Policy Brief NGO Act, CAP 109

This assessment was commissioned by the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) with support from the GIZ Civil Society in Uganda Support Programme (CUSP) co-financed by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to assess the impact of the NGO Policy, the NGO Act (as Amendment). Center for Constitutional Governance is a regional organization based in Uganda and reaches out to the Eastern Countries of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan with a cardinal goal of strengthening constitutional governance by bridging the gaps in governance and challenges in policy and regulatory framework.

The study sought to provide a deeper understanding of the existing trends in the sector and provide insight into potential reforms.

Problem Statement:
Uganda has one of the most regulated NGO sectors in the world. NGOs have to meet obligations under more than 15 laws. The NGO Act which is the main law that governs NGOs has numerous obligations and requirements that could potentially affect the efficiency
of the regulators and the performance of the NGOs.

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