Concerned Parents Association Uganda (CPA-Uganda).

The Concerned Parents Assocation Uganda (CPA-Uganda) is a child-focused organisation formed in 1996 by a group of parents affected by abduction of children by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda. The formation of CPA was sparked off immediately after the abduction of 139 schoolgirls of St. Mary’s College Aboke on 10 October 1996.

CPA-Uganda was formed to seek the immediate and unconditional release of all abducted children, their rehabilitation and reintegration into the communities and to build sustainable peace in Uganda. CPA also helps in the reintegration of formerly abducted children and provides counselling to formally abducted children and facilitates their reintegration into communities. Other CPA programmes includes coordination and networking of peace advocates awareness creation, research, documentation and capacity-building.

CPA-Uganda’s motto is “every child is my child.”

Vision

To have a peaceful society where children’s rights are observed and respected.

Mission

“A child focused organisation devoted to promotion of peace and social stability of children affected by war in uganda through advocacy and psychosocial support”.

Activities

Current CPA programmes include peace advocacy and awareness creation, research, documentation and capacity-building, networking and collaboration, psychosocial support for war-affected families.