About Development Teams Foundation

To implement humanitarian and developmental projects to achieve a happy environment for societies with other partners by supporting vulnerable people in need.

To alleviate human suffering regardless of race, color, religion, or cultural background.

  • Integrity: We are committed to honesty, accountability, and transparency in all our endeavors.
  • Inclusiveness: We will work with others to help the world’s needy, regardless of race, gender, age, creed or nationality, color, political affiliation, gender or belief.
  • Professionalism, Teamwork, And Excellence: DTF values effective teamwork and collaboration when delivering professional services. We strive to attain the highest standards in all that we do, and we are committed to participatory decision making.
  • Innovativeness and Creativity: Pursuing innovative and effective solutions, creative ideas, and ongoing improvement. Innovation is a key driver for our growth.

  • Skills development for self-reliance.
  • To prevent HIV and AIDS transmission among youth and adults.
  • To promote education.
  • To promote livelihood.
  • To promote good health.
  • To promote environmental and biodiversity conservation.
  • To promote security and human rights.
  • To promote sports for health as a youth sport for social inclusion .

To implement humanitarian and developmental projects

Development Teams Foundation (DTF) is a humanitarian NGO, legally registered in Uganda. Established in 2016, DTF focuses its interventions on addressing pertinent human rights issues, insecurity and alleviation of poverty through strengthening local capacities to build secure, productive and just communities. DTF’s programming is directed at ensuring the provision of high quality programs at a scale to meet the basic needs of the beneficiaries of its programs especially, women and youth in Uganda.

Development Teams Foundation (DTF) since its formation has conducted significant programming interventions in terms of supporting the refugee community in North West Uganda. DTF has carried out its activities in the fields of human rights, humanitarian and development with high quality implementation especially directed at ensuring youth and women engagement and impact in transitional settings, increase the impact and influence of human rights and security. DTF has directly engaged on human rights issues including prevention of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons.

Our Beliefs

  • SUSTIANABLE DEVELOPMENT : Set the scene for innovative approaches to encompass continued economic prosperity, environmental protection and social equity.
  • REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES: DTF is committed to work for refugees based on the basic needs approach as a way to enable refugees to meet their basic needs and achieve longer-term well-being.
  • CHILD PROTECTION: Preventing Violence against children of host communities and refugees in Camps and settlement areas.
  • YOUTH EMPOWERMENT: DTF programs are aimed at empowering the youth to take charge of their destiny and become the forces of social change.
  • PROTECTION AND SAFETY: To protect displaced women, girls, men and boys against SGBV at all times and in all locations, including in the home, school and work, in public places, on public transport, and at aid distribution points.
  • PUBLIC HEALTH: Provide water and sanitation services in protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
  • EDUCATION: Empowering marginalized people by developing their vocational skills including career skills