[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1133, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "Main stakeholders (duty bearers and right holders) and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 232, 367, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "**National level (Duty bearers)**"}, {"bbox": [97, 284, 1135, 341], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED):** MoFPED is the natural counterpart of EU actions in Uganda."}, {"bbox": [97, 364, 1133, 446], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development:** The mandate of the ministry is to empower citizens to maximize their individual and collective potential by developing skills, increasing labour productivity, and cultural enrichment to achieve sustainable and gender-sensitive development."}, {"bbox": [97, 471, 1133, 552], "category": "Text", "text": "**Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD):** The MEMD will an important political partner for this Action and involved in the political steering of actions regarding minerals and energy. The MEMD will be engaged in regular political dialogue through the Delegation."}, {"bbox": [97, 577, 1133, 684], "category": "Text", "text": "**Department of Geological Surveys and Mines (DGSM):** Situated under the MEMD, DGSM is its technical arm and responsible for regulating, overseeing, and promoting responsible mining practices in Uganda. DGSM is charged with exploring and surveying Uganda's mineral deposits, as well as with ensuring oversight of the mining sector, including conducting inspections of mining operators."}, {"bbox": [97, 709, 1133, 814], "category": "Text", "text": "**National Environment Management Authority (NEMA):** Spearheads the development of environmental policies, laws, regulations, standards and guidelines, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations in mining activities. NEMA will be a critical partner to improve the application of environmental standards in the sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 841, 1133, 950], "category": "Text", "text": "**Uganda Private Sector Foundation (PSFU):** Made up of over 300 business associations, PSFU represents the private sector in Uganda. Close coordination with PSFU will ensure the Action implements measures which meet existing demands for improved social and environmental standards, while at the same time enhancing profitability and stimulating the involvement of businesses in the Ugandan mining sector."}, {"bbox": [97, 973, 1133, 1055], "category": "Text", "text": "**Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum:** The umbrella body representing private sector entities within the mining and petroleum sector. The proposed Action will coordinate closely with the Chamber of Mines with regard to promoting mineral beneficiation and improving the overall investment climate."}, {"bbox": [97, 1080, 1133, 1188], "category": "Text", "text": "**Uganda Association of Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (UGASM):** Represents and advocates for the interests of artisanal and small-scale miners in Uganda, providing capacity building initiatives, fostering networking and collaboration opportunities, engaging in policy advocacy to influence regulations, promoting responsible mining practices, and facilitating access to markets."}, {"bbox": [97, 1212, 1133, 1321], "category": "Text", "text": "**Civil Society Organizations (Right-holders):** Monitor mining activities, advocate for responsible mining practices, environmental conservation, and engage in community welfare in mining areas. The Action will engage with selected civil society organisations to improve these conditions. The possibility of sub-grants will be further analysed. Women's rights associations, and Human Rights organizations."}, {"bbox": [97, 1345, 1133, 1401], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action will also work with **mining associations, cooperatives and workers' unions**, supporting them in licencing procedures, as well as strengthening the application of labour and environmental standards."}, {"bbox": [97, 1425, 970, 1452], "category": "Text", "text": "Depending on the thematic areas, the following Ministries could be partners to the intervention:"}, {"bbox": [97, 1453, 1133, 1612], "category": "List-item", "text": "- the Ministry of Water and Environment (MoWE) – including in particular the Ministry's Climate Change Department (CCD) –, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MoTIC), the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT), the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MoLHUD), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD), the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance (MoICT&NG), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MoSTI) and Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD)."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1143, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 25"}]