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The Community Service Programme: An Update

National Community Service Committee, Pedro
June 4, 2015

Source: (2001) National Community Service Committee.

an Act of Parliament, Act No.5 / 2000 was passed into law in
2000 to introduce Community Service as a penal sanction in Uganda. An Interim
National Committee on Community Service consisting of about 16 members
working on a voluntary basis set the ball rolling culminating in the passing of the
Act as well as setting out the basics for implementation. (excerpt)

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