Local Partners
Local Partners
Institutions Supporting Deaf People In Uganda
Education
Special primary schools
- Uganda School for the Deaf — Kampala
- Butambala school for the Deaf — Mpigi
- Ngora school for the Deaf — Ngora
- St. Anthony School for the Deaf — Mpigi
- Mulago school for the Deaf — Kampala
- Masaka school for children with special needs – Masaka
- Kavule parents special school for the Deaf — Mbale
- Good samaritan school for the Deaf – Masaka
- St. Mark VII school for Deaf — Kalungu
- Nancy school for the Deaf – Lira
- Kinyinya school for the Deaf – Kyegegwa
Deaf Units in primary schools
- Maria Care unit for the Deaf — Kamuli
- Laroo primary school unit for Deaf — Gulu
- Bishop’s primary school for the Deaf- Mukono
- Makindye Hill school unit for the Deaf — Kampala
- Ikwera Imegri unit for the Deaf — Apac
- Iganga unit for the Deaf — Iganga
- Kitemu unit fpor the Deaf — Kampala
- Kisoro demonstration unit for the Deaf — Kisoro
- Agururui unit for the Deaf — Tororo
- Rutsya unit for the Deaf — Mbarara
- Eruba unit for the Deaf — Arua
- Kajaho unit for the deaf — Isingiro
- Nyakibale lower unit for the Deaf – Rukingiri
Special secondary schools
- Wakiso Special Secondary School for the Deaf — Wakiso
- Mbale secondary school for the Deaf — Mbale
Inclusive secondary schools
- Ngora High school – Ngora
- Nancy comprehensive secondary school for the Deaf — Lira
University level
- Kyambogo university — department special needs education
- Makerere University — Office of the Dean of students
Non-Governmental Organisations
Uganda National Association of the deaf (UNAD)
Educational learning materials and interpretation services
SignHealth Uganda (SU)
Early Childhood Education services and learning materials
FAWEU
Offer scholarship to bright students for higher education
Action on Disability & Development (ADD)
Internship placement programme for university disabled/deaf students
Ka Tutandike Uganda
Social enterprises e.g. bee keeping
Deaf Link Uganda (DLU)
Community education programmes for deaf adults
Deaf Education Access Fund (D.E.A.F)
Supports education access for deaf children in Jinja
ANPPCAN Uganda
Teacher training on rights awareness and child protection
Deaf child worldwide
Financial & technical support to org’ns working in deafness
NAPADEC
Promoting and advocating for the rights of deaf children and young people in Uganda
Deaf ministries International
Spiritual and educational support
Mobilisation/Advocacy
UNAD leads in Uganda, with established Deaf associations as follows:
Health
- Mulago national referral Hospital
- Kibuli Muslim hospital
- Mengo hospital
- Masaka regional hospital
- Arua regional hospital
- Mbarara main hospital
- Lucor regional hospital
Police: law & justice
A Deaf police officer handles deaf issues at Old Kampala police station.
By law, all judicial institutions must provide an
interpreter for deaf in courts of law during legal proceedings.