Building an Inclusive community through adoptive sports and physical activities
This project's parent organization is Gulu Disabled Persons Union
It operates in Uganda
It uses Adapted sports
Entered the Sport for Equality Award
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This project is using sport to empower children with disability to change attitudes and community perception by setting up an inclusive sports league for 200 disabled children. This is to become part of the existing sports league for disabled children to ensure that they are included in mainstream sports activities. Its also building the capacity of 20 coaches and peer mentors to organize inclusive sports training and competition and to lead peer training for children in disability rights and self-advocacy.
The project is being implemented in partnership with a number of institutions namely; Gulu University department of sports science, Gulu Primary, St Jude and Gulu Prisons primary Schools. These are Schools that have unit for Special needs and also have Teachers trained in the area of Special needs.
By participating in the sports league, 200 disabled girls and boys are developing the confidence, self-efficacy and knowledge needed to stand up to discrimination, fight for their rights and take responsibility for their own health and well-being. At the same time, the league will increase local disability awareness and reduce the stigma of disability.