Support to Directorate of Ethics and Integrity (DEI)
Background
The project is one of the critical components of the transparency and accountability portfolio of UNDP Uganda. The project is designed on the basis of the national strategy of the Government to fight corruption by building ethics and integrity in public office.
The project is designed to mainstream ethical decision making and integrity among local government officials. This includes assessing the ethical issues in local governments, designing appropriate interventions, designing a tool for measuring progress, building capacity for the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity (DEI) to implement ethical decision making programmes, and forming local committees to ensure their implementation.
Development objectives
The main development objective of the project is to contribute to putting in place a harmonised and widely agreed upon ethics and integrity system in the Government - especially the local governments - that helps improve the transparency and accountability in the operations of Government.
Key activities & expected results
The project is a capacity and institutional development project with the following specific supporting activities:
develop a baseline report on strengthening the ethics and integrity in local governments
develop a monitoring tool to mainstream ethics and integrity in local governments
develop capacity building and information-sharing materials for local governments
develop training manuals on ethical decision making for lower local governments
develop a clients’ charter for local governments to improve their operational efficiency
conduct training and workshops for local leadership on ethical decision making
UNDP support is focused on strengthening the ethical decision making in the local governments and supporting the effective implementation of the national strategy for mainstreaming ethics and Integrity in local governments.
