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Know Us

About Us

Great Lakes Union for Inclusive Development (GUIDE) is a membership not-for-profit NGO providing development and humanitarian assistance for marginalized communities in Uganda. GUIDE is registered with the Uganda National NGO Bureau under registration number MIA/NB/2018/11/2331. Headquartered in Uganda’s capital Kampala, GUIDE works to promote peace, governance and development processes that are sensitive of, and respond to, the needs of vulnerable societies, including women and girls, youth, elderly, persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, refugees, and ethnic minorities. Since 2010, GUIDE has also been strengthening the capacities of these groups to participate in governance and socio-economic transformation, and to address conflicts in non-violent ways.

Vision

Our Vision

Informed and transformed communities that take actions for their wellbeing

Mission

Our Mission

To provide data-driven information, education, communication and empowerment programs, and technology-aided humanitarian assistance for marginalized communities.

Our Values

Unconditional love for our neighbors

We promote human rights for all and regard all human beings as equal. We trust our partners and learn together. We embrace diversity and create connections between people who think in different ways.

Unyielding hope

We are committed to working collaboratively and consistently to achieve our long-term goals. We take joy in progress and are not disheartened by setbacks.

Courage

We work courageously for change. We dare to question established practices and call for the re-evaluation of power structures where needed.

Respect

We respect each other and our different beliefs. We respect the communities we work with. We value the resources given to us and use them in a cost-efficient and transparent manner. We strive for mutual learning with our partners.

Excellence

We strive for efficiency, effectiveness, and meaningful results across our work. We continually seek to improve our operations and increase our impact. We take pride in our work and our accomplishments.

Integrity

We are honest and transparent, accountable for our efforts, and maintain a consistently high moral standard. We are ethical in all that we do. We are fair with colleagues, partners, and those we serve, building relationships of trust.

Empowerment

We seek to ensure that all voices are heard. We strive to strengthen the voices of the marginalized and vulnerable. We value every team member and seek to ensure everyone can fulfill their potential.

Inclusion

We value our differences and draw strength from diversity. We support programs that engage people across the affected areas. We value every member of our team, learn from their experience, and foster their active engagement.

Commitment to learning

We seek to improve ourselves and our work continually through reflection and evaluation. We design and assess programs with an eye towards constant improvement.

Our Mission: To provide data-driven information, education, communication and empowerment programs, and technology-aided humanitarian assistance for marginalized communities.