MAJOR PROJECTS AT CHDC

The CHDC has and has been successful in handling large projects in the past.  Some of the past projects include:

TORCH (Completed, 2007)
The TORCH (Tororo Community Health) project was a 12-Year research and training collaborative project between Makerere University (through the CHDC), the University of Copenhagen (through the institute of Anthropology), and the University of Aarhus, Denmark (with the Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine).  This project ended in 2007.  TORCH has given full support to 5 PhD students, 19 Masters Degree students and a number of academic / applied research related projects by Danish and Ugandan students. It was part of the ENRECA Health Network and was funded by DANIDA's ENRECA (Programme for Enhancement of Research Capacity) project. More...
Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Project (NECDP - CHILD) - (Completed, 2005)
This was a World Bank funded project under the Ministry of Health, Uganda. CHDC provided technical assistance to six South-western districts of Uganda from 2000 to June 2005 when the project successfully closed.

It was a Community and Home Initiatives for Long-term Development as an input into the 1993 Uganda National Program of Action for Children (UNPAC) and the 1997 Poverty Eradication Action Plan, whose overall goal was to improve the quality of life of children under six years together with the people who provide them the necessary care.
The Primary target group was children under six years of age and those who influenced their growth and development on a day-to-day basis, such as their parents and other child care givers. Implementation of the project was to a large extent, based at the community level, with the full participation of families and communities. More...

MOST (Completed, 2005)
This USAID funded project dealt with implementation of strategies to improve nutritional status of mothers and children. The main focus was on micronutrients and communication about good nutrition. The project started in 1999 and was completed September 2005.

Micro-nutrient Operational Strategies and Technologies (MOST) is the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Micro-nutrient program. This project is made possible through support provided by the Center for Population, Health and Nutrition of the Bureau for Global Programs, Field Support and Research of USAID. The Project provides technical assistance in vitamin A deficiency and Anaemia prevention and control through supplementation, and food-based strategies. More...

I@Mak (Innovations at Makerere) (Completed, 2005)
Makerere University is carrying out a program to strengthen the decentralization process in Uganda under the I@Mak.com grant financed by the Rockefeller Foundation. The program primarily aimed at strengthening capacity building in the districts so that devolution of responsibilities and powers to the Districts can be smooth and effective. More