Concerned Parents Association  Uganda (CPA-Uganda) is an indigenous independent Non Governmental Organisation concerned with the plight of children affected by armed conflict in Northern Uganda.

CPA-Uganda was spontaneously formed by a group of parents in 1996 as a result of massive abduction of children by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), operating in Northern Uganda. Formation of CPA was sparked off immediately after the abduction of 139 schoolgirls of St. Mary’s College Aboke in the night of the 34^th Independence Anniversary of the Republic of Uganda on October 10^th 1996. CPA-Uganda is registered with the National NGO Board (Reg. No. S.5914/2417) as a local Non Governmental Organisation with five District Branches in Kitgum/Pader, Gulu, Apac, Lira and Liason Office in Kampala. The issue, which the parents thought, would take a short time and the children would return home has taken long with little hope in the horizon. Abduction has continued unabated.

To have a peaceful society where children Rights are observed and respected”. 

Promotion & Protection of rights of War Affected Children requires consciousness and CRITICAL MASS. Which involves action on War Affected Children and Peace with strong conviction on the need to protect children and conscious love for peace.

Our Mission

CPA-Uganda is primarily a grass root Advocacy organisation whose mission statement is:

A Child Focused Organisation Devoted To Promotion Of Peace And Social Stability Of Children Affected By War In Uganda Through Advocacy And Psychosocial Support.

Founders do not see CPA-Uganda simply as a service provider, but much more as an agency for advocacy seeking for immediate release of abducted children and further assisting people to self-realise the plight of War Affected Children and how those problems are connected to instability & peace in Northern Uganda. Hence CPA-Uganda’s role is of an educator, a catalyst and a counsellor to the communities preaching the simple message that “you have a role to play in ensuring peace and protection for children”.

• To advocate for the immediate and unconditional release of all the abducted children in LRA captivity and halt further abduction of children.
• To rehabilitate and reintegrate all the returnee children in the community with emphasis on education and health.
• To contribute towards building of sustainable peace for all Ugandans.