Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Culture
Energy
Environment
Extreme poverty
HIV/AIDS
Indigenous Peoples
Sustainable Development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Indigenous women
Millennium Development Goals
Sustainable Development:
Biodiversity
Climate change
Desertification and Drought
Energy
Forests
Health
Toxic chemicals
Waste (hazardous)
NEPAD:
Agriculture and Food Security
Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
Crosscutting issues (Gender and Capacity Development)
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| Geographic scope: |
National
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| Country of activity: |
Uganda
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2000 |
| Organizational structure: |
PROBICOU is a membership organization; it is governed by the general assembly which is a supreme organ of the organization. The general assembly meets once a year to evaluate the activities of the organization as well as appoint a board of directors. Under the general assembly, there is a board of directors. The board is the policy making organ of the organization. Currently It is composed of seven people. Four are females and Three males. The staff of PROBICOU does the day today activities of the organization at the secretariat. The secretariat is headed by the executive Director and program officers all four are permanent staff. PROBICOU also has a number of 6 volunteers with various professional backgrounds; they are called upon whenever there are activities that require them.
. PROBICOU has three programs namely Chemicals, Biodiversity conservation and Development, as well as Waste management program. |
| Number and type of members: |
Currently PROBICOU has 1011 members.of which 510 are female while 490 are males while 11 are community based organizations .It has 1000 full members and 11 honorary members.over 70% live in rural agricultural areas. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
• Climate change action Network of Uganda • Collaborative Group on Solid waste Management in low and middle income countries (CWG/WASH) where the NGO is a member. • PCIA (Partnership for Clean indoor Air). • Zero Mercury Working Group. • International Pes |
| Funding structure: |
Membership fees or dues
Other sources
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations
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| Funding structure other: |
membership of $ 1 is paid once while the rest of the funding is received dirctly or through a fiscl agent after wrtten proposals are approved. |
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