About Kabale Municipality Development Foundation | KMDF
Kabale Municipality Development Foundation (KMDF) was created in 2015 following election violence that marred Primary elections for the members of Parliament for National Resistance Movement. KMDF was established with the major aim of addressing the escalating poverty levels among the urban poor in Kabale Municipality.
Our Vision
The Vision of KMDF is having a peaceful, just, developed and well Governed Society with Prosperous and Happy people.
Our Mission
The Mission of KMDF is to Eradicate Poverty, Promote Access to Justice, Good Governance and Development in Uganda. The Foundation operates in Kabale Municipality and Beyond. Currently, KMDF has 13,000 members.
KMDF Objectives
Strategic Objectives
- To support Poverty Reduction programmes and projects focusing on breaking the cycle of poverty for people living in Kabale Municipality. Working with communities in all the 74 villages in Kabale Municipality, we shall create employment opportunities; improve income security and work to end lawlessness among the Youth.
- To promote access to Justice and empower citizens to seek and obtain a remedy through formal or informal institutions of justice for grievances in compliance with human rights standards.
- To promote Good Governance by supporting efforts for empowering citizens in Kabale Municipality to demand for good governance. This will be done through engaging citizens against corruption and other governance weaknesses through activities comprising access to information about service entitlements and standards prescribed by the law, granting voice to beneficiaries regarding design and implementation of service programs, providing grievance redress mechanisms and citizens with tools and access to demand accountability from service providers e.g. third party monitoring, public hearings, social audits etc.
Specific Objectives
- To effectively represent people of Kabale Municipality and be their voice without being compromised
- To promote democratic governance
- To a Development Fund to support development Programmes and Projects in Kabale Municipality
- To establish a revolving Fund that will provide free interest loans to enable Citizens in Kabale Municipality start income generating projects
- To establish a legal aid clinic with a team of Lawyers who will provide free legal services to all those with land and other cases and those whose rights are abused as a way of promoting access to Justice.
- To support information campaigns to educate citizens on Ugandan Laws, Poverty Reduction, good governance, respect for human rights and ensure that citizens are aware of their rights and development opportunities available to them.
- To lobby for funds from Development Partners to support development programmes and projects in all the Parishes of Kabale Municipality.
- To establish partnerships with local governments, civil society organizations, the Private Sector and development partners to support development programmes in all the Parishes of Kabale Municipality.
- To independent planning and Development Committees at the Village, Parish, Division and Constituency levels which will support me in indentifying needs and priorities of electorates as well as in implementing development Programmes and projects in Kabale Municipality
Membership
Membership to Kabale Municipality Development Foundation is open to individuals aged 18 years and above as well as Civil Society organizations, Community Based organizations, Local, National and International NGOs working in Kabale Municipality. For membership fees, please contact KMDF Offices
Strategies for achieving Objectives
- Partnerships with local, national and international organizations
- Advocacy
- Capacity development
- Rights Based Programming
- Community based
- Participation
- Networking and Collaboration
- Holistic (Integrated)
- Gender mainstreaming
- Lobbying
- Access to Information
KMDF Core Values
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Commitment
- Show Love for others
- Concern for others
- Respect for others
Independent Planning and Development Committees
In order to effectively implement its development strategy, KMDF has Independent Planning and Development Committees at the village, Parish, Division and Constituency level with the following members;
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Secretary
- Vice Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity Secretary
- Youth Representative
- Women Representative
- PWDs Representative
- Elderly Representative
- Business Community Representative
- Member-Village Planning
- Member-Village Development
- Member-Village Mediator
Following the election of Village Committees, all village Committee members at the village level elects among themselves a Parish Planning and Development Committee with the Following Committee Members
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Secretary
- Vice Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity Secretary
- Youth Representative
- Women Representative
- PWDs Representative
- Elderly Representative
- Business Community Representative
- Member-Parish Planning
- Member-Parish Development
- Member-Parish Mediator
After election of Parish Committees, all the Committee members from each of the Division elects among themselves Division Planning and Development Committee with the Following members
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Secretary
- Vice Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity Secretary
- Youth Representative
- Women Representative
- PWDs Representative
- Elderly Representative
- Business Community Representative
- Member-Division Planning
- Member- Division Development
- Member- Division Mediator
Finally, Committee Members at the Division level elects among themselves a Constituency Committee with the following Members
- Chairperson
- Vice Chairperson
- Secretary
- Vice Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity Secretary
- Youth Representative
- Women Representative
- PWDs Representative
- Elderly Representative
- Business Community Representative
- Member- Constituency Planning
- Member- Constituency Development
- Member- Constituency Mediator