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UCCSRI offers a diversity of products and services to the Ugandan and international community, through the various activities. 

 

 

Key activities of UCCSRI are: Research; Capacity development (Training); designing CSR Promotions materials; organizing CSR events (workshop, dialogues, conferences, consultative meetings); consultancy; and developing CSR performance and monitoring tools.

 

These are presented In details below:

 

  • Conduct series of CSR research for the benefit of CSR stakeholders (companies, policy makers, donor agencies, academicians, etc). Most of the CSR activities undertaken in Uganda from early 2009 on words are following the observation and recommendations s of the Uganda CSR study conducted by UCCSRI and financed by German Development Service (ded). It was entitled "CSR in Uganda: Perceptions, Appraoches and Needs of companies" published December, 2008

     

  • Conduct CSR Training(specifically in CSR planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation)

 

  •  Develop nationwide campaigns focused on explaining the concept of CSR to companies, decision makers, consumers, and academic world.The CSR discussion blog is one of the initiatives that offers a good platform for this

 

 

  •  Undertake independent CSR reviews that can assess the impact of any merger, acquisition or development of businesses, products or sites.

 

  • Review CSR & sustainable development initiatives throughout the country
  • Disseminate legal requirements or regulations regarding CSR to Ugandan businesses;

     

 

 

     

 
  • Offer CSR advisory services  to organizations and business entities

 

  • Mainstreaming CSR existing programs among enterprise

 

  • Promote business ethics, integrity and environmental practices.

 

  • Help our members and clients develop CSR implementation guides for their respective companies.
  

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One of the premier activities of UCCSRI is the CSR Dialogue. This picture is a sample of participants at the the 1st Uganda CSR dialogue (1st July 2009) held at Hotel Africana:

 

Left to Right: Consolate, Human Resources Manager, Kampala Pharmacuetical Industries, Tenywa Hamid, CEO ecolife; Caleb Owino, CEO fireworks Advertising; Cerina Zalwango, Corporate Affairs Manager Hima Cement; Joweria Butele, National Customer Relations Managers, Toyota Uganda; Halima Besisira, Corporate Affairs, MTN Uganda; David Katamba, Chairman UCCSRI / CSR Consultative Group; Grace Isharaza, Program Officer Aga Khan Dev't Network, Grace, PA to MD Monitor Publications; and Ronald Mugerwa, Incharge Procurement and Logistics, UCCSRI.