Public Opinions: Our Aims and Objectives

1. To seek, analyze and disseminate the opinions of the masses on issues of local, national, regional and world concern.
2. To conduct interviews and seek opinions of both former and current leaders on topical issues.
3. To generate new ideas and dialogue on national and international developments and policies.
4. To carry on basic research on relevant topics and recommend to the authorities.
5. To seek public opinions on their human rights and to report all forms of human rights abuse to the relevant authorities.
6. To promote and facilitate debates and public dialogues on topical issues.
7. To facilitate the destruction of the “culture of fear and disengagement” by encouraging people to express their views on issues that are of concern to them.
8. To become a leading and sustainable organization that promotes and encourages the institutionalization of democracy in Uganda and the whole world.
9. To promote and strengthen democratic governance through research, publishing and facilitating discussion of public opinion on topical issues thereby connecting policy makers with the citizens they serve.
10. To conduct research and performance surveys on government departments and programs/projects.
11. To assess the performance of diplomatic missions, multinational and local organizations.
12. To inform policy makers on how citizens feel on the various issues of the day.
13. To provide polling and general elections support to governments and candidates.
14. To conduct performance analysis and assessment of political and cultural leaders, and civil servants.
15. To participate in the fight against corruption and advocate both horizontal and vertical accountability.
16. To publish a monthly magazine and distribute it both to the Authorities and the general public.
17. To identify programs and projects that are viable for support and can lead to social, political and economical transformation.