Mukono district disability union
Mukono district disability union was established in 1999 by a cross-section of persons with disabilities from different sub counties and a community-based organization of persons with disabilities in Mukono district to unite all categories of persons with disability to come up with one voice that can help in advocating for their rights, equal opportunities and services in Mukono district. Mukono District Disability Union is a registered organization at the district. It operates within the entire district of Mukono.
The union was established purposely to unite all categories of persons with disabilities in Mukono, advocate and lobby for their rights and opportunities. It came into existence after the national umbrella organization of persons with disabilities (NUDIPU) decided to go into decentralization e.g. making all established district unions as her direct members. In this respect, Mukono district disability union became one of the first unions to be established in Uganda. It was established when Kayunga, Buikwe and Buvuma were still part of greater Mukono.
Our Vision: To have persons with disabilities with high self-esteem and capable of fighting for their rights, opportunities and services and also be dignified by the community of Mukono district as full human beings despite of differences in ability and physical appearances.
Our Mission: To create a united voice of persons with disabilities in order to advocate for equalization of opportunities, involvement and participation in policy making, planning and implementation of disability programmes in close cooperation with the government, NUDIPU, NGOs and the general public for the purpose of influencing change in the provision of services to PWDs in Mukono district.
Our Values: Unity, transparency, integrity, teamwork, accountability, non-discrimination, equality, time management, creativity,
Our Goal: Dignified and improved livelihood of persons with disabilities in Mukono district
Our Objectives
- To unite all sub counties, indigenous organizations and non-disability groups in Mukono district
- To advocate for the equalization of rights and opportunities of persons with disabilities in Mukono district with other citizens of Uganda
- To increase awareness of special needs for the rehabilitation and development among decision makers, the public and international organizations
- To Aid, stimulate, and encourage the spirit of community self-help projects for the welfare of persons with disabilities and assist them stimulate projects of self-reliance and also provide advice on how to implement developmental projects in their communities
- To publicize all the activities of persons with disabilities in Mukono district through mass media, workshops and seminars in order to increase public awareness.
- To come up with income generating projects for persons with disabilities in Mukono district
MUDIDU has a membership of 110 individual members and six Community-based organizations that offer services for persons with disabilities.
Governance structures
Mukono district disability union is composed of three structures which include the following:
(a). The general assembly– this brings together all the seven delegates from the sub-county associations of persons with disabilities and convenes once every five years. It is the supreme policy-making body and its work when it convenes is to receive and approve reports, and plans and also elect the new executive committee to lead the organization for the next five years.
(b). The executive committee
It is composed of the following leaders:
- Chairperson
- Vice-chairperson
- General Secretary
- Vice general secretary
- Treasurer
- Women’s representative
- Male and female youth representative
- Secretary for publicity
- Representative of persons with physical impairment
- Representative of the persons with hearing impairment
- Representative of the persons with visual impairment