Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile

What Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile does

Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile (CEPAD-WN) is an indigenous, women-founded and women-led non-governmental organization headquartered in Arua City, Uganda, established in 2014 and registered as a Local NGO with the Uganda National NGO Bureau (Reg. No. 5623) in 2021. The organization delivers community-led peacebuilding, gender-based violence prevention, women's and youth empowerment, governance and civic education, and environment/climate programming to refugee and host communities across West Nile and Northern Uganda, with active field operations in Rhino Camp, Palorinya, and Imvepi Refugee Settlements under an MoU with the Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR monitoring.

CEPADWN's service offering is organized into five thematic programme areas — Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, Women/Girlchild/Youth Empowerment, Governance and Democracy, Environment/Land/Climate Change, and Institutional Growth and Development — supplemented by specialized initiatives including Menstrual Health Management (with B-Free menstrual cup distribution), Peace Clubs, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) using WHO-endorsed methodologies (PM+, TEAM UP, EASE), and survivor-centered GBV prevention. Its core methodology is community-based mobilizer networks, peace clubs, women safe spaces, and male action groups that deliver curriculum-anchored programming (Girl Shine, Role Model Men and Boys, BETHERE) and early-warning conflict mapping. Distribution is direct-to-beneficiary through field staff, Refugee Welfare Committees, and local council structures, embedded within the West Nile Humanitarian Platform, West Nile CSO Network, Feminist Humanitarian Network, and Charter4Change coordination mechanisms.

The revenue model is grant-dependent institutional funding, with primary donors including ECHO (via CARE International's APEAL consortium), the German Federal Foreign Office / Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Stiftung Umverteilen, War Child, WUSC, Oxfam IBIS, and Plan International; secondary streams come from membership contributions (founder, associate, corporate, honorary tiers) and consultancy services (training facilitation, audits, baseline/endline evaluations). Pricing is not applicable as services are delivered free to beneficiaries; CEPADWN is not commercially oriented and has no app, API, or proprietary technology product.

Name

Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile

Legal name

Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile

Website

https://cepadwestnile.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile is a Ugandan women-led NGO delivering peacebuilding, GBV prevention, menstrual health management, women's empowerment, and governance programming for refugees and host communities across West Nile and Northern Uganda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Peacebuilding services
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Refugee community programming
• Psychosocial support services
• Women youth empowerment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grants and Donor Funding: CEPADWN's primary revenue source is grants and funding from institutional donors, international NGOs, and foundations. Donors include ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations), CARE International Uganda (APEAL consortium), Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IFA/German Federal Foreign Office), German Federal Government, Stiftung Umverteilen (German Foundation), War Child, European Union Humanitarian Aid, Oxfam IBIS, WUSC, and others. Funding is tied to specific project cycles and programmatic activities.
2. Membership Contributions and Subscriptions: The organization generates revenue from membership contributions and subscription fees through its multi-category membership structure (Founder Members, Associate Members, Corporate Members, Honorary Members).
3. Consultancy Services: CEPADWN generates revenue through consultancy work delivered to other organizations and government bodies, including training facilitation, institutional audits, baseline/endline evaluations, documentary production, and other technical assistance services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Community Empowerment for Peace and Development West Nile (CEPAD-WN) is a women-founded and women-led non-governmental organization that delivers peacebuilding, conflict transformation, gender-based violence prevention, women's and youth empowerment, mental health psychosocial support, menstrual health management, and governance programming in refugee settlements and host communities in Uganda's West Nile region. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through grant-funded programs implemented by trained community-based workers, peace clubs, male action groups, and women safe-space groups under coordination with OPM, UNHCR, and humanitarian partners. The organization also generates revenue through consultancy services, training facilitation, and institutional audits for other organizations and government bodies.

Product overview

CEPAD-WN operates as a program-based NGO rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of five interconnected thematic program areas addressing peacebuilding, gender empowerment, governance, and environmental sustainability. The core programs include Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, Women/Girlchild/Youth Empowerment, Governance and Democracy, Environment/Climate Change, and Institutional Development. Supplementary specialized programs include Menstrual Health Management with B-Free Cup distribution, Peace Clubs for youth, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support services, and GBV Prevention and Response programming. These programs are delivered through community trainings, dialogues, mentorship, and direct service implementation in refugee settlements and host communities across West Nile and Northern Uganda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding and Nonviolence Program Program focused on building constructive change from conflict by analyzing underlying causes and implementing interventions to prevent violent responses, helping refugee and host communities resolve differences peacefully through peace clubs, community dialogue, and trained volunteers.
• Women, Girlchild and Youth Empowerment Program Holistic intervention program empowering women, girls, and youth through education, skills development, GBV prevention, economic empowerment, menstrual health management, and mental health support in refugee settlements and host communities.
• Governance and Democracy Program Program that promotes civic engagement, accountability, transparency, and inclusive decision-making through community forums, capacity building for local leadership, and social accountability mechanisms in refugee settlements and host communities.
• Environment, Land and Climate Change Program Program that equips communities with knowledge about climate change and environmental protection, promotes alternative energy sources, sustainable land use, and water security in refugee-affected and host communities.
• Institutional Growth and Development Program Program that builds CEPAD-WN's organizational capacity to effectively generate, allocate, and use human and financial resources for mission achievement, including membership development and employment.
• Menstrual Health Management (MHM) with B-Free Cups Education and distribution of B-Free menstrual cups, reusable pads, and dignity kits to adolescent girls and women in refugee settlements, combined with training on menstrual hygiene management to reduce school dropout and teenage pregnancy.
• Peace Clubs Youth-focused community platforms established in schools and communities for peer learning, early conflict detection, and positive influence through peace education and community engagement.
• Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Range of MHPSS services including individual therapy, TEAM UP for children's trauma recovery through play, EASE for adolescents and caregivers, and PM+ for adults, delivered through structured group sessions using WHO-endorsed methodologies.
• Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Survivor-centered GBV interventions including case management, psychosocial support, Girl Shine methodology for adolescent girls, Role Model Men and Boys initiative, and comic book awareness sessions targeting refugee and host community members.
• Consultancy Services Consultancy work delivered to other organizations and government bodies, including training facilitation, institutional audits, baseline/endline evaluations, documentary production, and other technical assistance services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 987 MHM kits distributed (536 refugees, 451 host community members), with school dropout and teenage pregnancy rates reduced in Imvepi settlement as documented by community leaders
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CARE International UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019CEPADWN is a partner in the APEAL (Access Protection Empowerment Accountability and Leadership) consortium funded by ECHO, led by CARE International Uganda. CEPADWN implements protection, menstrual health management, GBV prevention, and women empowerment activities in Imvepi Refugee Settlement under this consortium. The partnership has spanned APEAL III (2021-2022) and APEAL IV (2022-present), with CEPADWN delivering direct services including B-Free cup distribution and community-based protection programming.
• Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) - UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPADWN holds a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Uganda's government body responsible for disaster and refugee affairs. OPM monitors CEPADWN's activities in refugee settlements and has requested CEPADWN's support during COVID-19 and other emergencies. CEPADWN participates in OPM-led coordination meetings alongside UNHCR and other partners.
• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNHCR monitors CEPADWN's activities in refugee settlements and participates in project inception meetings, trainings, and review workshops. UNHCR representatives (such as the Rhino Camp representative) have attended and supported CEPADWN-led activities including peace club trainings and project launches.
• Youth Advocacy Team (YSAT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYSAT partnered with CEPAD in a consortium for hate speech sensitisation funded by Oxfam IBIS. YSAT participated in community sensitisation activities in Ocea and Siripi zones on hate speech causes, dangers, and prevention.
• Community Technology Empowerment Network (CTEN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTEN collaborated with CEPAD to design and disseminate 200 GBV awareness posters with key messages and reporting hotlines during the COVID-19 pandemic response.
• Plan InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlan International co-organised the Youth Conference in Commemoration of International Youth Day (12th August 2021) with CEPADWN in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, alongside OPM, UNHCR, and Platform Africa.
• Feminist Humanitarian NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPADWN is a member of the Feminist Humanitarian Network, which provides funding and support to women-led and women-focused organisations to strengthen their leadership and institutional capacities, including through the Women Lead in Emergencies (WLIE) initiative.
• Charter4ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPADWN has endorsed the Charter4Change, committing to its localisation agenda. CEPADWN participated in a Charter4Change-driven humanitarian actors dialogue calling for capacity building of local actors and fund allocation by INGOs.
• West Nile CSO NetworkminorOthersCEPADWN is a member of the West Nile CSO Network, a coordination and advocacy platform for civil society organisations operating in the West Nile region of Uganda.
• West Nile Humanitarian PlatformminorOthersCEPADWN is a member of the West Nile Humanitarian Platform, a coordination mechanism for humanitarian actors in the region facilitating collaboration and information sharing among NGOs, UN agencies, and government bodies.
• Arua District NGO ForumminorOthersCEPADWN is a registered member of the Arua District NGO Forum, a local coordination body for NGOs operating within Arua district.
• Platform AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform Africa co-organised the Youth Conference in Commemoration of International Youth Day (12th August 2021) with CEPADWN in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement.
• Save the ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Children participated as a partner organisation in CEPAD's Gender-Based Violence and Human Rights Training in July 2020, alongside OPM and other actors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Uganda: Co-organiser of International Youth Day events with CEPAD-WN in Rhino Camp; comparable programming on adolescent girls' empowerment, GBV prevention, and child protection in West Nile.
• War Child: Listed donor/partner of CEPAD-WN; specialises in child protection and psychosocial support in conflict-affected settings, overlapping with CEPAD-WN's TEAM UP and youth-focused peacebuilding work.
• CARE International Uganda: Lead agency of the APEAL consortium that directly funds and partners with CEPAD-WN; implements comparable protection, GBV prevention, MHM, and women's empowerment programming in Imvepi and other West Nile refugee settlements.
• Refugee Consortium Uganda: Local NGO focused on refugee rights, protection, and advocacy in Uganda; operates in overlapping refugee settlements and shares the women-led, rights-based positioning that distinguishes CEPAD-WN.
• AVSI Foundation Uganda: International NGO with sustained operations in West Nile refugee settlements, delivering protection, education, and livelihoods programmes targeting refugee and host community populations similar to CEPAD-WN.
• TPO Uganda: National NGO specializing in mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in refugee-affected communities; directly comparable to CEPAD-WN's PM+, TEAM UP, and EASE programming in West Nile.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children Uganda: Participated alongside CEPAD-WN in GBV and human rights training in West Nile; large INGO with broader portfolio but overlapping protection and child rights programming in refugee settlements.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) Uganda: Major INGO operating across West Nile refugee settlements with comparable GBV case management, women's protection, and economic recovery programmes; represents both a peer and a potential consortium lead.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Uganda: Active in West Nile refugee settlements on protection, shelter, and peaceful coexistence programming that directly overlaps with CEPAD-WN's peacebuilding and inter-community dialogue mandate.

Emerging players

• Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE): Ugandan women-led NGO focused on women's empowerment, GBV response, and economic inclusion; shares CEPAD-WN's feminist, locally rooted approach in refugee-affected communities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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