Association of Refugees with Disability Association of Refugees with Disability (ARD) is an Organization composed of all categories of refugee persons with disability fromdifferent nationalities living in Uganda. ARD was started in 2010 by refugees with disabilities to promote, and protect the rights of refugees with disabilities and ensure continuous exchange of information and coordination of activities undertaken by refugees ingeneral.

VISION
A respected and dignified community of refugees with disabilities who are empowered and fullyparticipate in decision making processes

MISSION
ARD will build capacity and empower its members; mobilise resources; and build partnerships to manage information about refugees with disabilities and to conduct disability awareness and policy advocacy.
CORE VALUES
The following are the core values and principles that drive and guide ARD as an organisation in executing its programmes:
ARD was established in Kampala and is operating under the support of the Refugee Law Project, Faculty of Law, Makerere University.
Currently, ARD comprises of six member associations, which are grassroots associations from respective nationalities (Sudanese, South Sudanese, Congolese, Burundians, Rwandese and Somali).
To-date, ARD has profiled almost 3,500 refugees with disabilities in the settlements and Kampala City and70% are female. ARD embraces all categories of refugees with disabilities including Physical, sensory, intellectual, psychosocial and cross-disability groups.

 ARD is now registered with UgandaRegistration Service Bureau (URSB) as Company limited by guarantee without shares, and next step is to register as an NGO with the NGO Registration Bureau.
 The organisation has mobilized and is still mobilizing membership (Associations of refugees with disabilities from the different refugee nationalities from Kampala and settlements), has a secretariat and developed a new constitution that was passed by the first AGM last year on 15th October 2020.
 ARD isbeginning to establish working and fundingrelationships with other organisations because of the Uganda capacity Funds (UCF) project.

PROBLEM
As an emergent Organisation, ARD leaders including Board members, staff and branches leaders are still having limited capacity to manage affairs of theorganisation because there are few members who have skill or experience of serving on such boards and management, there is still no relevant experience, and therefore not sufficient capacity for programme management. ARD leaders need to improve the sensitization of new members on the good governance practices in place and to manage the continuous awareness and respect of the constitution and internal policies of the association. The association needs a solid foundation to grow, meanwhile ARD leaders haveto work very hard and obtain programme funding from other donors so that it is able to establish a clear programme of action in the country.
Trying to solve or to reduce this weakness, the project will contribute to increase the knowledge related to quality management, implementation of activities, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting, including documentation and reporting on various violation of rights and other forms of abuse and discriminations.

GOAL:
A consistent and well organized system composed of team worker and skilled leaders

OBJECTIVES:
 Within the next 6 months, we will strengthen ARD leadership structures (branches) in internal governance and management (strengthen organizational commitment and awareness on better implementation of internal policies and management tools).
 Within the next 6 months, ARD management will produce an audit report and share it with partners and stakeholders