Thank You, Mbarara — International Week of Deaf People 2025
We marched. We learned. We signed. And together, we turned inclusion into everyday practice!
What we accomplished:
- Access in practice: UgSL coaching for frontline teams; public lectures on grant pathways and URA registration—so support doesn’t stall at the counter.
- Culture & community: performances, poems, and a full Independence Grounds celebrating Deaf leadership.
- Showcase of solutions: partners demo’d tools and services that make access real.
- Sport that needs no translation: Bright Stars Deaf FC 8–1 Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST).
Gratitude
To the Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development, deaf communities and families; Mbarara City leadership; Hon. Hellen Asamo; Hon. Alex Ndeezi; CDO Mirabel, Mbarara City Association of the Deaf, Uganda Revenue Authority, SHERINAH’s New HOPE for Children with Disability Ministry, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Christian Blind Mission (CBM) National Association of Parents of Deaf Children, KPM Entertainment Foundation, Bank of Uganda, Smiley, Signs & Talks, Support Disabled Uganda (SDU), The Norwegian Association of Disabled, National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda and special thanks to The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and GFA Consulting Group for their support throughout the week.
Keep the momentum!
Review the week on our website: Visit the Recap
Make your support visible: Stand with us and Sign the Solidarity Wall
Hands up, barriers down—let’s carry this forward!
