As the year winds down I thought is was important to both recap the

Acen Franka In 2003, Acen Franka dropped out of Senior 1 at the age of

“I give a shit, do you?” – World Toilet Day Slogan In 2013, the United

I am happy to announce that last week Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU) officially opened

“They tell you you’re ugly.” 13-year-old female “Sometimes they abuse you and tell me that

I hesitated to write this blog. I questioned the ethics of even taking the photo,

Between October 16th and October 22nd two members of the GDPU and I visited 12

With the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed with the local government, the plumber was able

A MOU or Memorandum of Understanding is the contract that binds partners and defines roles,

With funding from Disability Rights Fun for capacity building Gulu Women with Disability Union, GDPU’s

Over the last few weeks most of my time has been spent on the back

One of my key objectives during the course of my six month fellowship with the

Over the past two months my primary goal was formulating a three year accessible water,

Menstruation. Yes I said it, menstruation. Even to a presumably American audience the word is

“For the success of persons with disabilities at least every school should be having ramps

What is the difference between sanitation and hygiene? What does your home need in order

Francis Ojara, 26 years old, has been repairing shoes next to the GDPU gate for

At the GDPU’s office the power comes and goes. Sometimes it’s just our line or

The fact finding mission of the bus park toilet, GDPU’s project from the last two years,

Opiyo Samuel, an 11 year old boy from the Parbon Quarter of the Gulu District,

When I arrived to Gulu via the bus from Kampala, I expected one of the

In less than three weeks I’ll be departing from Maine to Northern Uganda. I’ll be