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Women in Humanitarian Leadership workshop On July 22-23, Charter 4 Change Working Group Uganda will host a 2-day Governance & Leadership Training for 24 women leaders in HDP sectors. 🔹 Focus: Governance, Systems Thinking, Board Engagement 📍Venue: Royal Suites, Bugolobi #Localization #WomenInLeadership

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#OxfamInThePress by The Independent In 1990, just one in 10 people living in extreme poverty around the world lived in Africa. In 2024, it was seven in ten. Since 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty on the continent has risen by over 40 million. The coverage on

This afternoon, PELUM Uganda was delighted to host Hilton Mbozi and Santosh Shrestha from Oxfam Novib based in Zimbabwe and Nepal respectively. Hilton and Santosh support the Rooted in Diversity: Partnerships for Food Security and Livelihoods project as the lead on

This week, the WE-Care team is convening in Harare - Zimbabwe for the annual learning event. The event brings together Oxfam and partner staff from all the #WECARE implementing countries to share achievements, learnings, and any other challenges hindering achieving the

#CEHURDMediaFellowship 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗦𝗥𝗛𝗥 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 Over the years, CEHURD has invested in strengthening the capacities of media practitioners across Uganda through its Media

📍Happening Now in Buliisa SEATINI UGANDA and Kakindo Intergrated Women Development Agency, with support from Oxfam in Uganda, are retooling and mentoring tax administrators on local revenue mobilisation, allocation, and accountability—strengthening capacity.#TaxJusticeUG

#LearningVisit to🇺🇬 Hilton Mbozi and Santosh Shrestha from Oxfam Novib, based in Zimbabwe & Nepal, respectively, are in Uganda for a technical and learning visit. They support Oxfam's two projects: a) Rooted in Diversity (RiD) b) Cultivating Change in a Warming World (CCiWW)

📍Day One Wrap-Up | Buliisa Day one of the tax administrators’ retooling ends on a high note! 💪 Key takeaways: enhanced skills in local revenue mobilisation, budgeting, and accountability. Gratitude to Kakindo Intergrated Women Development Agency & Oxfam in Uganda for making it happen.

📍Happening Now – Day 2 in Buliisa SEATINI UGANDA and Kakindo Intergrated Women Development Agency are engaging property, hotel, and business owners on local revenue mobilisation, allocation, and accountability—strengthening inclusive dialogue for better local service delivery.#TaxJusticeUG

“SEATINI being one of our development partners looking at enhancing local revenue in Buliisa District.”In a recent financial year, the district targeted UGX 900 million and managed to collect over UGX 800 million (93%)- Mr. Balemesa Rogers, TC Buliisa Town Council,#TaxJusticeUG

“In Uganda, we don’t have double taxation in the legal sense—what we see is more of multiple taxation. Double taxation mainly applies in cross-border cases, like between Uganda and Kenya.” — Mr. Aloysious Kittengo, Tax Policy Analyst, SEATINI Uganda. #TaxJusticeUG

Local governments are empowered by Section 83(1) of the Local Government Act (CAP 138) to levy property tax within their jurisdiction, as guided by the Local Government (Rating) Act.— Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

Property tax is imposed on owners, occupants, or possessors of land and buildings. Districts and urban councils are mandated to identify and rate these properties accordingly. — Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

Every local government is required to maintain a comprehensive list of internal revenue sources including local hotel tax, and track the total potential collectable revenues (Sec. 83(2)).— Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

Hotel tax contributes to enhancing service delivery by local governments and reducing overdependence on central government transfers.— Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

Hotel tax, like property tax, is guided by taxation principles such as fairness and ability to pay, ensuring that those who benefit from local infrastructure and tourism pay their share.— Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

Local hotel tax helps fund municipal services that benefit tourism infrastructure (e.g. waste collection, security, roads), indirectly boosting the hospitality sector’s growth and local economic development. — Mr. Henry Ssemanda, Tax Analyst #TaxJusticeUG

📍Day 2 in Buliisa comes to a close! Today’s training brought together property, hotel, and business owners to strengthen capacity on local revenue mobilisation, allocation, and accountability. Big thanks to our partner Oxfam in Uganda for making this possible! 🙌