Dear Reader,

The 4th issue of The

Mayors’ Voice covers our

major activities from the

first quarter of 2017

(January to March). We

had ongoing PACK

project activities in

Karamoja, Secretariat

new premises, our

growth on social media

and the oaths taken by

the AEC and ANTAC

members to uphold the

AMICAALL Uganda

Constitution

THANK YOU.

Information & Communication

Department

Drama activities, Peer

Educators, moonlight

HCT camps that operate

at night to cater for

MARPs such as long dis-

tance truck drivers, sex

workers, boda boda et al.

Local Government leaders

such as Mayors take lead

in mobilizing the people.

he Prevention of HIV and AIDS in

the Communities of Karamoja

(PACK) project is a five year project

aimed at contributing to reduction of

new HIV infections amongst adolescents

and young people (10-24 years) in the

Karamoja region. which has an HIV

prevalence rate of 5.3%.

This prompted the civil

society as well as the de-

velopment partners to

put more resources in the

fight against HIV and

AIDS. Some of the activi-

ties carried out to raise

awareness about HIV and

also provide HIV service

to the communities.

Include HIV Testing and

Counselling (HCT) camps,

PACK PROJECT CONTINUES THE FIGHT

AGAINST HIV/AIDS IN KARAMOJA

AMICAALL UGANDA CHAPTER

NEWSLETTER FOR THE ALLIANCE OF MAYORS ON HIV/AIDS AND HEALTH IN UGANDA

(AMICAALL UGANDA)

THE MAYORS’ VOICE

HIV/AIDS related drama activities in Karamoja Uganda

EDITORIAL

ISSUE 4 MARCH 2017

THE MAYORS’ VOICE NEWS & INFORMATION

AMICAALL UGANDA CHAPTER

Residents of Karamoja line up for HIV

testing and counselling

T

PACK Peer Educators’ Training

Moroto

Residents par-

ticipating in a

PACK street jam

to mobilize peo-

ple for the moon-

light HCT camp

(Background

Tents)

AMICAALL UGANDA SECRETARIAT MOVES INTO NEW OFFICE PREMISES

PICTORIAL:AEC AND ANTAC MEMBERS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE

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“In the First

Quarter of

2017, the

pages have

gained a

reach of over

50,000 ”

On 31st March 2017, the secretariat relocated to a new

office complex located on plot 1658, Clovis Road, Kiwatule,

Block 220, Kazinga channel Zone, Nakawa Division. The

spacious premises will enable the secretariat to carry out

the programme's work and serve Chapter members in

Uganda more effectively. AMICAALL members are welcome

to come and share experiences on the urban health and HIV

responses.

The new AMICCAALL Uganda premises

AMICAALL SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES SIGNIFICANT GAINS

Screenshot of a post on the

AMICAALL Uganda twitter page

Central to our dissemi-

nation of information

and awareness creation

in regards to HIV/AIDS,

NCDs, WASH and SRHR is

social media. Through

Facebook and Twitter,

we are able to update

and engage our followers

on the subjects men-

tioned above as well as

our activities in the

various communities.

In the First Quarter of

2017, the pages have

gained a reach of over

50,000 and acquired

over 400 new follow-

ers. The photos and

posts attract com-

ments from followers

expressing their views

about the programme

work. Please follow us on twitter:

@amicaallug and on facebook:

@amicaalluganda for more

interesting information from us.

Members of the Alliance Executive

Council (Board) take an oath of allegiance

to the Constitution of AMICAALL UGANDA

at the AMICAALL UGANDA Board Room.

In attendance were AMICAALL UGANDA

Country Director Mr. Titus Twesige, Local

Council leaders and other AMICAALL

UGANDA staff

AMICAALL UGANDA CHAPTER ISSUE 4 MARCH 2017

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(+256) 414 250102/414 341340/ 772 525487

Email: amicaall@amicaalluganda.org

@amicaallug

@amicaalluganda

www.amicaalluganda.org

About us

AMICAALL is an African wide network of Mayors and

Municipal leaders committed to supporting

sustained responses to health and HIV/AIDS in the

urban communities.

Vision

A healthy and productive urban population free

from HIV&AIDS and related diseases

Mission

To support the building of an effective and

coordinated urban HIV/AIDS and health response

Goal

To strengthen the capacity of urban authorities for

an effective and sustainable HIV/AIDS and health

response

Contact us

Plot 1658, Clovis Road, Kiwatule, P. O Box 26323, Kampala, Uganda

AMICAALL UGANDA CHAPTER ISSUE 4 MARCH 2017

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Members of the AMICAALL National Technical and Advisory Committee (ANTAC) take an oath of allegiance to the

AMICAALL UGANDA Constitution. ANTAC consists of representatives of key partners from the Uganda Government

and Civil Society