A small core staff team and a seven-member Advisory Board guide PEERU's work across 31+ districts — backed by over 2,000 community-based peer leaders, peer educators, mentors and volunteers.
PEERU is governed and managed through four core structures: the Board of Trustees, Senior Management Team, Core Staff Team, and Community Peer and Beneficiary structures. Together, these structures provide strategic oversight, organisational leadership, programme implementation and community-level participation, ensuring that PEERU remains accountable, responsive and grounded in the needs and aspirations of the people it serves.
Provides overall strategic leadership and oversight for…Provides overall strategic leadership and oversight for PEERU. Founded PEERU in 2015 and has since grown it from a grassroots peer group into a national non-profit reaching adolescents and youth across 31+ districts, building partnerships with the Government of Uganda, donors, funders, and local and international partners along the way.
Leads PEERU's finance and operations function, overseeing…Leads PEERU's finance and operations function, overseeing financial planning, management, and accountability across the organisation.
The Head of Programs, Learning & Impact leads PEERU’s…The Head of Programs, Learning & Impact leads PEERU’s programmatic work and ensures that interventions are effective, evidence-informed, and aligned with the organization’s mission. This function integrates program implementation, advocacy, learning, and impact measurement.
Leads PEERU's institutional development work, strengthening…Leads PEERU's institutional development work, strengthening the organisation's systems, structures and long-term capacity.
Tracks programme performance and outcomes, and drives the…Tracks programme performance and outcomes, and drives the data-driven insights PEERU uses to refine and improve its interventions.
Leads PEERU's advocacy, policy engagement and communications…Leads PEERU's advocacy, policy engagement and communications — shaping how PEERU's work reaches partners, media and the public.
Manages PEERU's partnerships, grants and resource…Manages PEERU's partnerships, grants and resource mobilisation, sustaining the funding relationships behind PEERU's programmes.
Oversees human resources and administration, supporting…Oversees human resources and administration, supporting PEERU's staff and day-to-day organisational operations.
Oversees legal, compliance and risk management, helping PEERU…Oversees legal, compliance and risk management, helping PEERU operate responsibly and in line with donor and regulatory requirements.
PEERU is governed by a seven-member, gender-sensitive Advisory Board of credible, professionally respected individuals who provide policy oversight alongside our technical team.
PhD in Public Management. Consultant supporting UNESCO and…PhD in Public Management. Consultant supporting UNESCO and the Equal Opportunities Commission. Former Dean of Students, Kampala International University.
Vice Chairperson of PEERU's Advisory Board.
Medical doctor with public health training and 20+ years'…Medical doctor with public health training and 20+ years' experience in TB, TB/HIV and health systems strengthening. Chief of Party for the USAID Defeat TB Project since 2017; previously WHO Country Advisor for TB in Uganda and Principal TB Technical Adviser for Africa with Management Sciences for Health. Holds a PhD in Public Health from Walden University.
Development management practitioner with 12+ years leading…Development management practitioner with 12+ years leading maternal, HIV/AIDS and WASH programming. Formerly led Health Systems Advocacy for family planning at Amref Health Africa Uganda. Holds an MA in Development Studies from Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, and is a master trainer in the AFP SMART Advocacy Skills Training Approach.
Serves as PEERU's Board Member and Legal Representative.
Serves as PEERU's Board Member and Youth Representative.
20 years' experience in SRHR programming and HIV/human-rights…20 years' experience in SRHR programming and HIV/human-rights advocacy. Team leader, HEYPI Uganda; Vice Chairperson, Red Cross Wakiso; a pioneer of the Naguru Teenage Centre since 1994. Holds a Bachelor's in Education from Kyambogo University.
