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In Uganda, responsibility for budgeting is shared across national, parliamentary, and district levels. Yet at the district level, where budgets are implemented, gender-based violence (GBV) was largely seen as the responsibility of a single office: the Community Development Office. This approach risked limiting resources for GBV, despite strong national policy commitments.

Spotlight Initiative brought together a wide range of district ministries, departments, and agencies, reframing GBV as a shared governance priority rather than a standalone social issue that was only the responsibility of…