Membership

PRAU Membership

Currently, PRAU membership is open to all PR practitioners in Uganda. All you have to do is express interest and fulfill the set requirements. Should a practitioner decide to join PRAU, Click here:

Membership Requirements

There are six categories of membership that they can choose from. They can join either in their individual capacity or as an institutional. Each member of PRAU must belong to at least any one of these categories.

The membership requirements include the following:

  • For new members, paying a one-off subscription fee (Mandatory)
  • Paying one’s annual membership (Mandatory)
  • Regular participation in PRAU activities (Optional). Some of these include the PRAU Nite, Schools outreaches, PR Master Classes, among others.

Types of Memberships

Ordinary

This category of membership is designed for individual practitioners seeking to join the association. An ordinary PRAU Member is entitled to the above-stipulated benefits in their individual capacity.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
300,000 (UGX) 250,000 (UGX)

Corporate 

The Corporate Membership category targets corporate organizations. When an organization signs up as a Corporate Member, they nominate two staff members from their PR department to become members of PRAU.

The institution is then issued with a membership certificate which entitles them to several benefits, including discounts to PRAU activities, membership cards for their two staff, the opportunity for the organization or its staff to acquire a recommendation from PRAU should they need it, publicity on PRAU digital platforms among other benefits.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
1,500,000 (UGX) 2,000,000  (UGX)

Honorary

The Honorary Membership category is extended to Chief Executives or any other heads of organizations and other personalities that have distinguished themselves as significant contributors to the PR fraternity in Uganda. This category does not pay any subscriptions or annual fees.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
0 0

Life Membership

This category of membership is limited to those members that make a one-off payment as stipulated in the membership’s fees structure.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
5,000,000 (UGX) 0

PR Firms & SME

This membership category is institutional, and it applies to firms and SMEs active in the PR sector.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
1,000,000 (UGX) 600,000 (UGX)

Student 

This membership category is for students that are pursuing PR or a PR-related course from an institution of higher learning. Becoming a PRAU Student member entitles one to a PRAU membership card, attaining training on PR-based topics facilitated by top PR professions within and outside the country among other benefits.

Excelling students are always given recommendations from the Association. Student members are also supported during job recruitments, especially among PRAU corporate members.

Membership Fee Annual Subscription
50,000 (UGX) 50,000 (UGX)