LASPNET under its flagship programme of strengthening crime prevention and drug abuse which is a programme funded by United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on 18^th and 19^th of December 2023 conducted Inception Meetings at Kakumiro and Kibaale district town halls respectively

From 12^th to 22^nd of November 2023, LASPNET with support from United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime under the project titled “Strengthening Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme in Uganda”, carried out introductory visits in the 20 selected districts of project implementation and these included Mubende, Hoima, Kabale, Kassanda, Kibaale, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Mbarara, Kabarole, Masindi. Jinja, Iganga, Tororo, Mbale, Moroto, Lira, Adjumani, Yumbe, Arua and Kampala.

OXFAM and LASPNET in partnership with Strategic Link (SL) convened a two days Inception and Kick off meeting with the overall objective of orienting the new Voice grantees on the Voice policies and procedures as well as the Linking and Learning project activities. The kick-off meeting was part of the Linking and Learning activities under the new grant project ‘Voice(s) Connected & Amplified: Linking & Learning Facilitation’ project in Uganda

OXFAM and LASPNET in partnership with Strategic Link (SL) convened a two days Annual Linking and Learning Event which was held at Country Lake Resort – Garuga, from 29^th to 30^th November 2022. The meeting which was anchored under the new grant project titled ‘Voice(s) Connected & Amplified: Linking & Learning Facilitation’ with the overall objective of the event was to share experiences, facilitate and enhance shared learning and promising approaches of work among grantees and rights holders.   It was attended by a total number of 44 participants including Grantees; rights holders; VOICE/OXFAM representative, external experts, Strategic Link and LASPNET facilitators.