Action for Child Social and Economic Transformation (ACSET) is an indigenous National NGO registered in Uganda under the Uganda National NGO Act of 2016 (Reg. no: INDR14793745NB, File number: MIA/NB/2020/01//3745, Permit number: INDP0003745) and incorporated as a company under Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) number 221856. Using a Right-Based-Approach, ACSET implements four inter-related and connected thematic areas, each of them with specific objectives to alleviate poverty; Agriculture and Economic Development, Education and Vocational Skill Development, Renewable Energy and Clean Drinking Water, and Health and Social protection. .
ACSET – Uganda strives to have an economically-empowered and enlightened community that works together to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable, healthy lifestyles for vulnerable children, youth and women through the implementation of demand driven and financially sustainable programs that both develop capacity and generate income.
A society free from poverty and injustice in which vulnerable children and youth live in harmony with everybody and every person enjoys their right to a life of dignity.
ACSET shall be bound by the following beliefs
ACSET Uganda is run by a management team headed by an Executive Director and supervised by five board members. Currently ACSET has ten permanent staff members and four volunteers and is currently running projects in six different districts of Uganda with several national and international partners.
Mr. Bruno is a consultant in program development, especially in rural development. He holds a Master of Science in Rural Development and Natural Resource Management (NRM). Currently, he is the Executive Director of ACSET Uganda (Indigenous NGO in Uganda). Bruno has worked in different sectors (Agriculture, Community development and Youth Development) with the Local Government of Uganda, International NGOs and Local NGOs in Uganda. At ACSET, Bruno is a Local backstopping expert in a GIZ-tendered project – promoting local economic development and climate-smart agriculture in Northern Uganda. The Climate Smart Agriculture component of the project uses the public-private partnership (PPP) model to promote agri-based value chain development. It is a point where Bruno identified a gap in climate change actions at local levels. Bruno now strives at creating a framework where local people and culture can play role in mitigating climate change in Uganda.
Jaspher Ewany studied Agriculture for Sustainable Development at the Natural Resources Institute (NRI), the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom and currently pursuing a PhD in Biology at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland. At ACSET Uganda, Jaspher Ewany is responsible for leading the development, winning and management of major programmes, maintaining good working relationships with donors, government officials and partners, and leading strategic programme planning, resources mobilisation and funding to ensure that ACSET Uganda responds effectively to the problems and needs of the people of Uganda. Currently leading projects including a Swiss Academy For Development (SA4D) funded “Transitioning Youth to Sustainable Livelihoods (TYSL) project (2022 – 2025), Promotion of Renewable Energy Use (ProREU) project funded by GIZ (2020 – 2022) and co-leads a GIZ – tendered project on Promotion of Rural Development in Uganda (2018 – 2023). Jaspher Ewany is also an Indigenous Hip-Hop Practitioner, Activist, and Builder. He is one of the pioneers of the Indigenous Hip-Hop Practitioner agenda in Uganda, contributing to the emergence, growth and development of Hip-Hop Communities. He has pioneered the application of the transformative power of Hip-Hop for over 10 years in many fields such as Climate Change, Agriculture, Health, Youth Engagement and Leadership, Economic empowerment and community development. Jaspher has been invited on a Hip-Hop ticket on many international platforms including, the World Youth Forum 2019/20 in Sharm El Sheikh Egypt, COP26 as a speaker for ‘The Missing Link: International Perspectives on Culture and Climate’ plenary event in Glasgow, and represented the indigenous community voices at the 2022 COP27 roundtable discussions on “Financing Resilience ‘Radical collaboration to address the urgent need to mobilize private capital for adaptation and resilience” in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Ms. Bella Vicky Ato studied Bachelor of Arts in Education at Makerere university and continued to pursue a Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation at Uganda Management Institute. She is currently an M&E Officer for the Swiss Academy For Development (SA4D) funded “Transitioning Youth to Sustainable Livelihoods (TYSL) project” at ACSET Uganda, where she is engaged with supporting disadvantaged youth and women in acquiring technical competencies and certification in a specific trade or in agriculture and equipping young people with the capacities, skills and networks needed to find decent employment or start up their own business. Her efforts are directed at informing managers and decision-makers, enabling them to take measures that improve program effectiveness and efficiency.
Mr Ocen Agard okabo studied Bachelor of Arts degree in public administration and management at Gulu University. At ACSET Uganda, Agard is the “Skills and Learning Coordinator” for the Swiss Academy For Development (SA4D) funded “Transitioning Youth to sustainable Livelihoods (TYSL) project” at ACSET Uganda, where he is responsible for supporting the recruitment of disadvantaged youth, overall training, apprenticeships with Private sector Businesses/Workshops and supporting the TYSL graduates in achieving personal and professional growth, by providing guidance and mentorship, Life Skills training, and job opportunities. Additionally, he is responsible for onboarding the Private Sector Businesses/Workshops, attaching trainees for apprenticeships, managing trainees’ On-the-job training, and supporting trainees with their successful integration into the Labour market.
Ms Florence Auma is a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Social sciences of Makerere University. She is the Communications and documentation Officer for the consortium organisations, ACSET Uganda, VART Africa Solutions Limited and Lango Indigenous Hip-Hop Movement. Florence is responsible for the implementation of the communication and visibility plan of the consortium, handling internal and public information development, documentation, and dissemination of program activities and initiatives, designing, writing, and editing promotional and informational material for internal and external audiences, coordinating information sharing within the Program Management Team (PMT) and maintains and enhances the organisation’s website and social media.