Action Plans, utilisation of the 8% DDEG allocated to sub-counties for implementation of these plans, and feedback on the utilisation of the 2% DDEG designated for nutrition coordination.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐀𝐀𝐃𝐏 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 & 𝐌𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭?

Reflections from the Yaoundé Stakeholders and CAADP Champions dialogue on the guide to Domesticating the Kampala CAADP Agenda.

From Kampala to the Granary: Why the CAADP Dream Risks to die in Boardrooms Unless you & me Breathe life in it? - Food Rights Alliance Reflections from the Yaoundé Stakeholders and CAADP Champions dialogue on the guide to Domesticating the Kampala CAADP Agenda.

“𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.”

Powerful words from Ms. Agnes Kirabo reminding us that impact comes from coordination, not competition.

It is time to move from scarcity thinking to strategic action, align efforts, prioritize what matters, and collaborate for real change.

Let us stop working in silos. Let us build together. 🌍



SEATINI Uganda UNICEFConsumer Education Trust (CONSENT)

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 – 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐊𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮

Not Just Genes – Dialogue: The Legacy of Dr. Andrew Kigundu - Food Rights Alliance Dr. Andrew Kigundu, a towering figure in Uganda's Agricultural Biotechnology landscape, left us last week. He passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at such an early age.

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬

From Maputo to Kampala: How Kenyan Non-State Actors are Breaking Silos to Transform Food Systems - Food Rights Alliance For years, I have walked the long road of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). I have been in the trenches advocating for the 10% budget allocation, pushing for the 6% agricultural growth target,

𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬

Uganda Not Short of Resources, But of Action: Experts Challenge Nutrition Financing Gaps - Food Rights Alliance Food Rights Alliance, in partnership with UNICEF, Action Against Hunger, World Vision, and the Ministry of Health, convened the 2nd Nutrition Financing Dialogue at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala under the theme “Financing for Nutrition: A Pathway to Achieving Government Commitments to End Malnutrit...