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Despite some progress in recent years, Uganda’s social protection system is still in its infancy. The system currently provides limited support to older persons, but no support to children or persons with disabilities. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is working with Development Partners to remedy this, with a new national Child Disability Benefit as the main priority. During 2023, RAISE has worked in partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and parliamentarians to develop a joint position paper for OPDs on a national Child Disability Benefit and putting forward a policy proposal. In this proposal for a second phase of the project, covering 2025-26, focus is on pushing for adoption of the Child Disability Benefit through direct advocacy activities around the 2026 national elections, as well as mobilising disability organisations across the country and influencing the public debate leading up to the elections.