WHO WE ARE

The Uganda National Medical Alliance for Prisoners Support (TUNMAPS) (est. 2019) is a leading, accredited non-profit in Uganda that empowers inmates, ex-offenders, and their families. Through a comprehensive, holistic reintegration model, we bridge the gap between incarceration and community life by focusing on health, economic empowerment, research, and mindset transformation, providing a full value chain of support to our clients in Uganda.

// Who foresees our work

Act and Mandate

Licensed under the Non-Governmental Organization Act of 2016, TUNMAPS operates with a mandate to provide comprehensive care and support for prisoners, their families, ex-offenders, and community members affected by incarceration in Uganda. Furthermore, the organization is committed to supporting children affected by parental incarceration and conducting vital operational research.

// Our programs

We bridge the gap between incarceration and community life through our holistic reintegration model, which focuses on:

Healthcare & Wellbeing to provide seamless healthcare linkages, referrals, continuity and retention mechanisms

Our economic empowerment programs equip clients with skills to thrive after release.

Mindset transformation; Restoring hope and facilitating successful societal re-entry, public understanding and acceptance.

// What drives us

Spearheading evidence-based research and stakeholder engagement to drive community-accepted policies and enact effective civil legislation to build public consensus, inform policy formulation, and guide the enactment of civil laws

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Empowerment

We dedicated significant resources to strengthening pathways that emphasize building resilience, aimed at a safer transition from vulnerability to economic independence, and we have witnessed the profound impacts. Through Government and CSO partnerships, we have invested in skills development, health, research and education to empower refugees and returnees. These efforts have successfully transitioned vulnerable individuals into economically effective citizens.
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Philosophy

A community-centered, trauma-responsive approach that empowers justice-involved individuals, prioritizing rehabilitation over judgment, and adopting a ‘support-first’ model rather than a paternalistic ‘parent-centered’ focus.

What we actually do

  • Gender parity
  • Prevention of violent extremism and drug abuse in prisons and families
  • Advocacy and Human rights promotion
  • Health and nutrition support in prisons
  • Materialistic support to women and their children in prisons
  • Wealth creation and productive skills enhancement
  • Research and documentation
  • De-radicalization of prisoners

An ex-convict and Single mother was recently released from prison after serving her sentence of two years; she lost her husband 6 months after being detained in masaka prison.

Message To Ex-Convict

  • Stay away from anyone who is not a great influence.
  • Consider adopting positive behavior.
  • Whatever job you get, do your very best.
  • Be thankful every day.
    “No one is immune about being sentenced, but we continue living in adherence to life of imprisonment”

Women prisoners after receiving sanitary materials

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