Transparency and Accountability Program

TAP's mission is to increase the capacity of civil society organizations to reduce corruption and better hold government accountable for efficiency in social sector public spending

Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS)

Website:

http://www.heps.org

Grant Program:

TAP PETS Window

Grantee Location:

Uganda

Location

Uganda

The Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS-Uganda) is a health rights organization that advocates for more access to affordable essential medicines for the poor and vulnerable people in Uganda. This is done through increased public and community participation at different levels of decision making in medicine policy formulation, implementation (procurement and supply chain) and rational use. HEPS-Uganda’s distinctive contribution to the improvement of medicine access situation in Uganda consists of three approaches / strategic programs: Community Outreach, Health Policy Advocacy, and Health Counseling and Complaints Desk. Their mission is to work towards increased access to affordable quality essential medicines by all Ugandans especially the poor and the vulnerable in rural and urban areas.

Information about HEPS' Study

Analytical Report

Media Coverage of HEPS' Study

Drug Stock Outs in Uganda: VIDEO

The Plight of Ugandan Health Workers

Grant News

Selections for Newest Grant Round

The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) is excited to announce selection of its newest grantees in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda. The selected organizations are:
UPDATE - Revised deadline for TAP New Grant Round

TAP is pleased to announce the opening of our latest request for proposals. In the newest phase of our Grants Program, TAP will sponsor up to ten (10) organizations to design and implement a citizen report card (CRC) project and related advocacy that focuses on improving how money is being spent and how services are being delivered in the health, water, and education sectors at the national, sub-national, and/or local level in their countries. Application to the Grants Program is open to any non-government organization from target countries in sub-Saharan African (Bur

Grantee Research

Tracking Instructional Materials Distribution in Public Primary Schools In Ghana: A Study by CDD

Recognizing that there are large discrepancies in the level of access to textbooks and other instructional materials in Ghana, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development will be carrying out a PETS to track the dispursement of instructional materials from the National Government down to public primary schools, identify any leakages and their impacts, and develop recommendations to make the system more efficient.
Tracking Rwanda's Nine Year Basic Education Program

Following the introduction in 2009 of the Nine Year Basic Education Program (9YBE), which offers nine years of education to all Rwandan children free of charge, the Government of Rwanda has recently made available a capitation grant to the country’s schools for their operations. To ensure the transparent and accountable management of the capitation grant, independent monitoring is essential.

Browse all resources +

Featured Grantee

ABANTU for Development

ABANTU is an organization with the purpose of enhancing the capacity of African people, in particular women, to participate in development and in the political and economic structures of their country.

Need help?