Cross Cutting
COUNTRY REPORT ON COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION IN UGANDA, 1996
The traditional concept of CBR was introduced by WHO and is being implemented in parts of Uganda. The new concept of CBR has been introduced in some refugee affected areas (on a pilot project basis)………. Click Here to download
REHABILITATION OF AMPUTEES IN UGANDA, REPORT BY DR. WANUME, KUMI HOSPITAL
The amputee population in Uganda stands between ten thousand and fifteen thousand, concentrated in the North, North-East, and West of Uganda……… Click Here to download
SCORE-SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORIENTED REHABILITATION SERVICES SEPT 2003 – MARCH 2004
The area covered by the project is characterized by various contests. A cruel guerrilla between the forces of LRA(Lord Resistance’s Army) and UPDF(Ugandan People Defense’s Army) affects Acholi……….. Click Here to download
WORLD REHABILITATION FUND, INC. TRAINING & TREATMENT PROJECT. JUNE 1998
World Rehabilitation Fund places special importance in promoting indigenous rehabilitation efforts. For this reason, when WRF learned of an effort by Rotary and the local business community to provide free artificial limbs to amputees, WRF responded………… Click Here to download
CBR REPORT ON DISABILITY DAY 20-2-2012
The programme started in 2007, the Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD) partnered with the Ministry of Gender Labor & Social Development to implement CBR in Busia District………… Click Here to download
REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CBR ACTIVITIES IN BUSIA, 2007
INTRODUCTION, Community Based Rehabilitation is defined as a strategy within general Community Development for rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities and Social inclusion of all children and adults with disabilities themselves their Families and communities and the appropriate health, educational, vocational……… Click Here to download
NAD EVALUATION OF CBR PROGRAMME IN UGANDA, FINAL REPORT 2005
This report presents the outcome of an external evaluation of the Community Based Rehabilitation Programme (CBR) in Tororo District in Uganda. The evaluation has been jointly commissioned by Norwegian Association of the Disabled (NAD) and the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD), Uganda……….. Click Here to download
UGANDA SOCIETY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, COMMISSIONED STUDY 2005-2006
Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) is a local CSO in Uganda involved in the medical and social rehabilitation of children with disabilities in Uganda………. Click Here to download
BWAISE CBR PROJECT, QUARTER REPORT 1998
The fifth quarter of Bwaise community based rehabilitation project was characterized by a lot of activities as it marked the end of 1998……….. Click Here to download
BWAISE CBR PROJECT, QUARTER REPORT 1998
The third quarter has registered more activities and excitement in Bwaise CBR project. The quarter began just as the CBR volunteers completed their first formal training………. Click Here to download
BWAISE CBR PROJECT, QUARTER 1 REPORT, 1998
This quarter which started with the New Year, kicked off with work plans in place and members ready to start implementing project activities in Bwaise CBR project………. Click Here to download
BWAISE CBR PROJECT, QUARTER REPORT, 2001
This is the last ADF quarterly Report for the Bwaise CBR Project following a six months extension of the project October 2000 – March 2001……….. Click Here to download
BWAISE CBR PROJECT, QUARTER REPORT, 1999
The eight report period July-September marked the end of the second year of Bwaise CBR extension project . This was also the beginning of expiration of contracts for COMBRA staff in……….. Click Here to download
UGANDA SOCIETY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, COMMISSIONED STUDY 2005-2006
Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) is a local CSO in Uganda involved in the medical and social rehabilitation of children with disabilities in Uganda……….. Click Here to download
COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION RESOURCE MATRIX
The matrix contains a number of resources and the respective CBR stakeholders…….. Click Here to download
REPORT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL & PHYSICAL REHABILITATION IN THE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP, 2000
The Psychological and Physical rehabilitation in the community workshop is among the many international workshops organized by the Israel Government, to promote international cooperation………… Click Here to download
PARTICIPATORY EVALUATION OF KIBWEZI CBR PROJECT, SEPT. 1997
We were invited by AMREF to serve as external facilitators for a participatory evaluation of Kibwezi CBR programme……….. Click Here to download
Articles,Papers on Crossing Cutting : Needs Assessment (Care)” MEASURING LAND MINE INCIDENTS, INJURIES & THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CARE, 2000
Despite an international treaty banning the use of landmines, tens of thousands of people are killed or injured by these weapons every year………… Click Here to download
NATIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY OF THE INJURED & DISABLED, 1997
The needs assessment of the disabled in Liberia is very timely following a long civil war characterized by one of history’s worst carnage………. Click Here to download
UGANDA SOCIETY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, MASAKA PROGRAMME DISTRICT
Uganda Society for Disabled Children (USDC) is a development agency founded in 1985 to give opportunities for disabled children in Uganda to develop their abilities………. Click Here to download
KENYA TECHNICAL TEACHERS COLLEGE, NAIROBI 1984
The disabled persons constitute an important and crucial social problem which at present stage development cannot be ignored……….. Click Here to download
THE SILENT MAJORITY, SAVE THE CHILDREN
Children under 18 represent the largest group of the poor in Uganda (62 per cent under the Poverty threshold are children)………… Click Here to download
DISABILITY AS A FORM OF CHILD ABUSE VULNERABILITY IN UGANDA, BY YOVANI LUBAALE
Disability is one of the forms of vulnerability that countries need to address. It is estimated that there are 500-650 million persons with disabilities in the world, 10% of the world population,150 million of whom are children……….. Click Here to download
MEASURING WELFARE FOR SMALL BUT VULNERABLE GROUPS BY JOHANNES – WORLD BANK
Absence of statistically precise poverty information affects many vulnerable groups. Poverty statistics for people with disabilities, for child-headed households, for young widows, for those working in hazardous occupations or for small ethnic minorities, are virtually………. Click Here to download
ADD CHRONIC POVERTY & DISABILITY, BY REBECCA YEO – 2001
‘Poverty is not simply the consequence of a lack of resources. Some people are unable to access existing resources because of who they are what they believe or where they live. Such discrimination is a form of exclusion and a cause of poverty’. (DFID 2000e) ………… Click Here to download
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY & ELDERLY, MINISTRY OF GENDER
The department handles older persons aged 60 years and above……….. Click Here to download
GENERAL CAUSES & PREVENTION OF IMPAIRMENT, MINISTRY OF GENDER
This topic introduces participants to the general causes of impairment and preventive strategies at different……….. Click Here to download
LIRA DISABILITY PROJECT (NOV/06-JUL/08)
Lira District is located in Northern Uganda with a population of approx. 530,000 people. In November 2006, about 184,000 people lived in IDP CAMPS……….. Click Here to download
MINISTRY LABOR & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUSIVE POLICY ON DISABILITY PROPOSAL, 2000
Persons With disabilities (PWDs) in Uganda, despite the several achievements met during the last 14 years of the NRM Government, continue to be marginalized, discriminated against and have very poor quality of life ………… Click Here to download
ANNUAL REPORT, 1997 MINISTRY OF HEALTH
This report covers January to December period for the Ministry of………… Click Here to download
CAO REPORT ON PWDs IN BUSIA DISTRICT
Report on persons with disabilities in Busia district, Compiled by: Wafula Ernest
District community development officer. . . .. Click Here to download
CHRONIC POVERTY & DISABILITY IN UGANDA, BY LWANGA NTALE
The study of poverty – situation, dynamics, and impact – has received much impetus in the last 10 years in Uganda……….. Click Here to download
MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM, NORAD REPORT 2012
This field visit report on Uganda forms part of the global Evaluation of the Norwegian Support to Promote the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities from 2000 to 2010………… Click Here to download
NATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2001-2006
According to the population statistics for 1990 the global estimate prevalence rate of moderate and severe disability is 10.2%. Using the same percentage, there are over5 2.25 million disabled persons in………. Click Here to download
MINISTRY OF GENDER, LABOR & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL POLICY ON DISABILITY IN UGANDA
World Health Organization approximates that 10% of any population is disabled. It’s also approximates that of the 10%, 5.8% of PWDs need to be provided with services………. Click Here to download
DISABILITY CONCEPTS, MIN. OF GENDER
Impartment: According to WHO impairment is any lose or abnormality of psychological or anatomical structure or function……….. Click Here to download
AED, GLOBAL WORKSHOP ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Children with disabilities remain perhaps the largest and yet most invisible and vulnerable segment of the world’s “at risk” children. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) estimates that 140 million children with disabilities live in developing nations………….. Click Here to download
DISABLED UGANDA
A study into the living conditions of Disabled people in Uganda compiled by Wilbert Schouten…………. Click Here to download