Programs and Community Development Department

Integrated Departments:
Programs • Community • Health & Wellbeing • Education

Core Mandate:
To design, implement and monitor all veteran-centered initiatives that promote welfare, reintegration, and empowerment.

Key Units & Responsibilities:

  • Programs Unit: Plan, coordinate, and evaluate BIVETU’s flagship welfare and empowerment programs.
  • Community Engagement Unit: Strengthen veteran–community cohesion, promote reintegration, and mobilize community support networks.
  • Health & Wellbeing Unit: Deliver physical and mental health interventions, wellness campaigns, and rehabilitation programs.
  • Education & Skills Unit: Facilitate access to education, scholarships, and continuous learning opportunities.

Integrated National Action Priorities:

  • Bringing Hope to Veterans Across the Country
  • Retirement as an Age Transition not a Punishment
  • Health, Well-being, and Reintegration
  • Education and Capacity Building
  • Dignified Burial and Final Honours for All Veterans
  • Sensitization and Awareness
  • Protection Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
  • Veteran Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and their Families
  • Community Integration and National Development
  • Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity

Head of Department (HoD):
Director of Programs & Community Development

Our Address

Kampala, Uganda

Contact Numbers

+256 772 347 097
+256 702 662 676