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About Us:
History:
Action on Disability and Development (ADD)
is a rights-based international development agency,
established in the United Kingdom in 1985 with the aim of
supporting groups of persons with disabilities (PwDs), in
their struggle for equalisation of opportunities.
ADD Uganda Programme (UGP) started in
Uganda in 1987 in a modest way but has grown since in size and
scope. Currently, ADD works with 12 national disabled peoples'
organisations (NDPOs). ADD also works with 21 cross disability
district unions in the districts of Apac, Busia, Iganga, Jinja,
Kabale, Kabarole, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Katakwi, Kotido,
Kumi, Lira, Masindi, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Pallisa, Sironko,
Soroti and Wakiso. In some of the districts mentioned above,
ADD supports groups of the most marginalised which include 13
district associations of the blind, 10 district women with
disabilities associations and 8 district deaf associations.
ADD, through MHU and ESA, supports groups in Mbale, Tororo,
Soroti, Rukungiri, Mukono, Mbarara and Kabale.
Vision:
ADD’s vision in Uganda is a world where
disabled people are able to enjoy their rights, fulfil their
responsibilities and obligations and participate as fully as
they choose at every level of society.
Mission:
ADD’s mission is to facilitate the
development and sustainability of the disability movement in
Uganda to bring about lasting social change that enables the
full inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of life for
the enjoyment of all their rights.
Goal:
ADD’s goal is to support the development of
a vibrant disability movement with strong self-sustaining and
representative disabled people’s organisations able to cause
continuous positive social change.
Aims:
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To cultivate
capacity among disabled peoples organisations (DPOs) to be
strong, effective and articulate in promoting the disability
inclusion in Uganda.
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To assist disabled
people to advocate effectively at national, district and at
the lower levels for the implementation of policies and laws
which guarantee disabled peoples’ rights and compliance with
International Human rights Instruments, the national
constitution and national Laws.
Core Values of
ADD’s Work
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Disabled
people are the best advocates of their own cause
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Empowerment
not Charity
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Disability as
a social development issue and human rights issue not
medical.
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All people
have the same fundamental rights to determine their own
future and decisions that affect their lives.
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Equal
opportunities for all
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Respect for
human dignity
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A unified
voice for persons with disabilities
ADD – Uganda Programme Coverage
Districts in Uganda.
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