Sycona Uganda Sub-National Report 2023 - Ankole Sub-Region AGYW Prevention Self-Assessment Tool Completion and Validation Workshop Findings

Aug 29, 2026

Report presents findings from the Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Prevention Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) completion and a sub-national validation workshop held in the Ankole sub-region of South-Western Uganda, 16–18 March 2023. It details the workshop approach, PSAT structure and scoring, and core results for districts in the region, including domain and pillar performance. It compares sub-national and national PSAT outcomes and compiles proposed actions, technical assistance needs, and recommendations for subsequent country implementation and validation across remaining regions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Background

Approach to the AGYW PSAT Completion and Sub-national Validation Workshop

Key Findings from the Sub-national PSAT Completion

PSAT Structure and Scoring

Overall Findings – Districts in the South-Western Region

Comparison between National and Sub-national AGYW PSAT Results

Actions Proposed and Technical Assistance Needs

Participant Evaluation of the Workshop

Recommendations and Next Steps

Sycona and SSLN Offerings

Recommendations for Sub-national Stakeholders

Next Steps for Country Implementation

Appendices

Appendix I: Agenda

Appendix II: Participant Evaluation

Appendix III: Summary of Scores

Findings from the Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Prevention Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) Completion and Sub-national Validation Workshop in Ankole Sub-Region, South-Western Uganda 16-18 March 2023 SOUTH TO SOUTH LEARNING NETWORK The HIV Prevention Interchange Photo Credit: Muhammad-taha Ibrahim Table of Contents Acornyms 3 Background4 Approach to the AGYW PSAT Completion and Sub-national Validation Workshop in Ankole Sub-Region, South-Western Uganda 5 Key Findings from the Sub-national PSAT Completion Ankole Region, North-Western Uganda 8 PSAT Structure and Scoring 8 Overall Findings – Districts in the South-Western Region 9 Comparison between the National and Sub-national AGYW PSAT Results 10 Actions proposed by the Sub-national Participants and Technical Assistance needs 12 Technical Assistance Requirements proposed by Sub-national Participants 12 Participant Evaluation of the Workshop 13 Recommendations and Next Steps 14 Sycona and SSLN Offerings 14 Recommendations for the Sub-national Stakeholders in the South-Western Region 14 Next Steps for Country Implementation – including AGYW PSAT Sub-validation across remaining Regions 15 APPENDICES 16 Appendix I: Agenda for Sub-national validation of the Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) Uganda Prevention Assessment Tool (PSAT) 16 Appendix II: Participant Evaluation 18 Appendix III: Summary of Sub-national and Country Scores 19 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Distribution of delegates in attendance 6 Figure 2: Dr Maureen Kwikiriza of the Uganda AIDS Commission orienting district level stakeholders on how to use the AGYW PSAT 7 Figure 3: PSAT format 8 Figure 4: PSAT selection options 8 Figure 5: AGYW Pillar (Sub-national level) 9 Figure 6: AGYW Domains (Sub-national level) 9 Figure 7: Average Score by Domain, Country vs Sub-national 10 Figure 8: AGYW Pillar Comparison, Sub-national vs Country 11 Figure 9: Average Score by Score, Country vs Sub-national level 11 Figure 10: Participants assessment of the sub-national workshop 13 Figure 11: Group photo taken after the completion of the AGYW PSAT Sub-national validation 13 Acronyms ABM AGYW B&MGF CSOs DCDO DEO EGPAF HCWs IEC IPs GBV GPC OVC PIASCAY PSS PrEP PSAT M&E MOES MIS MoH SBCC SE SRH SSLN SYCONA TA TASO TWG UAC UPHIA UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF VAC WHO Adolescent boys and men Adolescent Girls and Young Women Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Civil society organisations District Community Development Officer District Education Office Elizabeth Glazer Paediatric AIDS Foundation Healthcare Workers Information, Education and Communication Implementing Partners Gender Based Violence Global HIV Prevention Coalition Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children Presidential Initiative on AIDS Strategy for Communication to Youth Psychosocial support Pre-exposure prophylaxis Prevention Self-Assessment Tool Monitoring and Evaluation Ministry of Education and Sports Management and Information System Ministry of Health Social and behaviour change communication Sexual Education Sexual and Reproductive Health South-to-South Learning Network Synthesise, Consolidate and Disseminate Technical Assistance The AIDS Support Organization Technical Working Group Uganda AIDS Commission Uganda Population-based HIV Impact Assessment United Nations Population Fund United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children’s Fund Violence Against Children World Health Organisation of Contents Background Sycona, is an initiative linked to the South-to-South Learning Network (SSLN) . Together they serve as complementary learning initiatives that aim to support countries to strengthen their HIV prevention efforts. The SSLN, established in 2020, functions as a platform that provides countries with an opportunity to gain experiential knowledge from their peers, harness and share

FAQs

What is the purpose of the AGYW Prevention Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) in this report?

It supports country-led reflection on the status of national HIV programmes and enables structured review during PSAT completion and sub-national validation in Ankole.

What does the report cover regarding workshop outcomes?

It presents key findings from PSAT completion, explains the PSAT structure and scoring, compares sub-national and national results, and summarizes proposed actions and technical assistance requirements.

What are the recommended next steps after the Ankole sub-national validation?

Recommendations focus on follow-up for sub-national stakeholders and on further country implementation, including AGYW PSAT sub-validation across remaining regions.

Aug 29, 2026

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