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Uganda

Country Director: Joseph Walugembe
Programme started: 1987

P O Box 9658, Kampala, Uganda

Telephone: 00 256 414 531446

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ADD Uganda website

In 2008 the gobal recession hit Uganda hard and contributed to the rate of foreign exchange fluctuations for example in December 2008 the pound had fallen to 2800 Uganda Shillings from 3100 in March 2008.  The impact of this has been the reduction of the activities by most non-governmental organisations which effects the people in most need of additional support.

The National Planning Authority revised the Vision 2025 and developed a new draft “Vision 2035: Towards a transformed Ugandan Society from a peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years”. It is envisaged to reduce poverty from the current level of 31% population below income poverty line to 10%.

The ratification of the UN Convention Rights of Persons with Disabilities in September 2008 by the government of Uganda was an impetus to ADD International work and the disability fraternity.  Consequently disabled people's organisations organised a peaceful march to thank the government.  The inclusion of disabled people in the development of the National Development Plan 2030 provides an opportunity for disabled people to actively influence for their needs and rights to be included final Plan.

In Uganda there is a strong national federation (NUDIPU) in place and functioning independently of ADD.  ADD Uganda works with about 50 groups across all levels.  Some of these are district level impairment specific associations that their national association is not yet strong enough to link with directly.  Others are district unions that ADD Uganda supports on behalf of NUDIPU until it has the capacity to manage all the areas.

Visit ADD Uganda's website and read more about their work and partners.

Updated August 2009.