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We are an umbrella organization for and led by youth with different disabilities including those with mental, intellectual, sensory and physical impairments. SAU works with, and for Youth with Disabilities between 18-30 years of age who face functional barriers in performing activities, ordinarily done by people within this age bracket as a result of mental, intellectual, sensory and physical impairments. These young people with different disabilities felt it was important to have own organization of Youth with Disabilities for a collective unified voice to address their unique needs and concerns at both District/local and National level.

SAU works closely and in partnership with the existing OPDs and is a consultant for OPDs and other organizations on matters pertaining to youth with disabilities. SAU has eventually become a source of reliable data and information on youth with disabilities in Uganda.

The organization has a fully-fledged secretariat and a functioning Board of Directors elected by the general assembly representing different disabilities, regions and gender balance with a five-year term of office who manage the day to day affairs/operations of the organization.

Our Objectives

  • To promote the effective participation of youth with disabilities in political leadership, policy formulation, policy implementation, and decision-making processes at all levels

  • To increase the number of youth with disabilities enrolling in institutions of higher learning and achieving good grades or outcomes in courses of their own choice.

  • To empower youth with disabilities to effectively participate in productive activities and address climate change challenges in order to achieve sustainable livelihoods

  • To empower youth with disabilities to understand their rights and to stand up and advocate for them, including the right to responsible sexual and reproductive health and practices.

  • To strengthen the institutional capacity of Show Abilities Uganda (SAU) to effectively manage its internal operations and strategic partnerships with other agencies.

SAU’s core values

  • Transparency and accountability; we are a transparent and trustworthy organisation that is highly accountable to its members, community and stakeholders, including donors and stakeholders. We ensure that the relationship with our partners and members is defined by integrity and trust.

    The organisation is managed by competent and highly motivated and professional staff and board members who work effectively as a team to remain relevant in the highly competitive wider environment.

  • Dignity and respect; We appreciate and respect every youth with disability and treat all of them with the same dignity, love, compassion and respect. We also treat all our stakeholders, partners and supporters with the same level of respect and dignity.

  • Unity in diversity; We are aware that youth with disabilities are different in terms of nature and severity of disability and their educational, cultural and other backgrounds. We therefore aim to unite all youth with disabilities and meet their needs based on merit and without discrimination. The diverse nature of disability also helps to bring in different perspectives that SAU uses to strengthen it work.

  • Equity; We ensure that our interventions meet the actual needs of youth with disabilities based on their levels of need. Therefore, whenever we provide individual support, it is not blanket support but is based on carefully assessed individual level of need.

  • Creativity and innovation; We are a learning organization that carefully assesses every situation that we operate in or work with and always aim to be creative and innovative while addressing the needs of youth with disabilities. We work closely with the youth using resources available to ensure that their actual needs are met and that everything we do is in their best interest. SAU also has strong systems for creatively managing change in the ever-evolving wider environment based on lessons learnt by the organisation.

  • OUR VISION

    “Empowered youth with disabilities who effectively participate in society”

  • OUR MISSION

    “To strengthen the capacity of youth with disabilities and create an enabling environment for their effective participation in development and decision making processes at all levels.”

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