By Nelson Nowahabwe, Deputy Managing Director, ACLAIM Africa Limited, Winnie Birungi, Senior Consultant & Finance Lead EYDCD Program, ACLAIM Africa Limited, Vanessa Kokunda Rutoosha, Senior Analyst II & Capability Leader – Organisational Effectiveness, and Charlene Nagaba Nuwamanya, Analyst I – Organisational Effectiveness, ACLAIM Africa Limited.
ACLAIM Africa Limited had the incredible opportunity to facilitate a four-day Resource Mobilisation and Partnership Management Strategy workshop for War Child Canada – Uganda and the eight Implementing Partners under the BRIDGE Project namely; Community Empowerment For Creative Innovation (CECI), Coburwas International Youth Organization To Transform Africa (CIYOTA), Christian Community Response for Social Development (CRSD), Refugee Women Organization (REWO), Talented Orphan Healing Aid (TOHAid), Youth Empowerment For Self-Reliance (YEFSOR), Youth Integrated Development Organisation (YIDO) and Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT).
The workshop was facilitated by ACLAIM Consultants, Nelson Nowahabwe, Winnie Birungi, Vanessa Kokunda Rutoosha, and Charlene Nagaba Nuwamanya from 13th to 16th October 2025 at Eureka Hotel in Ntinda.
The participants delved into the practical process of developing a Resource Mobilization Strategy, which involved:
- Analysis of the current evolving funding landscape and how to position their various organisations in the increasingly uncertain and competitive funding landscape;
- Internal contextual analysis, assessing their organisational capacity for resource mobilisation including financial analysis;
- Goal setting and strategy development, ensuring all resource mobilisation efforts align with individual Organisational strategic priorities;
- Donor and partner engagement; and
- Use of practical tools to identify and prioritise potential donors and partnerships/collaborations to pursue by the various organisations.
ACLAIM Africa Limited equipped participating organizations with practical tools to translate workshop learnings into a comprehensive three to five-year Resource Mobilisation Strategy, resulting in a forward-looking blueprint for funding growth, partnership expansion, and long-term sustainability.
Verbatim testimonials highlighting the overall workshop experience are provided below:
- It was one of the best workshops of 2025 ever attended. Thank you so much and surely, I can recommend your company to my friends.
- The facilitators had good knowledge and experience of what they were training on.
- I have learnt a lot from the training, and I know the processes to follow when mobilizing resources.
- The training was generally educating, and it is necessary for our organization since we didn’t have a resource mobilization strategy.
- Very Good. Bringing Consortium Partners together.
- The workshop was participatory and hands-on which promotes learning.
- Personally, I attained a new set of skills and knowledge.
- It has been a great learning experience. Well Done!
- Good learning experience and insights in defining the resource mobilization landscape.
This was not only a workshop, but a powerful investment by War Child Canada in the future of these organisations that drive change in refugee and host communities in Uganda. ACLAIM Africa Limited is honoured to have been part of this journey. We are grateful to War Child Canada for the opportunity to facility this process.
To learn more about resource mobilisation strategy development workshops facilitated by ACLAIM, contact us at info@aclaimafrica.com or +256 (0) 414 231 040.
