Mission
To generate and disseminate knowledge by conducting basic and applied research of social, economic and political significance to Uganda in particular and Africa in general, so as to influence policy, raise consciousness and improve quality of life.

Centre for Basic Research (CBR) was established in 1988 as an educational trust, and with the subsequent passing of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Act in 1990, registered as an NGO. CBR is a member institute of the Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA) based in Dakar, Senegal.

Vision
To become a centre of greater excellence spearheading generation and dissemination of appropriate basic and policy information and knowledge in collaboration with partners and clients for sustainable development.

• Research on issues of basic social significance
• Document materials on these issues
• Publish research results
• Organise training for interested groups, and
• Liaise with institutions which CBR broadly share similar objectives.