Disability mainstreaming in Uganda
A 30-month programme in Amuru District that brings disabled and non-disabled farmers together in mixed self-help groups, reducing stigma and increasing food security for 4,200 people.
- Country
- Uganda
- Started
- 1 April 2024
- Beneficiaries
- 4,200
- Local partner
- Send a Cow Uganda
Roughly 19% of Ugandans aged five and over live with a disability, and rates run higher in Amuru due to the legacy of armed conflict. People with disabilities face poverty, discrimination, limited education and exclusion from decision-making. With local partner Send a Cow Uganda we form mixed self-help groups where disabled and non-disabled members learn agricultural techniques side by side, share resources and take decisions jointly. The result is food security, multiple income sources, awareness of rights and community-level education on disability inclusion.