Rocco Paco

About Us

Background

The Problem in Acoli

  • Growing Environmental Degradation (13% tree loss between 2002 & 2022).
  • High Unemployment (16.9% Unemployment for working-age persons 14-64).
  • High Disease Burden (8% HIV Prevalence; Second only to Kampala).
  • Low Secondary Education Gross Enrollment Rates of 13.5% (15.5% for males and 11.5% for females) compared with the national average of 25%.
  • High and Growing Poverty Levels (67.7% as of the UNHS 2019/20).
  • Slow Recovery Pace (2% GDP: to catch up with the rest requires 11% GDP in 25 years).

Our Stakeholders

The Acoli Community, Religious Leaders, Elected Leaders, Appointed Leaders, Cultural Leaders, Development Partners, Academic Institutions, Development Associations, the Intelligentsia.

Our Approach

  • Interactive Consultations
  • Call for Technical Papers (16)
  • Research
  • Presentation of Action Papers
  • Review of Action Papers
  • Consolidation of a Rocco Paco Plan
  • Presentation of the Final Plan
  • Adoption of Governance & Implementation Structures
  • Implementation

Our Leaders

Amb. Dr. Olara Otunnu

Co-Chair

CJ. Owiny Dollo

Co-Chair

Rt. Bishop Macleord Baker Ochola

Founding Member

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