The National Population and Housing Census Report 2014 by the Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) reveals that persons with disabilities aged two years and above makeup 12.4% of Uganda’s population, about 5.8 million people. This percentage has increased due to various causes, and Uganda must ensure that it includes this population to achieve an …

NUDIPU appreciates UCC for promoting a digitally inclusive society Read More »

Due to the continuous advocacy by the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda, parents in Kibaale have taken on the responsibility to embrace educating children with disabilities. Thanks to the school heads in some of the districts who have wholeheartedly provided a conducive environment for learners with disabilities to study with ease with others …

More sign language teachers are needed to help learners with hearing impairment Read More »

A team of research students from the University of Exeter, Makerere University, and the Norwegian University of Life doing a course on Disability, Social Justice, and Climate Resilient Development paid a courtesy visit to NUDIPU. From a joint field visit, the team found that there is a great need to empower persons with disabilities to …

Tackling climate change and disability Read More »

Have you ever imagined yourself being a secondary account holder to your bank account? All the time you need money you have to be with someone to support you to withdraw your own money. This is what persons with visual impairment go through almost all their lives. Have you ever imagined yourself being in the …

Banks ought to embrace financial inclusion to cater to persons with disabilities Read More »

Mark the dates for this exercise and stand to be counted for proper planning. The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda calls upon all persons with disabilities to participate in the upcoming national population counting exercise which will take place from 10th to 19th May 2024. This is the only opportunity to have actual …

The upcoming National Population Census Read More »

National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), is implementing phase two of the Gender and Disability in Practice project (GADIP 2) in the districts of Nakapiripiriti and Kapchorwa. During an inception meeting in Nakapiripiriti District the Chief Executive Officer Ms Esther Kyozira informed the participants that the main objective for this project is to …

NUDIPU starts the implementation of phase II of the Gender and Disability practice project in the Nakapiripiriti and Kapchorwa districts Read More »

NUDIPU believes in partnerships. Through working with FIDA-Uganda (Forum for Women Lawyers in Uganda) under the GADIP project with support from the Australian Development Cooperation, the organization has been able to jointly solve some of the GBV cases, especially for vulnerable populations like Women with Disabilities in the Karamoja subregion. Women with disabilities are the …

Gender and Disability Intervention Project under NUDIPU rejuvenates hope among women with disabilities who are GBV survivors in Moroto District Read More »

Prisons Service commits to improve the well-being of inmates with disabilities after NUDIPU’s findings on their plight Upon being briefed about the findings in the situation report highlighting the state of inmates with disabilities by the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda in collaboration with with East Africa Centre for Disability Law and Policy …

Prisons Service commits to improve the well-being of inmates with disabilities after NUDIPU’s findings on their plight Read More »