Ms. Nabuuma Annet - District Community Development Officer
Mandate and responsibility
The department is responsible for facilitating community-driven development, poverty eradication, social protection, and the empowerment of vulnerable groups through participatory approaches and capacity building. (Community mobilization and mindset change)
CBSD is the social engine of the District with the core responsibility of empowering communities, protecting vulnerable groups, promoting social justice, and fostering inclusive socio-economic development. The department works at the grassroots level to ensure that government programs and services reach all citizens, with a focus on equity, rights, and community participation.
The Department is structured into the following key sectors:
- Gender, Women, Youth and Culture
Officer-in-Charge: Ms. Nampeera Harriet - Senior Community Development Officer
This sector is the primary driver for empowering key demographic groups and preserving the district's cultural heritage.
Key Functions:
Gender and Women
- Mainstreaming gender issues across all district programs
- implementing projects for women's economic empowerment e.g. skilling, access to finance, combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through awareness campaigns and supporting survivors
- Promoting women leadership and participation in governance.
Youth
- Coordinating and monitoring government youth programs like the Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP)
- Facilitating youth skilling and mentorship
- Promoting youth participation in community development and governance
- supporting youth sports and talent development.
Culture and Heritage
- Promoting, preserving, and documenting the cultural heritage of Mpigi District
- Regulating and supporting cultural institutions and events
- Harnessing culture as a tool for tourism and social cohesion.
2. Labour
Officer-in-Charge: Ms. Nayiga Frances- Senior Labour Officer
This sector focuses on regulating the world of work, promoting decent employment and ensuring harmonious industrial relations
Key Functions:
Employment Promotion: Facilitating job creation initiatives, linking job seekers with employers, and providing employment information and guidance.
Labour Inspection: Enforcing labour laws, standards, and regulations related to wages, occupational safety and health, and terms of employment in both formal and informal sectors.
Industrial Relations: Mediating in trade disputes between employers and employees; promoting collective bargaining and social dialogue; and ensuring peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Workers' Education: Educating workers and employers about their rights, responsibilities, and relevant labour laws.
3. Disability and Elderly Councils; Probation and Child Welfare
Officer-in-Charge: Mr. Kibarama Bruhan - Ag. Probation and Welfare Officer
This sector is dedicated to the protection, care, and welfare of the most vulnerable members of society: children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
Key Functions:
- Disability and Elderly Councils: Coordinating the activities of the District Union of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the Elderly Council; facilitating their access to government grants and services
- Advocating for the rights and inclusion of PWDs and older persons in all sectors
- Overseeing the implementation of relevant laws.
- Probation and Child Welfare: Administering juvenile justice
- Providing probation services for children in conflict with the law
- Managing cases of child abuse, neglect, and exploitation
- Facilitating foster care and adoption processes
- Promoting family and community-based care for children.
4. Community Mobilization and Mindset Change
Coordinator: The District Community Development Officer
This is a cross-cutting sector crucial for the success of all government programs. It is responsible for rallying community support and fostering a positive attitude towards development.
Key Functions:
Community Mobilization: Sensitizing and mobilizing communities to actively participate in government programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM), health campaigns, and infrastructure projects.
Mindset Change: Leading public awareness campaigns to transform negative attitudes and practices (e.g., dependency syndrome, corruption) into positive, productive, and entrepreneurial mindsets.
Stakeholder Engagement: Working closely with Local Council leaders, Village Health Teams (VHTs), and other community structures to disseminate information and gather feedback, ensuring a bottom-up approach to development.
Key programs in the CBSD
- Uganda women entrepreneurship program
- Youth Livelihood program’
- SAGE – social assistance grant for empowerment
- National special grant for Disability
- SEGOP – Special Enterprise Grant for Older Persons
NB: The GROW Project is also supervised by the CBSD