Uganda Community Association in Northern IrelandRegistered

The Association is established to promote the benefit of people from Uganda and those of Ugandan descent living in Northern Ireland by associating together the said inhabitants, the local authorities and voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to relieve poverty, advance education and provide facilities for recreation or other leisure-time occupation and in the interests of social welfare with the objects or improving their conditions of life and in particular: a) to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre within Northern Ireland (hereinafter 'the centre') and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any local authority or other body) in furtherance of the above object; b) to make known the riches of Ugandan and African cultures and music. It will contribute to unity in a society of diverse beliefs and cultures; it will also sustain and appreciate the importance of faith and cultural integration; c) to promote knowledge and mutual understanding between people of Ugandan descent and the wider community within Northern Ireland for the benefit of the public; d) to provide or support in providing humanitarian aid to people in Uganda in need of such assistance as a result of their poverty or social and economic circumstances. The prevention or relief of poverty,The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science