EMPOWERING PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS
UCAA was established in 1992 by 75 Ugandans (change agents, development workers) who had undergone The Change Agent Training conducted by Quaker Service Norway (QSN). It was registered as an NGO on 11th October 1993 under registration number S5914/646 that has been renewed regularly as required by the law. The Association is also registered as a non-profit limited liability company under the Uganda Companies Act.
Uganda Change Agents Association (UCAA) was founded in 1992 by 75 Ugandans (change agents, development workers) who had undergone The Change Agent Training conducted by Quaker Service Norway (QSN). To date, UCAA has a membership of over 4,000 trained Change Agents who have organized themselves into 230 branches throughout Uganda.
These members of UCAA (Change Agents) are working voluntarily with over 5,000 self-help development groups (SHDGs) with a membership of over 69,000 rural men and women.
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Mission & Vision
To promote the participation of marginalized communities in the decision-making, promotion and protection of their rights for sustainable development and An empowered and self reliant society living in harmony ...
Beliefs
UCAA beliefs that: The rural impoverished marginalized communities have capacity to reverse the situation if given the opportunity to work together/ in a participatory way. Together we can develop...
Values
The core values that guide UCAA work are derived from set of values compass: Independence and neutrality : UCAA works entirely on the basis of its mandate by focusing on issues concerning the most vul...
WE CAN CHANGE THE LIFE OF THOSE, WHO HAVE NO HOPE!
Sustainable Livelihoods
By contributing towards livelihood enhancement through, promotion of viable economic activities for self-reliance and sustainable development of the most impoverished rural communities.
Approaches & Strategy
By implementing our plan using a widely developed and applied model of Change Agent self-reliant participatory development methodology (SRPD) as a tool for developing critical awareness of rural men and women s...
Research & Advocacy
By contributing to policy environment through evidence based research, documentation, dissemination and advocacy to enhance peaceful co-existence, economic development and improvement of quality of life.
