Governance & Management

AFARD is managed according to its Memorandum and Article of Association. At the policy level there is a 5-person gender-sensitive Board of Directors that consists of credible and professionally respected, trusted and experienced public figures. The Board has a Board Secretary who is a practicing high court advocate and solicitor. Founder Members are represented on the Board.

The Board’s policies are implemented by a technical and professional team of well trained, exposed and experienced practitioners in the areas of Policy Analysis, Development Management and Research, Agriculture, Health, Business Development, Governance, and Finance. This team is composed of 34 permanent staffs headed by the Executive Director assisted by the Programmes Manager, Business Development Manager, Enterprise Development Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, and Finance and Administration Manager.

Summary profile of our governance

From left to right:
Rt. Rev. Dr. Sabino Ocan Odoki (Chairperson)

Rtd. Archbishop Dr. Henry Luke Orombi

Royce Gloria Andrua (Vice Chair, and Chair Finance, Audit, Administration and Resource Mobilisation Committee)

Mrs. Silvia Angey Ofuyuru (Chair, Programmes Committee)

Justive Flavia Ssenoga Anglin

Micheal B. Okecha (Board Secretary)

Dr. Samuel Orochi Orach (Rep. Founder Members)

Summary profile of our management team

Dr. Alfred LakwoExecutive Directoralfredlakwo@afard.net

Ph.D. (Social Sciences), MA (Dev’t Studies), BA (Hons), Certificates (Training of Trainer; Research, Policy analysis, Computing, Financial Management, Development Planning and Management, HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming, Gender Mainstreaming, PRA, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction, Value Chain Analysis; Livelihoods ad Markets; Community-based Microfinance)

Florence CandiruFinance and Administration Managerflorencecandiru@afard.net

CPA Uganda (On-going), B. Com (Accounting), Uganda Diploma in Business Administration, Certificate (Computing, Value Chain Analysis)

Robert BakyalireProgrammes Managerrobertbakyalire@afard.net

MSc Agriculture (Crop protection) and MSc Agriculture (Agronomy); Certificates (Training of Trainer; Monitoring and Evaluation

Flavia Vuni JulieYumbe Team Leaderflaviavunijulie@afard.net

BA (Development Studies), Certificates (Project Management, Value Chain Analysis), MA (Development Studies-on-going)

Before AFARD’s intervention we used to have regular fights at night with my husband over inadequate food. With high yields from my garden, there is now enough food for everyone and fighting has stopped" - Mrs. Mozamil, Rhino Camp sub county, Arua district

Middlemen used to cheat us a lot when we were selling our produce individually. Now that we sell together, we fetch higher prices. I have been able to buy a motor cycle to diversify my business and income sources.

[WENDI] programme brought hopes to people who had no hope at all, a bright future to those who had failed aspirations, and value for effort for the staffs who earn little pay but do so much with devotion and dedication.

With Group Loans, I have been able to use my veterinary scout skills to provide commercial veterinary services to the community. I have bought myself a Sports Bicycle and a mobile phone. I am also able to pay school fees and stock my kitchen.

Many people only see the dirt in farming. Hardly do they know that it is wealth in your hands. By farming cassava and adding value, I now earn monthly UGX 1 million and employ 12 people. With this income, my children are in private schools. I have a boda boda cycle business and has embarked on a 5 roomed permanent house.

Chicken is always not kept for income. After my training in programmed hatching. I now rear chicken for cash. Every 3 month I sell at least 100 birds and earn UGX 1.5 till 2 million. With this income, I am able to pay my dowry, build myself a house, and expand the poultry business.

As a very poor farmer, my children had no hope for secondary education. However, the Community Education Fund is now paying all the school dues for my only son in secondary school. He has reached senior four and we are optimistic that he will reach tertiary education level.

Before joining AFARD programme he tried all sorts of work including migrating to Kampala city without any success. After the business management skills training he identified farming as business solution to his poverty. By taking group loan he invested in cassava production and value addition. I have never looked back, he notes. I earn UGX 10 million a year and has been able after 10 years of failed marriage responsibility to send his children to private schools and build a permanent house with solar light.