UGANDA NATIONAL ACTION ON PHYSICAL DISAB UNAPD is an umbrella organization of Persons with Physical Disabilities (PWPDs) formed and established  in 1998 by groups of PWPDs with the aim of uniting them, advocating for their rights, fulfilling gaps that were existing in the representation of PWPDs, fighting marginalization, educating themselves on their rights and forming associations that can uplift their standard of living. The vision of UNAPD is #A barrier free environment for people with physical disabilities.# and the mission is #An organization dedicated to the removal of barriers in society, which prevent persons with physical disabilities from enjoying their full rights# UNAPD is fullyregistered with the NGO Board with the registration No. S 5914/8278 .

Pallisa District Action on Physical Disabilities (PADIAPD) is a membership association of UNAPD established in 2005 by mobilizing members with Physical Disability with an objective of advocating for rights of PWDs in Pallisa and elected an Executive Committee through the General Assembly. PADIAPD renewed her registration as a Community Based Organisation (CBO) with Pallisa Local Government in 2016 under the registration certificate number of 1753

Mbale Action on Physical Disabilities is a membership association of UNAPD established in 2012 by founder members of physical disabilities in Mbale district with the main objective of being a united voice to advocate for rights of PWDs.  The association held their most recent general assembly in 2013 to democratically elect an executive, and currently registered with Mbale local government as a Community Based Organisation(CBO), with the identical certificate number of 3293.

The three organisations of persons with disability are to implement the project entitled: Advocate for inclusive implementation of the national policy and service standards for sexualand reproductive health and rights in Uganda.

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)has been overlooked by both the disability community and those working on Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (SRHS). This leaves PWDs among the most marginalized groups when it comes to SRHS, they have the same needs for SRHS as everyone else.

In fact, PWDsmay actually have greater needs for Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) education and care than persons without disabilities due to their increased vulnerability to abuse. The challenges to SRH faced by PWDs are not necessarily part of having a disability, but instead often reflect lack of social attention, legal protection, understanding and support. PWDs often cannot obtain even the most basicinformation about SRH thus remain ignorant of basic facts about their bodies, rights and available services. PWDs may be denied theright to establish relationships, or they may be subjected to sexual abuse where they may be treated as objects other than members of the family. As a group, PWDs fit the common pattern of structural risks for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections due to high rates of poverty and illiteracy, lack of access to health resources and power to negotiate for safer sex .

The Ministry of Health, Reproductive Health Division in the Department of Community Health has gone through several stages of reviewing the National policy and service standards for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Uganda e.g. version of 2001, 2006, and 2017 and nowthe current version of 2018. The analysis of the human rights approach of the 2018 policy version is inclusive of the needs of PWDs, for example the gender responsiveness and inclusiveness of the policy goal and objectives caters for PWDs among the target groups,the sexual and reproductive health component for youngpeople of reproductive age has PWDs as one of the targets for age-appropriatequality information, services and data disaggregation. Among the vulnerable and disadvantaged groups to be targeted under the safe motherhood, maternal and newborn health care are PWDs. However despite the above strength of the policy towards PWDs, it is realisedthat the policy has some gaps in line with inclusive sexual and reproductive health care services e.g. PWDs are not targeted under the following components of the policy namely obstetric fistula, family planning, STI/HIV<(>&<)>AIDS, infertility, reproductive tract cancers, sexual and gender based violence and menopause and andropause.

This project focuses on the fact that PWDs have the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs as other people. Yet they often face barriers to information and services. The ignorance and attitudes of society and individuals, including health-care providers, raise most of these barriers # not the disabilities themselves. In particular, the project will support lessening of marginalization of PWDs by ensuring that PWDs needs are integrated in the delivery of SRH services in the community on an equal basis with others. But also PWDs actively getting involved in advocacy and lobbying for their SRHRs through amplifying their voices

Goal of the project is #PWDs have equal access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights#
Objectives:
1. To empower PWDs on strategic advocacy interventions for SRHRs
2. To influence the sexual and reproductive health policy and programs to be disability inclusive and responsive