The KAL CONSORTIUM in full (Kuboresha-Africa Limited Consortium), is a National Consortium of Member Community Based Organizations (CBOs) countrywide. The network now covers the whole country with 1,460 Member CBOs countrywide who implement our programmes. We have digitalized the consortium to relate with the onground structure that includes 10 CBOs per District where the 10 CBOs per District include TB Survivors, PLHAs, PWDs, AGYW, ABYM, FBOs and others covering a broad area including health,Climate change, social protection and sustainable livelihoods.
The Consortium started in July 2023, and has worked in a self-funded phases where phase one included the mapping and profiling of CBOs in 40 Districts, that included working with District Local Governments in accreditation of the first batch of 400 member CBOs a process that included each CBO availing a registration certificate and a CAO or CDO recommendations that would be shared with the National Secretariat. This was followed by conducting capacity assessment that informed the online capacity building through webinars. As we proceeded, this exercise covered a smaller percentage of CBOs as a result of challenges of Internet access to CBOs.
The second phase included continued mapping and profiling of CBOs and added 400 more CBOs to make a total of 800 CBOs. We continued to cover the whole country in October 2024. Each of these districts formed a District KAL Network (DKN) The structure was recently upgraded to have a regional structure. This process is ongoing and itit has been conducted in participatory and transparent process that included having District KAL Networks nominating respective regional representatives. The process has now led to nomination of 16 Regional organizations representing 16 regions countrywide.
We conducted a census on District KAL Networks to determine how many members to be engaged in the upcoming physical capacity building. This will be followed by physical orientation of all regions and adopting of the training of trainers model where regional organizations were trained and tasked to train District KAL Networks (DKNs).
Terms of Reference were developed and the Secretariat began Resource Mobilization arrangements to identify funding to support the physical capacity building exercise countrywide through equitable, people-centered, rights-based and gender-sensitive mode.
The consortium tagline is “Championing Integrated Service Delivery.” We focus on promoting integration of interventions at primary health care level. In health, we intend to ensure that health services are accessible and that a person-centered approach in the provision of healthcare is implemented to achieve significant impact in the short and longer term.
The Consortium tackles all community priorities including climate resilience, agrifood security, sustainable livelihoods, WASH, agriculture and social protection.
The KAL Consortium uses the Ministry of Health National Community Health strategy as the core reference to guide planning, implementing, and evaluating community health services anchored on the Primary Health Care concept. The consortium is focusing on working with Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) and the Parish Development Committees as well as Village Health Teams, TB Survivors, AGYWs, ABYM, PLHAs and PWDs. These work alongside the KAL Subcounty, Parish and Village disease champions.
The KAL Consortium National Secretariat does the mobilization and Coordination of member CBOs through technical assistance. The implementation is done by CBOs on the ground who have formed District KAL Networks per respective District and Regional Supervisory Committees that play the role of grant oversight by bringing together the District KAL Coordinators. Each District has a District KAL Coordinator.
Establishment of the Consortium Structure
In a bid to progress on the set roadmap, the consortium started a process in September 2024 to create a structure that would improve transparency, team work accountability and governance mechanisms of the National Consortium. This process included formation of district KAL Networks and nomination of a district KAL Coordinator per district. This was followed by having district KAL networks nominating their regional representatives. This process led to the development of terms of reference that are comprised of guiding principals and standard operating procedures. This document works as the bylaw of the consortium with adequately binding clauses. The consortium is applying the TOT (Training of Trainers) Model that will involve buiding capacity of regional nominees and have them roll out this training to District KAL Networks. The consortium focuses on giving communities absolute custodianship to be in charge of implementation as well as community -led monitoring. Consultations with diffrent donors to support this countrywide exercise are ongoing and training is expected to kick off in February 2025.
The consortium is in the process of building partnerships incountry and foreign to ensure a clear roadmap of championing integrated service delivery. All civil society entities working in the area of health with communities are encouraged to embrave the National Community Health Strategy and the recently developed guidelines.
Consortium National Census in Preparation for Orientation and Capacity Building
The consortium started in November 2024 to conduct a census of all DKNs (District KAL Networks) in order to establish the total number of individuals from district networks to be trained at regional level.
KAL Consortium Regional Nominees:
- Acholi Region – PIMAR Charity Foundation Uganda
- Ankole Region – Run directly by the KAL Secretariat
- Bugisu Region –EKWASH Elgon Empowerment.
- Bukedi Region – ALBOH
- Bunyoro Region – Meeting Point
- Busoga Region – Iganga Girly Network.
- Central Region – Run directly by the KAL Secretariat.
- Greater Mukono – Goshen Fountain of Nutrition and Health.
- South Karamoja Region – Run directly by the KAL Secretariat.
- North Karamoja – Run directly by the KAL Secretariat.
- Greater Bushenyi Region- Honest Nest
- Kigezi Region – FREMMA Community Connect.
- Lango Region – Run directly by the KAL Secretariat
- Mubende Region – MICHI (Mityana Community Health Initiative)
- Teso Region- TESO WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES
- Tooro Region -WICOT
- West Nile Region- CEEU
