Uganda Society for Disabled Children

18/09/2025

Today, Uganda Society for Disabled Children successfully convened the inception meeting for our new project, “Unlocking Potential: Creating a Digital Toolkit for Inclusive Early Childhood Education in Uganda.” The meeting was hosted at the Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA City Hall, bringing together key stakeholders committed to advancing Inclusive Education.
The meeting was officiated by the Director of Education Services Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA and it brought together key stakeholders committed to strengthening Inclusive Early Childhood Education for children with disabilities.
This project, implemented by Uganda Society for Disabled Children in partnership with Able Child, will support teachers, parents, and communities to provide a stronger foundation for children with disabilities aged 3–8 years and also enhance learning opportunities, reduce educational inequalities, increase teachers’ capacities and create sustainable impact.
The project will be implemented in collaboration with Government Line Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda, Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA and other relevant stakeholders including Schools, other Ministries and NGOs.
The project will be implemented in Kampala district in two divisions of Makindye and Nakawa, targeting 6 schools (Katwe Primary School, St. Ponsiano Kyamula Primary School, St. Paul Gaba Demonstration School, Bukoto Muslim Primary School, Kyambogo Primary School and Bbiina Islamic School), working with 18 Teachers from the target schools, and 120 Children with Disabilities in the schools.

Uganda Society for Disabled Children is grateful to Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA, Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda, schools, and other partners for their continued collaboration as we work together to make Early Childhood Education more Inclusive and Impactful.

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17/09/2025

!! 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙉 𝘼 𝙈𝙀𝘼𝙇 !!
Uganda Society for Disabled Children cordially invites Individuals, Companies, Organizations and Well-wishers to support and be part of the Kitchen Soup Day which is a welfare and awareness event that aims to directly reach and support 300 children and youth with disabilities living in the slum communities of Makindye Division, one of Kampala’s most densely populated and underserved areas.

Beyond just feeding, the day is intended to restore a sense of dignity and community belonging for children who are too often forgotten in mainstream programming, and we intend to provide each child with a wholesome, nutritious hot meal and a refreshing drink, while also creating an environment of warmth, inclusion, and joyful interaction.

The primary objective of Kitchen Soup Day is to extend care, nutrition, and inclusion to some of the most vulnerable children and youth in Makindye. It is also intended to spark broader public and corporate interest in USDC’s upcoming initiatives.

As a build-up to the launch of the Comprehensive Disability Assessment and Resource Centre, this event will offer an opportunity for sponsors and stakeholders to engage firsthand with the communities the Centre is designed to serve. It will also serve as a platform to amplify the voices and experiences of children with disabilities while mobilizing goodwill, awareness, and future support.
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭:
Ugx 22,000 provides one Child with a hot meal and drink.
You can also provide drinks and food items
Direct Donations can be made to:
Account Name: Uganda Society for Disabled Children
Account Number: 6001368158
Bank: ABSA
Branch: Hannington Road
📢 Be part of this transformative journey - one Plate, one Child, one Future
Phone: +256 703 417044
Email: usdc@usdc.or.ug
Website: www.usdc.or.ug

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27/08/2025

🌍 "𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆." 🍲💙
Uganda Society for Disabled Children warmly invites you to be part of Kitchen Soup Day. A heartfelt community outreach event happening on 3rd October 2025 in the underserved slum communities of Makindye Division, Kampala.

On this special day, we will be providing a hot, nutritious meal and refreshing drink to over 300 children and youth with disabilities, many of whom live in extreme poverty and face daily exclusion from essential services. But this is more than a meal.

✨ It’s about inclusion, dignity, and joy and a powerful show of solidarity with some of Uganda’s most vulnerable children.
Kitchen Soup Day is also a build-up event to the groundbreaking of our new Comprehensive Disability Assessment and Resource Centre — a game-changing facility for disability services in Uganda.

🧡 How You Can Support:
Just UGX 22,000 provides one child with a hot meal and drink.
You can also provide drinks and food items

💳 Direct Donations Can Be Made To:
Bank Name: ABSA Bank
Account Name: Uganda Society for Disabled Children
Account Number: 6001368158
Branch: Hannington Road

🎁 Sponsors and partners will be recognized across our platforms with branding opportunities, appreciation certificates, and event participation.
📞 Be part of this transformative journey — one plate, one child, one future at a time.
📧 Email: usdc@usdc.or.ug
🌐 Website: www.usdc.or.ug
📞 Phone: +256 703 417044


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22/08/2025

📢 📢 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙨 📢 📢
Uganda Society for Disabled Children is seeking a qualified consultant to support the Development of a Handbook on Early Identification, Referral, and Management of Children with Disabilities.
The handbook will be used to train health workers, teachers, Village Health Teams (VHTs), and Parent Support Groups across 8 districts in Uganda.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Friday, 29th August 2025, 6:00 PM (EAT)
For more details, please follow the Link below
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16NyNYVPLRQKrihBDWDYiYpiwhs_RuZnj/view?usp=sharing

21/08/2025

"𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲"
The Uganda Society for Disabled Children under the Building Effective Networks (BEN) Project, is training 52 School Management Committee (SMC) members from Kiziba, Kimazi, Kyamuwoya, and Kalasa Primary Schools in Luwero District. The training is focusing on:
✅ Building the capacity of SMC members in school Governance and Accountability to influence Inclusive Education.
✅ Building functional SMCs in the 4 schools that will play their roles and responsibilities.
By training the SMC members with the right skills, USDC is empowering schools to develop good improvement plans with inclusive budgets that promote accessible learning environments for all learners.

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19/08/2025

𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑷𝒀 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑵𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑳 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑰𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑵 𝑫𝑨𝒀 🎊 🎊
On this International Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the theme “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.” With support from the European Union, the Building Resilient Inclusive Systems for Locally Led Education and Protection Project (ECHO RISE) is ensuring children and families affected by crises in Kyangwali, Rwamwanja and Nakivale refugee settlements can access education, and protection services, building stronger and more resilient communities.
Through the ECHO RISE, Uganda Society for Disabled Children is breaking down barriers to education for vulnerable groups, especially children with disabilities through targeted support, like, individual learning materials, comprehensive assessments and making the learning environment inclusive. USDC ensures learners have what they need to thrive.
At the same time, we are working with teachers, schools, and communities to strengthen their capacity to create inclusive and supportive learning environments.
RISE
Save the Children International Humanitarian Assistance and Development Services-HADS Katalemwa Cheshire Home Handicap International - Humanity & Inclusion Global Partnership for Education Kyambogo University Ministry of Education and Sports Uganda NUDIPU-Uganda Comic Relief Able Child Brot für die Welt Dolorence Were Katesi Najjiba Rose Namuyiga Gloria Eyotaru Eritu John Patrick

14/08/2025

"Inclusive education is not optional — it is a right enshrined in law and policy. No child should be left behind".
Yesterday, the Equity and Inclusion Cluster Uganda, where Uganda Society for Disabled Children serves as a co-lead, under the Regional Education Learning Initiative- RELI Africa held an important workshop aimed at mapping assessment tools used by RELI members and other stakeholders to ensure that all children are learning. The focus was on children who are often left behind including children with disabilities, refugee children, street-connected children, and children from minority communities.
The session, moderated by MODERN KAREMA MUSIIMENTA, brought together rich and thoughtful discussions around the tools presented. Participants evaluated them through critical lenses such as accessibility, adaptability, cultural relevance, alignment with national and international frameworks, feasibility, data use, scalability, and sustainability.
This collective effort will inform the development of a compendium of tools that organizations can adopt and adapt to advance inclusive education across contexts.
Grateful to all the organizations that shared their innovations and insights. Uganda Society for Disabled Children War Child Canada Light for the World NUDIPU-Uganda Building Tomorrow and to all those that participated Initiative for Social and Economic Rights - ISER Kukuza Education, STIR Education Curriculum Development Centre.
Together, we are moving towards an education system where every child is seen, supported, and given the opportunity to thrive.
Dolorence Were Gloria Eyotaru Rose Namuyiga Katesi Najjiba Musimiire Solomon Nambohe Wamala Zoomlamai Jane Sebuyungo John Mary Mary Vianney Mitana Rose Stella Mubale

13/08/2025

For every shilling we receive from our partners, a child or youth with a disability experiences real change.
Thanks to the generous support of British Foreign School Society (BFSS) and Able Childe, children and Youth with disabilities in Nyumanzi and Ayilo Refugee Settlements have had access to education.
We invite you to continue standing with USDC to transform lives. Your support can open the door to education and opportunity for a child or youth with a disability.

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05/08/2025

🎓 C𝐞l𝐞b𝐫a𝐭i𝐧g M𝐢l𝐞s𝐭o𝐧e𝐬 𝐢n S𝐨c𝐢a𝐥 𝐄n𝐭r𝐞p𝐫e𝐧e𝐮r𝐬h𝐢p!
On 30th July, the Capital Solutions Social Business Accelerator Programme held the 7th Graduation Ceremony under the theme: “𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮.”
We are proud that our Executive Director Dolorence Were was among the graduands at this milestone event. 🎉

Joining the Accelerator has proven to be a transformational step for many social enterprises — offering hands-on learning from top experts, peer-to-peer networking, and practical tools to scale both business and impact.

This cohort supported over 10 incredible social enterprises of which 50% are women focused. These aim at building capacity, innovating for impact, and working towards long-term sustainability.

The graduation wasn’t just a ceremony, but it was a celebration of growth, resilience, and impact. We are deeply proud of each graduate and their journey!

15/07/2025

Uganda Society for Disabled Children celebrates another milestone in our partnership with Kyambogo University.
Today, the University handed over the Early Childhood Learning and Assessment Centre (ECLAC) for refurbishment.
This Centre will serve as an Early Childhood Day Care and Assessment hub for young people with disabilities, paving the way for the establishment of the Comprehensive Disability Assessment and Resource Centre (CODARC).
CODARC will be a game-changer for children and youth with disabilities, providing comprehensive assessments and support.
We invite you to join us in making it a reality! You can contribute:
- A brick to the construction
- Learning materials
- Relevant equipment
Let's work together! Reach out to us at usdc@usdc.or.ug to learn more about how you can be part of this initiative.
Great thanks to of Special Needs and Rehabilitation Kyambogo University Comic Relief Dolorence Were .

27/06/2025

20/06/2025

Today, we join the global community in celebrating the World Refugee Day under the theme: "𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞𝐬"

This year’s message challenges us to create inclusive communities, influence policy, and support systems that welcome and empower.

We are reminded to honor their courage, resilience and the journeys they have taken in search of safety, dignity and hope.

Refugees are not just survivors, but they are leaders, learners, workers, parents and changemakers.

Uganda Society for Disabled Children is committed to inclusion and dignity for all, therefore, we recognize the strength that displaced communities bring to society when given the chance.

Let’s reaffirm our commitment to a world where every displaced person finds not just shelter but an opportunity to thrive.


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