Tag Archives: PWDs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 57 districts have failed to apply for the National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has revealed. The National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs is aimed at boosting the household income of PWDs. They …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 5,000 persons living with disabilities are set to benefit from the National Special Interest grant.  The State Minister for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike says that the government has enhanced the National Special Grant to 5 Billion Shillings to benefit people living …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with disabilities want presidential candidates to provide sign language interpreters during their campaigns. They argue that persons with hearing impairments find difficulties to participate in electoral processes, especially during campaigns and voting. Although all the 11 presidential candidates use the services of the different …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disabilities in the greater Masaka region are calling out political parties and all persons seeking political offices to have an agenda for the special interest group as the country edges closer to the general election. The PWDs say that the politicians have not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry will translate all election material to suit the interests of people with disabilities especially the blind and deaf. The State Minister for the Elderly and Disabled Sarah Kanyike disclosed this at a press conference at the government-owned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with disabilities – PWDs eyeing different leadership positions in Kampala central division have expressed discontent at the Electoral Commission officials in the city divisions for neglecting them. Although nominations started at 9am, our reporter found several PWD aspirants at Kampala central division unattended …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty five year old Fazira Kawuma is blind and cannot read what is displayed within banking halls in order to access her money. She always needs a helper to assist her but faces challenges at banks because the helpers are not readily available. Kawuma and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with Disability- PWDs want the number of representatives in Parliament increased from five to eight. The PWD League of the Inter-party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD say that the positions should be distributed with each of the four regions represented by two including a male …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Representatives of Persons with Disabilities- PWDs in Kasese district have expressed concern about abuses against girls and women with disabilities. The coordinator Kasese district union of people with disabilities Peter Baluku says that since the beginning of the year, the organization has received more …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents of children with disabilities in Amuru district have asked leaders to set up a special needs school in the district. Currently, the district has no special needs school with the nearest schools being in neighbouring Gulu district. The district has an estimate of …