CoST Uganda is a National Chapter of CoST International. Its aim is to empower businesses and citizens, encourage citizen participation and hold decision-makers accountable for delivering quality infrastructure and improving lives.

Through its multi-stakeholder approach, CoST Uganda focuses on disclosing infrastructure data, conducting independent reviews, providing technical assistance and trainings, and fostering cooperation with key stakeholders. Using platforms such as the Government Procurement Portal and the Infrastructure Transparency Index, CoST has made significant contributions to achieving their overall goals.

Through its Business Integrity Initiative in particular, CoST Uganda has successfully improved interactions between the private sector and the government, leading to better procurement processes and increased competition.

Their efforts have resulted in significant policy, sector and project-level changes in the delivery of public infrastructure projects.

As a global multi-stakeholder partnership with their headquarters in Africa, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative’s aim is to strengthen transparency of marine fisheries management.

By making fisheries more transparent and inclusive, the FiTI supports the long-term contribution of the sector to national economies and the well-being of citizens and businesses that depend on a healthy marine environment. Through its Collective Action approach, the FiTI strengthens public access to fisheries information by supporting coastal countries to implement its FiTI Standard, thereby enhancing the accessibility, credibility and usability of government information.

Seychelles and Mauritania have already published several annual FiTI Reports, which resulted not only in a range of previously unpublished information being made publicly available by national authorities for the very first time. It also led to better negotiations for new fishing agreements and an improvement in the investment climate, and is altering previous government practices from a reactive to a proactive disclosure approach.

Governments of six other countries have also already committed to the FiTI.

MozUp collaborates with the government, private sector and civil society to build the capacity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to become competitive and capable suppliers in all growing sectors of the Mozambican economy, contributing to the overall economic development of the country.

Sponsored by Area 4 Partners of the Rovuma Basin, MozUp serves as a platform to develop qualified, competitive Mozambican businesses by providing tailored business development services fit for the Mozambican context. It emphasises business ethics, anti-corruption measures and global best practices in governance, controls, policies and quality management systems as key pillars to successful business and economic development. MozUp has partnered with institutions such as The Ethics Institute (South Africa), as well as public and private sector entities and civil society, to maximise the reach and impact of MozUp’s activities.

Since its launch, MozUp has provided training to over 4,400 participants from Mozambican companies. It has gained government support, engaged key private sector players and experienced many successes. These include several companies reporting more efficient and effective business processes, new contract awards and additional access to financial products and services, as well as new local partnerships.