Empowering Professional Drivers
🛡️ OUR IDENTITY 🛡️
We are a national network transforming Uganda’s road safety through training, advocacy, and driver welfare.
UPDN Institute-Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Training
We provide tailored professional, certified training programs targeting practicing drivers and transport managers for improved employability and a sustainable, safe and profitable road transport sector
Improved Driver Health-Towards a disease free Road Transport Sector
Through our tailored health programs, we continue to complement Government efforts in diseases prevention, treatment and care services for both infectious and noninfectious diseases programs across Uganda
Policy Advocacy for Enabling work environment
We champion enabling road transport and road safety policies for a safe, accessible and reliable road transport sector in Uganda
Networking and Partnerships
We bring together Drivers and their Leadership structures with driving schools, driver employers, industry stakeholders and government bodies to build synergies towards a safe and profitable road transport systems.
About Us
Who We Are
Professionalism. Skills &Knowledge. Healthy, Empowered and United. Road Transport Safety and Progress (National Development)
Uganda Professional Drivers’ Network (UPDN), is a national umbrella NGO established in 2015 and dully registered in 2016 with Uganda Registration Services Bureau ( Registration No: 80020001105773) and the Uganda National NGO Bureau under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Certificate No:3769, Permit No:4870) in Uganda to support the Government efforts to professionalize the driving industry and improve road safety in Uganda. We bring together drivers, their leadership, licensed driver training institutions & Instructors, driver employers (transport managers) & Transport Owners together with other road transport industry stakeholders and government agencies to strengthen road safety standards across the road transport sector.
Driving Change Through Impact
Ongoing Programs and Projects
We implement structured programs in driver training, health, advocacy, and coordination to empower drivers, improve safety, and enhance livelihoods across Uganda’s road transport industry.
Our Projects
Transforming Transport Through Targeted Impactful Initiatives
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Empowering Drivers Through Professional Development
In Uganda’s rapidly evolving transport sector, the importance of driver professionalism cannot be overstated.
The Role of Advocacy in Road Safety
At UPDN, our advocacy work targets key stakeholders across government, civil society, and the private sector to influence change.
Partnering for Safer, Smarter Transport with Apex Loads
We are proud to associate with Apex Loads, a revolutionary online freight platform that is transforming Uganda’s logistics landscape.
Partners | Clients | Funders
At UPDN, we work hand-in-hand with local and international partners to promote road safety, professional driver development, and health initiatives through strategic collaborations, joint ventures, and shared values for sustainable impact.
