ToroDev develops a five year strategic plan, to spur growth and reduce poverty.

ToroDev has developed a five year strategic plan (2011-2015) to guide the growth and relevance of the organization as it transforms itself into a strong and sustainable institution fighting poverty and economic under development in the seven districts of the Rwenzori region. 

The organization also envisages the other cross-cutting sustainable development factors – social, political and environmental – that need maximum attention. Therefore, most of the strategies of achieving the objectives of the plan will always put these factors into considerations, both at planning and implementation levels. 

ToroDev Strategic Plan

However, the main purpose of the Plan is to provide the unity of purpose in implementing ToroDev’s corporate vision and mission. As a management tool, the Plan is intended to provide the Board of Directors, Management/technical staff and partners with a framework within which both strategic and operational governance, management, partnership and program decisions would be made.

In more specific terms, the Plan seeks to guide the organization in maximizing its strategic and comparative advantages in the poverty alleviation and economic empowerment movement in the Rwenzori region and Uganda as a whole and provide a framework for operational planning, programs development, resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation; and finally, guide partners in making strategic choices and decisions.

The central theme of the Strategic Plan is “Towards Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Development”.

The broad aim of the Plan is to broaden and strengthen the organization’s ICT for development for economic, social and political empowerment initiatives and to work with community groups, individuals and institutional partners to promote access to information and communication for sustainable livelihoods and productive economic opportunities.

The Plan seeks to promote community-led socio-economic development initiatives and to enhance capacities of partner communities to ensure widespread social security as well as sustainable access to productive and income-generating opportunities.

The Plan further seeks to promote attitude and behavior change, inculcate a strong sense of self-reliance, ICT development and integration, access better development infrastructure including marketing, transport and energy systems.

Using research, information exchange, and advocacy and networking strategies, ToroDev will work towards ensuring that the voices, participation and involvement of marginalized groups in both rural and urban governance processes and management of public resources are strengthened. 

Documented by Solomon Akugizibwe