About Us
About Us
We are a non-political, non-religious, non-tribal, non-sectarian NGO registered in Uganda.
We are not a charity that speaks on behalf of persons with disabilities. We are a movement built and led by them.
Our work spans disability rights advocacy, climate governance reform, organisational capacity building, community mobilisation, legal literacy, and policy dialogue.
- CRPDA gives particular and intentional attention to women and children with disabilities.
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We are a social enterprise as much as we
are an advocacy Organisation.
What We Stand For
What We Stand For
We believe that disability should never be a barrier to education, employment, leadership, healthcare, climate action, or participation in public life.
Every person deserves the opportunity to participate fully in society, regardless of disability.
Non-partisan
We engage with all levels of government regardless of party affiliation. Our advocacy targets policies and systems, not political personalities, because disability rights must outlast any political cycle.
Non-sectarian
We serve persons with disabilities of all faiths, ethnicities, and backgrounds equally. Our work is not shaped by religious doctrine or ethnic affiliation.
Community-rooted
Our strategies are developed with communities, not imposed on them. The people we serve are our primary source of knowledge about what works and what is urgently needed.
Evidence-informed
We combine lived experience with data, research, and legal analysis. Our positions are backed by evidence and our outcomes are tracked and reported transparently.
Inclusive by design
Inclusion is the starting point of every decision we make, from the languages we use, to the formats we publish in, to the venues we work in.
Legally grounded
We use constitutional provisions, and international conventions as tools of accountability, build legal literacy in communities so that persons with disabilities know their rights and how to defend them.
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Lives Changed
Coalition for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Activism Uganda (CRPDA)
Our mission is to expose and challenge all forms of discrimination and marginalization against persons with disabilities through legal and constitutional avenues
Empowering Organisations of Persons with Disabilities
Organisations of PWDs are the institutional backbone of disability rights advocacy in Uganda. Yet many OPDs operate with limited resources, insufficient technical skills, and minimal access to the policy spaces where decisions affecting their members are made.
CRPDA addresses this directly by providing OPDs with structured capacity building in
- CRPDA addresses this directly by providing OPDs with structured capacity building in leadership, governance, financial management, climate literacy, and advocacy strategy
Values
Our Core values
CRPDA is founded and driven by young persons with disabilities who refuse to accept exclusion as inevitable. Youth leadership is not a programme feature. It is our organisational character.
Every programme and policy position we take is grounded in rights, not charity or sympathy. We hold duty-bearers accountable and ensure that legal obligations under Uganda's Constitution, the CRPD, and the Persons with Disabilities Act translate into lived realities.
Climate change is not abstract for persons with disabilities in Uganda. It is daily. When floods hit, wheelchair users are stranded. When droughts strike, those without alternative livelihoods go hungry. CRPDA works to ensure every climate policy and budget reflects that reality.
Women with disabilities face gender discrimination, disability discrimination, and climate vulnerability all at once. Children with disabilities face barriers in education, emergency response, and social protection. These are not subcategories of our work. They are at the centre of it.
Become Volunteer
Become a volunteer today and stand with us in advancing disability rights,
inclusive governance, climate justice, and equal opportunities for all
Join the Movement
Your time, skills, and passion can help create a more inclusive, accessible, and resilient society.
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