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Summary of Accessibility Audit Report The Association of Refugees with Disabilities (ARD) conducted an accessibility audit in Nakivale and Rwamwanja refugee settlements in early 2024. The audit aimed to assess and enhance the accessibility of educational institutions for learners with disabilities, aligning with the principle of "Leave No One Behind" from the Sustainable Development Agenda. Audit Overview The audit focused on evaluating the accessibility of entrances, doors, ramps, stairs, windows, notice boards, and pathways/corridors in ten schools across the two settlements. The audit was conducted under the framework of various national and international policies, including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Persons with Disabilities Act 2020. Findings In Nakivale, schools like Bright International Nursery and Primary School and Nakivale Secondary School were found to…

Kampala, Uganda– On June 21st, 2024, the Association of Refugees with Disability (ARD) joined Refugee-Led Organizations Network (RELON) and other Refugee-led organizations to commemorate World Refugee Day with a vibrant and inclusive gala. Under the theme “Celebrating refugee and the host community as one teams “at Yes center Nsambya play ground in Kampala  This significant event, held in Kampala, brought together various refugee-led organizations, showcasing the resilience, strength, and unity of refugee communities in Uganda. While RELON played a pivotal role as the main organizer, ARD as well was deeply involved in coordinating the day's events, emphasizing its dual mission as a refugee-led organization and an advocate for persons with disabilities. This collaboration highlighted the importance of inclusivity and solidarity within the refugee community. Muombamungu James, Executive Director of ARD,…

We are hiring a consultant to develop two policies for the Association of Refugees with Disability(ARD), namely : Procurement policy and Assets management and security policy.Please find the attached detailed document containing the applications procedures.We wish you all the best! Terms-of-reference-for-procurement-consultant-Detailed-DocumentDownload

In a remarkable annual general meeting, on Thursday 7 December 2023 we spotlighted inspiring stories of resilience and triumph brought within refugees with disabilities in Uganda. The Executive Director, Muombamungu James took centre stage, confidently unravelling the annual report in an attentional presentation that outlined the organization's milestones and future endeavours. With a confident tone, the director began: "This report presents our collective efforts and achievements over the past year a testament to the dedication of our team and the impact we've made." As charts and graphs illustrated progress, the director elaborated on strategic initiatives, included  data collection done that aimed to understand and leverage the wellbeing of Refugees with disabilities in six refugee settlements including urban refugees with disabilities in Uganda using a case study of the ARD area…

A world Refugee Day celebration through the theme Nothing About Us Without Us. this was to call for meaningful participation in decision making processes on programs concerning refugees. it has been long when refugees are considered as people who can't take decisions and denied to be on the decision making table. We call again for meaningful refugees participation in decision making processes from the agenda stage, to the implementation stage and to the Monitoring and Evaluation stage because #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs Above is Muombamungu James, the Executive Director for the Association of Refugees with Disability(ARD) giving a speech whereby he clarified that disability is not inability and talked about the need of meaningful participation in decision making processes on programs concerning refugees with disabilities: Disability need not to be an obstacle to…

Every year, on June 20, the world celebrates refugees across the globe on World Refugee Day. Yet many events are organized without meaningful participation from the refugee communities themselves. We changed this and hosted a refugee-led World Refugee Day in 2022, uniting refugee groups from the DR Congo, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and our Uganda hosts for a community-driven event highlighting the resilience and agency of refugees to lead the way. We are happy to finally announce this year's celebration in joint collaboration with refugee-led organizations and partners from all across Uganda. Join us on June 20th, as we call for meaningful refugee inclusion and participation, as well as recognition that there is NOTHING ABOUT US, WITHOUT US. We welcome partners who want to join, and contribute…

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Our 2022 Annual General Assembly was held this 13th December 2022 where ARD board members, ARD structures' focal persons and chairpersons as well as stakeholders were invited. We thank Refugee Law Project and Disability Rights Fund for their continuous support.

Training on ARD internal policies: Human Resource Management Policy, Financial Policy, Child Protection Policy, Gender Policy, Preventing sexual Exploitation abuse and harassment Policy. Training on ARD 5 years Strategic Plan, Proposal writing, Data Collection, Fundraising strategy, Monitoring, Evaluation and reporting

MEMBERSHIP Membership of the organization shall be open to associations of different nationalities within the urban areas and associations from the settlements, and any other interested individuals and organizations that are working towards promotion and protection of rights of people with disabilities.Membership of the Association shall be acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.]