Water access and infrastructure
Sanitation and hygiene (WASH) education
Toilets for dignity
Community empowerment
Climate resilience
- Uganda, Central Kampala, Nakawa Division, Mbuya II,
- info@parpacaafrica.org
- +256 772 873735,
- +49 1573 9882286
The Participatory Action Research and Policy Advocacy Center Africa (PARPACA) is a Non-Governmental Organisation Think Tank registered in Uganda, operating across Africa. We provide participatory research and policy analysis to inform decision-making, promote good governance, and foster community engagement.
PARPACA manages and coordinates complex, multi-country development programs through a sub-granting and results-based funding model. We lead consortium-based initiatives across Africa by providing:
We implement a blend of development interventions through:
Humanitarian Projects: Responding to urgent needs in crisis-affected communities.
Peacebuilding: Conducting research, shaping policy, and facilitating dialogue in conflict zones to foster lasting peace.
Participatory Research & Policy Advocacy: Engaging communities to ensure inclusive decision-making and systemic transformation. Hence prioritize research that is community-driven and leads to tangible solutions.
Policy Analysis & Development :Applying evidence-based approaches to influence governance and drive social reform.
We empower communities by:
Embedding grassroots participation at every stage of research and action.
Bridging local insights with evidence-based advocacy to catalyze sustainable social change.
We are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hinged on the transformative Principal Leave no one behind (LNOB) with an emphasis on human rights reflected in the SDGs below
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Eradicating poverty leads to more stable societies, reduces conflict, and enables people to contribute fully to the economy and community
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Zero Hunger is the second goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2), aiming to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.
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Gender equality is not just a women's issue—it’s a human rights issue. It means giving everyone, regardless of gender, the same opportunities to thrive, lead, and live with dignity
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Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
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Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG 10) calls for the reduction of inequality within and among countries, ensuring that no one is left behind.
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The 13th United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 13), calls for urgent steps to combat climate change and its impacts. It means reducing greenhouse gas emissions, building resilience, and empowering communities to protect the environment and prepare for climate-related risks.
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By strengthening community structures, supporting conflict resolution, and promoting legal awareness, we help create resilient societies where justice prevails and institutions serve the people.
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Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources. Oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface and are vital to life as we know it.
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we believe that healthy ecosystems are the foundation of thriving communities. Through reforestation projects, sustainable land use initiatives, and community-led conservation programs, we work to preserve biodiversity, combat desertification, and restore degraded lands.
Empowerment is not about giving people power—it’s about unlocking the power they already have.
By empowering voices and creating space for dialogue,we play a vital role in making governance more inclusive, transparent, and accountable.
By mobilizing, educating, and empowering communities to speak truth to power—ensuring their voices lead to laws and systems that serve everyone fairly.
By creating a society where everyone—regardless of gender, race, income, religion, ability, or background—has equal access to opportunities, rights, and resources.
Impact that ends when a project ends is not enough. We believe in impact that grows, multiplies, and continues—powered by communities, for generations to come.
We believe that open sharing of information strengthens trust, drives accountability, and ensures that our research and advocacy efforts truly serve the people.
To be Africa’s leading NGO Think Tank, driving transformative, evidence-based policy solutions for sustainable development, inclusive growth, and social justice. Through participatory research and advocacy, we empower civil society and communities to overcome systemic challenges and create equitable change.
We are committed to advancing evidence-based participatory research, fostering inclusive policy dialogue and innovative policy solutions to create a just, equitable, and inclusive society empowering marginalised communities across Africa to actively shape policies and decisions that affect their lives to achieve sustainable development and inclusive equitable growth, equitable governance and social justice.
We believe in collaboration and strategic partnerships among policymakers, civil society, academia, and scholars to address Africa’s most pressing challenges, including, economic transformation and structural inequality, climate resilience and environmental justice, Conflict resolution and peacebuilding, technological advancement and digital inclusion.
By centering marginalized voices in research and policy formulation, we aim to we aim to drive prosperity through equitable policies, Strengthen institutions for accountable governance, amplify underrepresented perspectives in local and global discourse and catalyze lasting social change that leaves no one behind.
We work alongside vulnerable and marginalised populations to co-create knowledge, amplify their voices, and influence policies that address systemic injustices. Through grassroots inclusion, participatory research, and strategic advocacy. We strive to transform oppressive structures and empower communities to claim their rights and shape their futures.”
Universities and Research Institutions in Africa can join PARPACA to have access to Grant Calls Participatory Community Based Research Projects in individual countries.
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