Case: A dedicated partnership

In 2006 alone, Danish support for the water and sanitation sector enabled 665,000 more Ugandans to gain access to clean drinking water.

From a political and economic perspective, Uganda’s development over the last two decades has been impressive. A key indicator of progress is the steady reduction in the percentage of people living in extreme poverty. From well above 50% in the early 1990s the rate has since dropped to 31% according to 2006 figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. Efforts, small as well as big, will help continue this positive development.

The female factor in Uganda
One of the people helped by Dansh aid is Phyllis Kissa, an enterprising 40-year-old mother of six. Through a Danish agricultural support programme for small farmers, she has established a thriving business growing Artemisia annua, a plant used for the treatment of malaria, and now organises courses for other local farmers.

Negotiating peace in northern Uganda
Denmark has also provided assistance to resolve the conflict in northern Uganda, which has led to both human and economic losses. Negotiation expertise was provided for the southern Sudanese peace mediator, and after 20 years of con-flict there is hope for peace in the region.

The 2006 evaluation report “Danish Assistance to Uganda 1987-2005” can be downloaded from www.um.dk/en.

Fighting AIDS over the phone in Kenya
In Kenya, a current initiative to help combatting HIV/AIDS - especially among the younger population - is Inmobia Kenya, a collaborative Danida B2B venture between the Kenyan investment company Gaia and the Danish company Inmobia.

Inmobia Kenya specialises in communicating information on HIV/AIDS to young people by text messages on their mobile phones. Due to the success of the venture, Inmobia and the HIV/AIDS authorities are now applying for more money to expand the collaboration, so they can spread their services to even more people.

Agriculture “on the air”
Inmobia is also becoming involved in other projects supported by Danish aid. One possible initiative is a text messaging service to inform farmers on corn prices and collection timetables for easily perishable goods. The plan is to incorporate this into an already popular radio show that is specially targeted at the agricultural sector in the country.

	Phyllis Kissa teaches other farmers how to grow the plant "Artemisia annua" used to treat malaria. Photo: Bo Simonsen, Danida
	The Ugandan National AIDS Control Council supplies the contents for the messages used in B2B-project. Photo: Godfrey Ogilo

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