New Motivation project entitled ‘Meeting the Practical Needs of Disabled People Displaced by Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa' begins in Uganda
Motivation is delighted to announce that The Baring and John Ellerman Joint International Grants Committee is supporting Motivation to implement a two year programme in Gulu, Northern Uganda .
Northern Uganda has recently emerged from one of Africa 's longest running conflicts, which has left as many as 1.7 million people displaced and living in internally displaced people's (IDP) camps.
While national policy exists to protect disabled people, and while an array of community based organisations and non-governmental organisations are active in IDP camps, disabled people's rights are not upheld and as a result they are marginalised, excluded and living in extreme poverty.
The aim of the programme is to build the capacity of local organisations to include people with mobility disabilities in the many programmes to meet the needs of IDPs in Northern Uganda . To improve the quality of life of people with a spinal cord injury, this project will also provide lifesaving healthcare equipment (such as urinary management products and pressure relief cushions) as well peer group training.
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| A borehole at an IDP camp in Northern Uganda that wheelchair users would not be able to access |
A wheelchair user and his family outside their home at an IDP camp. |