Sharifa and her colleagues make eight wheelchairs a month and sell them to organisations and individuals. In its place is the happy confidence of knowing there is work being done. And confidence, said Ms Kalibbala, was the key. You can go into the villages and tell the disabled they can mobilise themselves, but it takes a long time to convince them. But when someone who was silent, who has spent his entire life terrified of being laughed at, comes out to greet you, laughing, saying 'You are most welcome', that is a wonderful feeling.
Confidence brings strength and with it, wit.
Uganda's disabled groups have seized on a hated word with delight. Uganda is a country with some very old attitudes and some very new laws. Rows of dignitaries whooped in amazement, and half a dozen ministers sprang forward to snap close-ups. In Britain, such behaviour would be frowned on. Then again, in Britain, the ministers would not be there.