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Uganda - Apply for Reservation of Non-Governmental Organization Name

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ProcedureEdit

  • 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 Bureau Act.

Apply In-Person

  1. The first step is make an application for reservation of a name. This is made on Application for Reservation of Name of Organisation.You can get this form by visiting the NGO Bureau Board offices.
  2. Every organization should reserve its name with the Registrar General’s Office at the Ministry of Justice. This is done to make sure that no other organization will use your names or the name of the organization is free to be used by you. In case of subsequent change of names, a reservation must be done again.
  3. If the organization has a Foreigner intending to work with it or the Foreigner is coming to join them, the organization should read section 13 of Non-Governmental Act 2006 (amended) and the relevant Regulations.
  4. You are expected to propose three (3) names in order of priority for the organization to be registered.
  5. Submit the completed application form to the Registrar General’s offices Ministry of Justice and pay the processing fee of Ugsh. 20,000 is for the name search and reservation.
  6. The name search and reservation takes a half a day to complete.
  7. Once a name has been approved, it is reserved for a period of sixty (60) days. Collection of reserved name is by any official of the organization. Any other parties sent for that purpose should have authority letters from the organization.
  8. An applicant can renew the reservation on the expiry of the name reservation period for a further sixty (60) days on payment of a further Uganda Shillings Twenty thousand shillings (Ugsh. 20,000).
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Required DocumentsEdit

Dully filled form for application for reservation of a name.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

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

EligibilityEdit

Any individual who want to start an NGO is eligible to make an application to reserve a name.

FeesEdit

Name search and reservation Ugsh20,000

ValidityEdit

  • The validity period of the name is forever.
  • Once a name has been approved, it is reserved for a period of sixty (60) days.


Documents to UseEdit

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample DocumentsEdit

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
APPLICATION FORM FOR RESERVATION OF NAME

(Under Section 36 of the Companies Act No.1 of 2012 & Section 4(b)(1b) of NGO Registration Amendment Act, 2006)

TO:The Registrar of Companies P O Box 6848 KAMPALA

FROM: Name/s:………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Tel. No/s:…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Email/s: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Signature/s  : ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Being promoters of an Entity : (please tick and indicate if it is a change of name.)

Company limited by Shares
Company limited by Guarantee
Non-Governmental Organisation

Apply for the reservation of a name(Indicate in order of priority choice) NAME CHOICE....................................
PROPOSED NAME...................................
1st Choice
......................................

2nd Choice
......................................

3rd Choice ............................

Date …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

+NB:The Reservation Is Valid For Only 30 Days from Date Of Approval

Processing TimeEdit

The processing time is half a day

Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites. 	
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

InstructionsEdit

  1. Before an application to Reserve a name is made, the applicant should submit the name of the NGO for approval from the Director of the Non-Governmental Organizations Board. This is done by filling Form and Submitting the filled form to the Registry for conducting the search.
  2. The registry will search and recommend for the reservation.
  3. Submission of reserved name to the National Bureau of NGO for approval.
  4. Pay applicable fees and submit proof of payment together with the application.

Required InformationEdit

Full name of applicant
Address
Three proposed names in order of priority.


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • An NGO needs to be registered for it to carry out its objectives in Uganda. For it to be register it needs a name to operate with. Reservation allows the NGO to reserve its name during its registration.
  • Any Non-Governmental Organization that wants to register or change its name is supposed to seek from the National Bureau Non-Governmental Organizations Board approval of the name.


Information which might helpEdit

  1. The Non-Governmental Organizations Board is a State Corporation established by the Non-Governmental Organizations Bureau Act (Cap 113) of 2006 as amended.
  2. The Board has the responsibility of regulating and enabling the NGO sector in Uganda.
  3. The Board is currently under the Ministry of internal Affairs.
  4. All NGO applications should be typed or filled in block letters.
  5. All applications MUST contain ORIGINAL signatures of the officials and members as applicable.

Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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

External LinksEdit

OthersEdit

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