With Voice, USSD, and SMS provided across six languages, the 3-2-1 Service provides an alternative source of information for people in Uganda without smartphones or with limited literacy.
The current content includes information on Agriculture, Climate Action, Environment & Global Climate Change, Financial Services, Good Health and Well-being, No Poverty, and Zero Hunger.
Our partners support these goals with topics, messages, designed and tested to engage with Uganda’s diverse population. (See below.)
All content is available in: English, Luganda, Lugbara, Runyakitara, Ateso, and Luo
The Service in Uganda uses the “161” short code rather than “321”. Locally it is known as the “1-6-1 Service”.
Sample Message: Preparing the Farm During Dry Spells (Climate Change)
(Luo with English Subtitles)
What better way to help Ugandan farmers than to teach them to help themselves, and in their mother tongues.
— Tony Kisadha, Uganda Director, Self Help Africa
The 1-6-1 Service launched in Uganda in August 2016.
Airtel Uganda
Airtel continues to grow in Uganda, increasing their market share and with new cell towers across Northern Uganda, ensuring that they are there for both Ugandans and the growing refugee population.
Partners in Uganda
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Viamo
Technology Platform, Marketing, Content Partner Support, Content Development
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PSI
Content: Family Planning, Maternal Health, Neonatal Health
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Self Help Africa
Content: Agriculture
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PACE
Content: Family Planning
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FHI 360
Content: Sexual and Reproductive Health including HIV, STIs, Puberty
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Mercy Corps
Content: Agriculture (Chili), Wanji Games on Financial Literacy, Chili, and Soil Health
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Global Resilience Partnership
(Convened by
The Rockefeller Foundation
and USAID )
Content: Climate Change
