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About Us

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ABOUT US

OUR STORY

Voluntary Action for Development (VAD) is a Ugandan not-for-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1996 and fully registered with the NGO Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (File No. M1A/NB/1996/09/3545, Permit No. INDP 16/53545 NB).

We work primarily in Central and North-Eastern Uganda, including the Teso and Karamoja sub-regions, serving communities in the districts of Amuria, Kapelebyong, and Napak. Over the years, VAD has earned a strong reputation for transparency, accountability, and measurable impact.

Our work is rooted in community ownership and participatory development, with a special focus on vulnerable groups — including children and youth, women, persons with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the elderly. We are committed to advancing equity, inclusion, and sustainability across all our programs.

Our Vision: A healthy, vibrant, and self-reliant community.

Our Mission: To empower underserved communities to achieve self-reliance through initiatives in health, education, livelihoods, and advocacy.

Health Promotion; enabling communities access cleansafe water
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Touch One person's life and you can change the whole World
Mr.Benedict Male
Frmr Executive Director

Our Aim

The principle aim of VAD is to improve the lives of the poor and less privileged communities in rural areas of Uganda targeting vulnerable groups including children, women, youths, PWDs, elderly persons, HIV/AIDs infected and affected.

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Our Core Strategies

Deliver an integrated community program mainstreaming youth, elderly, children and women, advocacy  and Disaster Risk Reduction across VAD’s program areas

 

Strength and build VAD’s Institutional structures to support  an integrated program

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Objectives

Strategic Objectives

To improve the conditions and standards of living as well as the quality of life of the rural  poor communities for sustainable development through self-help participation.

 

Improve household food and income security among the rural poor small holder farmers.

 

To enhance the capacity of the under privileged communities in Uganda.

 

Improve access to clean, safe water, hygiene and sanitation services for the poor communities in the target communities and Uganda.

 

To promote education and life long skilling among the youths.

OUR PARTNERS

Working Hand in Hand to Uplift Lives.

Aidlink
UWASNet
Signpost International
Just a Drop
Friends of Uganda
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