Education Uganda Project #31562

Empower a Girl: For Self-Reliance

by Kole Intellectual Forum

Project Report | Nov 20, 2025
Ministry of Health Conducts NGO Mapping

By George Obua | Project Leader

The team of MOH are at KIFA

Ministry of Health of Uganda Conducts NGO Mapping

It was Monday 17, 2025 at 11:00 am East Africa Time, that: a team from the Ministry of Health of Uganda and to make a courtesy to Kole Intellectual Forum after being referred from Health Department of Kole District Local Government of Uganda. They came to the organization (Kole Intellectual Forum), purposely to conduct what the referred to as NGO Mapping; which is a strategic process of identifying, analyzing, and visualizing information about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or to understand deeply about the landscape in which they operate. Particularly, they conduct their mapping on the basis of:

Operational/Network Mapping that dwells around the details about:

Coordination: that is understanding the NGOs and its stakeholders where it operates in terms of a specific environment in order to avoid duplicating efforts.
Needs assessment: this Mapping tries also identify the locations of services Kole Intellectual Forum is providing against population needs (e.g., health centers with population data) and where necessary to identify where gaps in terms of service provision.
Network analysis: the mapping as well tries to visualize the linkages between Kole Intellectual Forum and other institutions, and also understand their roles to the community
Transparency and advocacy: they also requested the members of Kole Intellectual Forum to allow them create publicly available maps (like the NGO Aid Map) to provide a clear picture of international aid and an organization's impact.

This process, NGO mapping, according to the team from the Ministry of Health – Uganda was done inform of a data-driven approach, meant to enhance strategic planning, improve efficiency, foster collaboration, and ensure that Kole Intellectual Forum's and othe NGOs' efforts within the country are incorporated in their system (data base)

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