Project Database
Recruitment and Leadership Training
| Country: | Uganda |
| Start Date: | 2005-03-15 |
| End date: | 2007-03-15 |
| Host organisations: |
Uganda National Teachers' Union
(UNATU)
|
| Co-operating organisations: |
Danish Union of Teachers
(DLF)
Danish Federation of Trade Unions/Danish Confederation of Salaried Employees and Civil Servants Council (LO/FTF Council) Education International |
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Project Summary:
Immediate objectives:
- To increase membership of UNATU to 50.000 by the end of 2006
- UNATU to be recognized as a legitimate and competent union in Uganda
- To increase range of services provided to members
Activities:
- 10.000 copies of brochures printed and distributed.
- Regular visits to districts by Task Force and national office
- 400 Leadership handbooks produced, printed and distributed
- Needs assessments report produced
- 23 NEC (National Executive Committee) members and staff trained in union matters and recruitment strategies
- 23 NEC members and staff trained in financial management
- To sensitise 56 Branch chairs, 7 NEC members and 2 staff members on union matters and the UNATU recruitment campaign
- 250 National and Branch leaders trained in grievance handling and leadership skills
- 60 female UNATU leaders trained in gender issues
- To produce, print and distribute brochure on grievance handling together with UNATU newsletter
Similar projects elsewhere in the region:
Tanzania - Leadership Training and Enhancing of Social Dialogue Zimbabwe - Teachers Advancing a Rights Culture (TARC)
