UGANDA ROAD SECTOR SUPPORT INITIATIVE (URSSI)
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City Planning Modeling and Design
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart Urban planning is a complex and multi-faceted field that encompasses a wide range of topics, from land use and
What urban Planners can do to improve their Cities
By Sam Stewart Mutabazi Urban planners play a critical role in the development of cities, as they are responsible for the design and implementation
THE PROBLEM WITH POORLY PLANNED CITIES
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart When cities are built without planning, they can become overcrowded, chaotic, and disorganized. This can lead to a
How Roads in Developing Countries fail and how to build long lasting ones.
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart Introduction Roads are a vital part of any country’s infrastructure, providing access to goods and services, connecting people and
Why Schools Never Teach Success to Students
By Sam Stewart Mutabazi Success is a concept that is often discussed but rarely taught in schools. This is because success is a subjective
What’s wrong with African Cities?
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart Africa is a continent of immense potential, yet its cities are often plagued by poverty, inequality, and a lack of
HOW GREAT CITIES AND URBAN AREAS ARE PLANNED
By Sam Stewart Mutabazi Great cities are planned with the intention of creating a vibrant, livable, and sustainable environment for its citizens. This involves careful
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CITIES IN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WHY URBAN AREAS IN AFRICA ARE MESSED UP
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart Rich nations plan their cities in a variety of ways, depending on the needs of the population and the resources available.
UGANDA ROAD SECTOR SUPPORT INITIATIVE (URSSI)
URSSI is a policy advocacy Not-for-Profit organisation working to create better liveable and sustainable cities with modern transportation modes in Uganda
A Uganda with well planned towns and green cities with an efficient and safe road transport system.
To facilitate the improvement and sustainability of modern town planning practices and coherent road transport development and management in Uganda.
Want to Work with URSSI?
Professionals, academia, civil society, urban councils, students and the urban community at large; if you believe in our approach, we invite you to become part of our initiatives in your community. If you have any information concerning the state of roads and other infrastructure that deserve attention; contact us using any of our communication options you feel comfortable. We promise to get back to you within 24 Hours.
Our work scope
Our work has three broad thematic areas which are:
- Promoting best urban development practices Championing the Change efforts towards building Sustainable Cities and Towns for Uganda
- Working to Promote Transparency & Accountability in the transport sub sector
- Prioritizing Road Safety and working to significantly reduce Road Fatalities in Uganda
Our history
URSSI started in 2009 and was incorporated as a company limited by Guarantee without share capital in 2010. URSSI was founded to act as a platform for citizens to discuss issues affecting urban development and transportation challenges in Uganda with a view of finding lasting solutions to them. Back then there was limited guided discussion on urban development in Uganda, save for a few isolated lamentations by some elites of how the city was rotting away. URSSI was to act as an advocacy think tank to guide meaningful debate about issues affecting urban growth trends in Uganda.
Our Memberships
We work closely with various partners including CSO groups, International partners, and academia especially from Makerere University. We are members of the following groupings
- The Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport -SLoCAT
- Civil Society coalition on Oil and Gas (CISCO)
- Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG)
- Roads Industry Council (RIC)
- Uganda Shelter and Settlement Alternatives Network – USSHNET
Our Key milestones / achievements
- We took lead in and participated in the amendment process of the outdated Roads Act and access to Roads Act
- We initiated and led efforts in protecting road reserves as a way of encouraging an unencumbered road network and as such UNRA embraced our campaign and has since escalated it.
- We have been the consistent voice of better urban planning in Uganda for the last twelve years
- We have, on annual basis presented civil society position to parliament of Uganda on the National Budget framework paper (NBFP)
- We have been full members of the Sector Working Group (SWG) of the Works and Transport Sector since 2011 where we have made key recommendations and influenced many positions.
Our Key dates
- 1st February 2010: URSSI Founded
- 26th October 2010: URSSI participates in International Convention on Rural Roads, and Workshop on Urban Mobility & Environment Jinan City, Shandong, China,
- 25th November 2014: Held the first road safety campaign in Uganda which later was taken up by Ministry of Works 7 Transport to become an annual event
- Held national meeting for consensus building on Roads Bill.
- 3rd April 2014: URSSI shared its road monitoring tool with West African Civil Society Forum in Accra, Ghana
- 22nd October 2014: URSSI launches the first road monitoring tool in Uganda
Invite our Executive director to speak at your Event
If you have an event that is development oriented please feel free to contact us. We shall provide cutting edge and up-to-date information to your audience in a very engaging and informative way. We love sharing knowledge and experience and we’ve had very high ratings at all conferences where he has spoken. Our executive director is very passionate about development in the global south. He provides practical advice on better urban governance, climate change, environmental management and Energy Transition. He is a change maker helping people in urban areas to discover their hidden potential. He has provided practical guidance to several cities and urban areas in solving some of their most pressing challenges.
To book him for your event, Send an email to mutabazistewartsam@gmail.com
