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

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

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

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

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

The aim of vocational training is, of course, to get the trainee from training to lasting work; to a sustainable life. As the VPlus programme for youth with disabilities in Gulu, Northern Uganda has shown, core skills training is only a small part of that process. What happens for example, after training at the centre… Read More

This video was made by Musema Faruk, the Head Teacher at Gulu Disabled Persons Union and the VPlus Programme Manager. It features trainees from Cohort 2 of the programme and is introduced by the Head Boy, Watmond Emmanuel. The song was written by Odong Sunday, a Sweater Weaver from Odek Sub County. Many of the… Read More

What does progress look like in this type of (very) small scale development context? Where does long lasting improvement come from and how can you recognise it? We are now coming to the end of Phase Two of our project, ETC@GDPU (Enhancing the Capacity of Persons with Disability) it provides skills training and business support for… Read More