Advocacy

06 Dec, 22

Emphasizing the Involvement of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Movement Building

The situation and plight facing women and girls with disabilities has become more visible since the interventions of NUWODU in Kitgum. At the district use of census data was predominant, which referred to around 12.5% of people in Kitgum district categorized as people with disability. That data was not disaggregated by types of disability, sex […]

A young man with albinism wearing a long grey shirt and a sash around his neck with the words Mr Ability Northern region 2022 and a young woman with hearing impairment in a grey and organge dress with a sash over her right shoulder saying Miss Ability Northern region 2022. They are both holding red roses

17 Oct, 22

Regionals Kick-off for Mr. and Miss. Ability Uganda

Eastern region finds its representative contestant for Mr and Miss Ability Uganda in Mr. Ariko Hillary from Soroti and Miss. Namulondo Safiya from Mbale. Over the weekend, the search for Mr and Miss Ability Uganda 2022 commenced at Mbale city for the regional auditions. Hosted by Mbale Courts View hotel, the team attended a workshop […]

A young woman with a physical disability stands on a podium with a floral backdrop speaking into the microphone

06 Oct, 22

Our Time is Now – Our Rights, Our Future!

2022 honours the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl (IDG). The past decade has indicated improved attention on issues that matter to girls amongst policymakers, governments and the public, and more prospects for girls to have their voices heard on the global stage. While investments in girls’ rights remain limited and girls […]

The Women’s Situation Room

NUWODU joined a steering committee of 7 Women’s Rights Organizations that composed the Women’s Situation Room (WSR) 2020/21 and promoted the full and active participation of women and youth with disabilities in peaceful electoral processes in Uganda. First implemented in the 2016 Presidential elections in Uganda, and with the guidance of United Nations Security Council […]