PRESENTED BY JAMES C.K. OGWAL, Clinical Officer ACTV, Uganda. OR website: Mobile: ACTV

ACTV commenced operations in 1993 in Uganda. It has two outpatient Medical Centres, one located in Kampala-Central Uganda and the other in Gulu-Northern Uganda. ACTV

Partnerships are associations between organisations which provide related services or serve a similar target population with multiple or severe or great needs that single handedly, one organisation may not satisfy. Therefore, in partnerships organisations complement each other. ACTV has been part of numerous partnerships and exchanges over the years. The partnerships have been in service provision, advocacy against torture, ACTV staff and organizational capacity building, training of security agencies, health workers, community leaders and the media. ACTV

 Exchanges take the form of mutual sharing of experiences between similar organisations. These are in form of field visits or capacity building. ACTV

Partner organisation/ Institution Area of collaboration Coalition Against Torture (CAT)- grouping of nine Civil Society Organisations Advocacy, Trainings and Legal Redress Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Advocacy,Trainings & Legal Redress Ministry of Health (MoH) Organizational and staff Capacity Building & service quality development Human Rights Network- Uganda (HURINET) Advocacy, External Exchange Programs & Capacity Building IRCT Advocacy, Organizational & Staff Capacity Building, Livelihood program UNHCRCapacity Building CVTOrganizational & Staff capacity building Uganda Police Training of fellow Police Officers Jesuit Refugee ServicesLivelihood Program ACTV

Partner organisation/InstitutionArea of Collaboration InterAidLivelihood Program Health Institutions namely Mulago hospital, KADIC,CORSU, Butabika, these in Kampala. Gulu Reginal Referral, Gulu Independent, Lacor Hospital and Mola Hospitals in Gulu Northern Uganda. Specialised treatment Amnesty InternationalProtection and Resettlement HIAS Refugee AgencyResettlement CSVRMonitoring and Evaluation Survivors AssociatedField visit Exchange IMLUJoint Projects ACTV

Partnerships and exchanges lead to many benefits for the partner organizations which finally reflect in the services clients receive, examples: Partner organizations are able to confine themselves to particular services/ specialized services hence high quality services provided. Staff and organizational capacity development leading to more effective service delivery. There is better information sharing in areas of interest, e.g. regional problems and opportunities among partners, thus higher awareness of clients’ needs and available opportunities. ACTV

 More credibility/authenticity of researches and research findings  There is a stronger voice in lobbying for policy change, e.g. the torture bill into law in Uganda during the last 3 years.  Partnerships maximize quality of services and conversely lower service costs.  There is security in numbers, torture being a sensitive subject ACTV