Thank you, Chair.
I'd like to move forward with my first question here. Before that I want to thank all of our witnesses. All of you have made an effort to be here, in particular Mrs. Akello flying all the way from Uganda to be with us in person. Sometimes we have public servants who don't want to come from their offices to be with us in person. I look forward to the continuing discussion here.
I'm the shadow minister for international development. A big concept in international development right now is the issue of localization—listening to and responding to the needs of local people and applying those without bringing in predetermined western priorities.
What are the development priorities of the local women you represent in Uganda? How can we ensure that our development assistance relates to local priorities instead of bringing in predetermined western priorities?