Our partners
No movement wins alone.
ADAAM works inside a coalition that spans ministries, the Marine Police, global health bodies and grassroots movements — because addiction and drowning do not respect institutional boundaries either.
Coalitions & civil society
Shoulder to shoulder
CAIA
Coalition
Coalition Against Illicit Alcohol — Uganda Chapter
ADAAM is a founding member of CAIA–Uganda, the neutral, evidence-based platform uniting government, civil society, faith groups, media and responsible private sector against toxic illicit spirits.
Civil Society
Reach A Hand Uganda
Host of CAIA–Uganda and youth-movement partner — together we take prevention messages to festivals, boda stages and communities across 63+ districts.
Civil Society
Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Funding and technical partner — with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids — of “Saving Uganda’s Youth: A National Drowning Prevention Strategy”.
Government of Uganda
Inside the national response
Government
Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives
Working together for a regulated, standards-compliant alcohol sector that protects consumers and legitimate business.
Government
Ministry of Health
Partner in emergency water response, community first-aid training and the public-health fight against alcohol harm.
Government
Ministry of Works & Transport
Collaborating on water transport safety — life jackets, vessel standards and safer passage on Uganda’s lakes.
Government
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries
Engaging fishing communities whose livelihoods put them closest to drowning risk on Lake Victoria and beyond.
Government
Uganda Police Force — Marine Police
Frontline partners in drowning data, search and rescue, and water-safety enforcement at landing sites.
Multilateral partners
Global standards, local action
Multilateral
United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime
Aligning with UNODC evidence-based standards on drug prevention, treatment and community recovery.
Multilateral
World Health Organization
Grounding our work in WHO guidance on alcohol control and the Global Status Report on Drowning Prevention.
Flagship coalition
CAIA — Uganda Chapter
The Coalition Against Illicit Alcohol is a neutral, evidence-based platform bringing together government institutions, civil society, youth- and faith-based organisations, academia, media and responsible private-sector actors — coordinated action across policy, enforcement, communication and community mobilisation.
29 Oct 2025
launched at Reach A Hand Uganda, Lungujja
10,000+
reached at the Katereza Festival close in Mbarara
50
boda boda riders onboarded as community advocates
2026 →
expanding to Gulu, Mbale, Jinja & beyond
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Partner with the movement
Corporate, institutional, faith-based or media — if you want Ugandan children safe from addiction and drowning, we should be talking.