Ssewakiryanga, Richard

The article looks at the lessons learnt in the processes of implementing the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in Uganda, by looking at examples from the Participatory Poverty Assessment Process (UPPAP). The article argues that the PPAs are iterative processes that feed into all stages of the PRSP process. The author concludes with some areas for critical reflection, including the role of PPAs in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the PEAP/PRSP processes.

This article focuses on the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), which is a national development strategy of the Ugandan government that has recently undergone its second revision. The revision process involves government, donors, civil society, the private sector and poor-people. This article offers a description of the mechanisms of the PEAP and poverty trends in Uganda, and introduces two themed articles about monitoring, evaluation and implementation of the PEAP process (by the same authors).