association of refugees with disability

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ARD is a fully registered Regional NGO which started as a support group in Kampala (2010), after detecting that PWDs couldn’t advocate for themselves without being a group. With the support from InterAid, UNHCR, and RLP, the group of Refugees with disabilities had been formed. They reached a time when they wanted to create a strong association that will be known all over Uganda.

In 2015, the group started to elaborate a constitution that would provide a legal basis and guide their operations with assistance from RLP. By 2017, the organisation had moved from being a support group to an Association of Refugees with disability (ARD) and in May 2023 ARD moved to a fully registered Regional NGO.

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20 Jun 2026
WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2026
Until Everyone Is Safe: Why Refugees with Disabilities Must Not Be Left Behind By Muombamungu JamesExecutive Director, Association of Refugees with Disability (ARD), ...
30 Mar 2026
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ACCESSING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN KYAKA II REFUGEE SETTLEMENT
The Association of Refugees with Disability (ARD) is proud to share findings from a recent assessment exploring the lived realities of persons with disabilities in Kyaka II Refugee Settleme...
21 Mar 2026
IMPACT OF FUNDING CUTS – on refugees with disabilities in Kyaka II refugee settlement
Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Kyegegwa District — A newly released report by the Association of Refugees with Disabilities (ARD) has brought renewed attention to the disproportionate impact ...

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