Uganda - Change Name of Non-Governmental Organization

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Procedure

• A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a non-profit, voluntary citizens’ group that is organized on a local, national or international level.
• All NGO’s must be registered by NGO National Bureau Board in accordance with the NGO coordination Act.
  
  

Apply In-Person

1. The Board of directors of a NGO should carry out a meeting and take minutes on having a name change.
2. Make an application for reservation of a name. This is made on Form Name reservation application form.
3. You are expected to propose three (3) names in order of priority for the organization to be registered.
4. Pay a processing fee for the name search and reservation. The name search and reservation takes a half a day.
5. Once a name has been approved, it is reserved for a period of sixty (60) days. An applicant can renew the reservation on the expiry of the name reservation period for a further sixty (60) days
6. This is followed by amending of the NGO’s constitution showing the NGO’s new Name. .
7. You are then supposed to make an advert on the local dailies informing the general public of the intended name change. .
8. Once the new constitution is ready and you have made the advertisement you can proceed to make the application to make a name change by visiting the Non-Governmental Organizations National Bureau Board offices.
9. Here you will be given a Notification of Change of Name Form to fill and submit. You can also obtain this application form by visiting the NGO Bureau Website NGO Bureau
10. The filled application form should also be submitted with all the required documents. This include:
    • A formal application addressed to the Executive Director seeking for consent, signed by the three registered officials of the Organization.
    • Minutes of the meeting proposing the change of name.
11. The minutes should be submitted within 14 days from the date of meeting.
12. The minutes should indicate the reasons for having the name change.
13. Amended copy of the constitution showing the new name and signed by all members.
14. You should then proceed to pay the processing fees and submit the receipt to the Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Board offices.
15. On Completion of this process, it will take Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Board 2 days to acknowledge the change of the name and changes are effected within 90 days.

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Required Documents

• Duly filled Notification of Change of Name
• A formal application addressed to the Executive Director seeking for consent, signed by the three registered officials of the Organization.
• Minutes of the meeting proposing the change of name.
• Amended copy of the constitution showing the new name and signed by all members.

Office Locations & Contacts

The National Bureau for Non Governmental Organizations - Head Office,
3rd Floor, Kingdom Kampala,
Plot No. 31A-35A, 37A-39A Nile Avenue,
Kampala - Uganda
P.O. Box 24216,
Kampala - Uganda
Telephone: +256-313-287-300
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link

Uganda Registration Services Bureau - Head Office,
Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
Plot 1 Baskerville Avenue,
Kololo,
Kampala
Toll Free: 0800 100 006
Call Center: +256 417 338 100
Phone: +256 414 233 219 / 0417338000
Fax: +256 414 250 712
Email: [email protected] (General Correspondences)
Email: [email protected] (For Enquiries)
Website:Link

Eligibility

Registered non-governmental organisation which wants to change its name.

Fees

A processing fee of Ugshs.250,000 for International NGOs and Ugsh.150,000 for local NGOs is charged

Validity

The validity of the new name is forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• On Completion of this process,it will take Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Board two days to acknowledge the change the name and changes are effected within 90 days.

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Instructions

• Before an application to change a name is made, the applicant should submit the name of the NGO for approval from the Director of the Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Board. This is done by filling Form and Submitting the filled form to the Registry for conducting the search.
• The registry will search and recommend the reservation.
• To apply for the NGO name change,the applicant should have submitted the name to program manager for Approval.
• The application for registration will be submitted to the Executive Director, NGOs Bureau.

Required Information

• Name of NGO.
• Proposed name changes
• Reasons for name change
• Names of three registered officials and their designation

Need for the Document

This application allows for a NGO to change its name.

Information which might help

• The Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Board is a State Corporation established by the Non-Governmental Organizations Act (Cap 22) of 2016. The Board has the responsibility of regulating and enabling the NGO sector in Uganda.
• The Board is currently under the Ministry of Internal Affairs
• All NGO applications should be typed or filled in block letters.
• All applications MUST contain ORIGINAL signatures of the officials and members as applicable.
• All signatures must be originals, scanned copies will not be accepted

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• chapter four NGO
• NGO Regulations
• Registration of NGO

Others

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