Empowering Persons with Disabilities through inclusive education, advocacy, research, innovation, healthcare, and economic empowerment across Uganda.
Together, we can break barriers and create opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and vulnerable communities across Uganda. Your support helps transform lives through education, advocacy, healthcare, and economic empowerment.
We provide vocational and practical skills training in fields such as technology, carpentry, tailoring, electrical installation, and entrepreneurship to promote economic independence and self-employment.
We drive systemic change through evidence-based advocacy and disability-focused research. By establishing disability information systems and conducting community research, we generate reliable data that informs policy, planning, and inclusive service delivery.
Our support includes assistive devices such as wheelchairs, white canes, and artificial limbs, psychosocial counseling, health outreach, food security initiatives, and support for vulnerable households and communities.
The Centre for Disability Inclusion, Research and Innovation (CeDIRI) (U) Ltd is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting disability inclusion and improving the quality of life for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and other vulnerable populations in Uganda. The organization was established in 2023 by female Persons with Disabilities and officially registered in April 2025 under registration number 80034076677240.
CeDIRI was founded to address the systemic barriers and inequalities faced by Persons with Disabilities in accessing education, healthcare, economic opportunities, justice, and social participation. The organization provides a comprehensive platform for advocacy, research, innovation, empowerment, rehabilitation, and inclusive community development.
Help us advance disability inclusion through research, innovation, advocacy, education, and community empowerment initiatives across Uganda.
CeDIRI works closely with communities, stakeholders, government institutions, development partners, and civil society organizations to promote dignity, equality, accessibility, and inclusion for all.
The organization believes that every individual, regardless of physical, sensory, intellectual, or cognitive ability, deserves equal opportunities to participate fully in society and achieve their potential.
Across Uganda, many children and youth with disabilities face barriers to employment and economic participation. Through targeted capacity-building programmes, these young people are gaining practical
Growing up with a visual impairment, Joy often encountered misconceptions about her capabilities and future prospects. While many viewed his disability as a limitation, she
Anna was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy during childhood and began using a wheelchair at a young age. Throughout her life, he encountered numerous physical and
As a young person with a disability, Nelly faced constant financial hardship and social exclusion. Employment opportunities were scarce, and she relied on occasional support
