National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU)

The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) is a national umbrella organisation of persons with disabilities established in 1987 to bring together all categories of persons with disabilities including the physically, sensory, mental and persons with intellectual disabilities to advocate with one common voice. It exists to create a unified voice of persons with disabilities to advocate for equalisation of opportunities, involvement and participation in policy influence, planning and implementation of disability programmes in close cooperation with government, NGOs and the private sector. The vision of NUDIPU is to achieve “A Just and Fair Society where Persons with Disabilities live a Prosperous and Dignified Life” while the mission is to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in a unified voice for improved livelihoods with the new strategic focus of improving capacity of NUDIPU and OPDs to deliver on their mandate. NUDIPU interventions focus strongly on policy advocacy and influence, promotion of access to justice and socio-economic empowerment of persons with disabilities. NUDIPU is a membership organisation and elects its board of directors (BoD) every five years. The board is represented by different categories of persons with disabilities with a constitutional policy of minimum 1/3 of the elected positions to be occupied by women with disabilities. NUDIPU has a membership that includes 146 District Unions as well as national organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs).