ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 4 ACRONYMS ABBREVIATIONS CHRGJ Center for Human Rights and Global Justice CRVS Civil Registration and Vital Statistics DFID UK Department for International Development DISO District Internal Security Officer EC Electoral Commission ESP Expanding Social Protection Programme FCDO Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office GISO Gombolola Internal Security Officer GMSA Global System for Mobile Communications Association ISER Initiative for Social and Economic Rights LC1 Local Council I MDAs Ministries, Departments, and Agencies MGLSD Ministry of Gender Labour & Social Development MIA Ministry of Internal Affairs MIS Management Information System MOFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development MOH Ministry of Health NCIB National Citizenship and Immigration Board NIC National ID Card, also known as Ndaga Muntu NIN National ID Number NIR National Identity Register NIRA National Identification and Registration Authority NITA-U National Information Technology Authority PMU Programme Management Unit PSP Payment Service Provider ROPA Registration of Persons Act of 2015 SAGE Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment SCG Senior Citizens’ Grant SDG Sustainable Development Goals UGX Ugandan Shillings UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund URSB Uganda Registration Services Bureau USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollars UW Unwanted Witness Chased Away and Left to Die