By ETC of PWD Trustee: Brenda Addison There is nothing better than the shade of a full-sized mango tree! It is great for parking your car under to keep it cool, or you can sit on your motorbike and chat to friends who are leaning up against the tree’s hefty trunk. The best use, I… Read More
Viva Wer Waa: music for change
The third cohort of the Viva@GDPU music for social change project is now up and running, sponsored by Viva la Visa the UK specialist visa company for the entertainment industry. The name of the project has been changed to reflect the new ambition and scope. It’s now called Viva Wer Waa (Wer Waa is ‘our song’ in Luo). Aims… Read More
VPlusPlus Project Summary
This is a summary of a longer, more detailed report that you can read online here, or download from here. GDPU Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU) reached new milestones over the year to end-April 2025, engaging 500 young disabled persons in business, financial, literacy, numeracy, vocational and life-skills training. GDPU also created a network of 12 peer mentors… Read More
ETC of PWD Trustees Trip to Gulu 2025: Brenda Addison
This year just two trustees , Chris Khamis and Brenda Addison, visited Gulu Disabled Persons Union in Northern Uganda. These trips are self-financed and do not use the funds of our UK registered charity, Enhancing the Capacity of Persons with Disability. The focus of our visit was the development of a strategic plan for the ongoing sustainability of… Read More
Two major improvements to the GDPU Premises
Guest blog by Mary Bennell: ETC of PWD Trustee and Treasurer The premises AT GDPU (Gulu Disabled Persons Union, Gulu City, Northern Uganda) have been painted and improved over the past few months. The main buildings have been painted and murals applied to the walls depicting and celebrating people with disability. The offices where the… Read More
ETC of PWD Trustees trip to Gulu, 2024
The ETC of PWD trustees are just back from their (self-financed, of course) biannual trip to Gulu Disabled Persons Union in Northern Uganda. VPlus Evaluation The VPlus vocational training programme for young people with disabilities in Gulu and surrounding districts has been signed off with an A+ (project exceeded expectations) by FCDO. The full evaluation… Read More
Viva @ GDPU: how is it pushing on?
How is the revolutionary new music programme, Viva@GDPU, pushing on at Gulu Disabled Persons Union, Northern Uganda? How is the training of young people with disabilities, in music making and production, proceeding? Up and running Well, the studio is up and running, the studio equipment has been bought and installed successfully. 9 out of the… Read More
Let the Music Play: VIVA@GDPU
During the last ETC of PWD trustees trip to Gulu, for the graduation of the second cohort of VPlus at GDPU, the trainees excitement in making music really stood out. Their pleasure in traditional dance and songs was obvious, so was the joy in the audience in watching them . Music as a learning tool… Read More
VPlus: the story so far
VPlus was the shorter name for the Enhancing the Capacity of Young Persons with Disability through Vocational and Literacy Education and Training project, delivered by Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU) and jointly funded by the Enhancing the Capacity of Persons with Disability charity (ETC of PWD) and UK Aid Direct. UK Aid funding has now finished. Who was VPlus… Read More
Tracer Studies and Post Training Support
Vplus vocational training for young people with disabilities, at Gulu Disabled Persons Union, has been completed. This programme is supported by the UK based charity ETC of PWD and match funded by UK Aid. We are now fully into the Post Training Support programme. Tracer studies are the backbone of post training support. As name… Read More
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