IDIWA BOARD & COMMITEE MEMBERSHIP EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM
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Meet Joshua, the 16-Point UACE Star: How the BENMAPP Project Sparked His Education Journey
Muganzi Joshua’s story is a powerful reflection of resilience and the impact of inclusive support. Born with a visual impairment, Joshua lost his sight completely in 2010 after unsuccessful surgeries. His situation was further complicated when his father left, leaving his mother—a canteen attendant—to raise him and his siblings with limited resources. Despite these challenges,
From Silence to Action: 100 Children and Youth with Disabilities in Namutumba and Iganga Empowered to Speak Out Against SGBV
IDIWA successfully concluded a transformative three-day Human Rights Training for 100 children and youth with disabilities from Namutumba and Iganga districts under the project “From Silence to Action and from Fear to Empowerment Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Among Children and Youth with Disabilities in Eastern Uganda.” The training addressed the persistent challenge of
IDIWA Hosts Global Fund Team for HIV, TB, and Malaria Project Monitoring Visit
Integrated Disabled Women Activities (IDIWA) recently hosted a monitoring visit from the Gender Equity Fund under the Global Fund, marking a significant milestone in strengthening inclusive and gender-responsive healthcare services in Kaliro and Iganga Districts, under the Promoting Gender Responsive HIV/TB & Malaria services among WGDs project This visit provided a timely opportunity to reflect
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Empowering Environmental Defenders: 40 Women and Girls with Disabilities equipped with Advocacy, and Climate Policy Negotiation Skills.
Women and Girls with Disabilities (WGDs) are increasingly stepping into spaces where decisions about climate change and environmental justice are made, and their voices are growing stronger. Last week, Integrated Disabled Women Activities (IDIWA) under the Mid-Level Coalition, a partnership of three organizations, with support from the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), convened a transformative training
IDIWA Participates in East African NELD Regional Learning Exchange
IDIWA’s CEO; Elizabeth Kayanga and project staff recently participated in the East African NELD Regional Learning Exchange held in Nairobi from 2–6 March. The regional convening brought together partners and practitioners to strengthen collaboration and share experiences on Non-Economic Loss and Damage (NELD)- the social, cultural, and human impacts of climate change that cannot easily
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