The mission of Uganda Peace Foundation Initiative is to foster a better understanding culture of peace, positive and proactive change towards the creation of a more nonviolent and peaceful communities in Uganda, a culture where nonviolence is an organising principle of society.

The main aim of The Uganda Peace Foundation Initiative is to engage people in communities in conflict transformation/resolution and Peace building activities through advocacy and training to develop capacities and resilience that facilitate reattachments/attachment to families and communities for successful reintegration/integration. UPFI is among the CSOs around the world that advocate for the creation of culture of peace and non-violence through establishment of government for peace–departments/ministries of peace, Read More.

Other activities of UPFI include:

• To direct government policy towards non-violent resolution of conflict and to seek peace by peaceful means in all conflict areas.
• To provide resources and offer training in peace-building and conflict transformation to People in the communities.
• To research, articulate and help bring about non-violent solutions to conflicts at all levels.
• To promote disarmament and strengthen non-military means of peacemaking and peace building.
• To develop new approaches to non-violent intervention, and utilize constructive dialogue, mediation and the peaceful resolution of conflict at home and abroad.
• To encourage and engage itself in the development of peace initiatives from local communities, faith groups, NGOs and the formation of civilian nonviolent peace forces.
• To facilitate the development of peace and reconciliation that promotes and fosters a culture of peace, tolerance and non-violence.
• Provide resources for the creation and gathering of best practices documents, lessons learned, and peace impact assessments.