Resettlement Policy Framework

The Project Development Objective for the Third Northern Uganda Social Action Fund is to contribute to increased incomes for poor and vulnerable households, to expand livelihood support, and to enhance basic system for social protection in Northern and North-Eastern Uganda. Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) 3 is expected to have significant positive impact on social and poverty conditions to improve household income and address the socio-economic imbalances in the North and North East where poverty levels are still severe the new project will focus on improving incomes and livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable communities in that region and contribute to the revitalization of the local economy. The project is likely to have two categories of effects: 1) Permanent effects, which will result in an infinite loss of use of property, vegetation, or land by the affected person as a result of the subproject activities. This is likely to occur where permanent installations such as markets, health centers and school facilities are established; and 2) Temporary effects which will result in an interruption in the current use of property or land by the affected person as a result of the sub project activities. This is likely to occur during rehabilitation of existing infrastructure especially cattle crushes, holding grounds, pastureland, water points etc. The RPF ensures that any possible adverse impacts of proposed project activities are addressed through appropriate mitigation measures, in particular, against potential impoverishment risks. These risks can be minimized by: a)Avoiding displacement of people without a well-designed compensation and relocation process; b)Minimizing either land acquisition or the number of Project Affected Persons (PAPs) or both, to the extent possible; c)Compensating for losses incurred, displaced incomes and livelihoods; and d)Ensuring resettlement assistance or rehabilitation, as needed, to address impacts on PAPs livelihoods and their well-being.