UPC in the proposed project will carry out advocacy for inclusive budgeting for inclusion of sports for persons with disabilities (PWDs) at local government level, increment of funding from central government, amendments of the National Physical Education Policy & the National Sports Policy aimed at increasing participation of PWDs in sports. Project location shall be
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Uganda Paralympic Committee organized an organizational capacity Program work shop funded by Agitos foundation a development arm of the International Paralympic Committee at centenary Park on the 13th and 14th June 2018. The workshop was based on reviewing the National Paralympic structures, constitutional review and rebranding strategies for the Uganda Paralympic Committee to reach the
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David Emong Uganda’s First Paralympic sliver Medalist and World Para-Athletics Championship Gold Medalist was on Friday 20th July 2018 named Uganda’s Male athlete of the Year and Sports Personality of the year 2017 by Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) closing off with 2 acolytes for the evening, making history as the first Para athlete to win
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Uganda Paralympic Committee in collaboration with Uganda Athletics Federation organized a 2 days National Para Athletes trial at Namboole national stadium in the following disciplines of Athletes, Discus and Javelin. Uganda Paralympic Committee is geared up to formulate a squad of athletes that will represent the country in different African based and international events for
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Uganda Paralympic Committee is on a national wide campaign of educating, informing Athletes on a new sport that the committee has brought on board. This is in an anticipation of increasing Uganda`s participants in Paralympics and the number of medal opportunities come Tokyo Japan 2020. This campaign began in Mubende MRC among army para-athletes with
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Blaze Sports International, in partnership with the Uganda National Paralympic Committee (UNPC), will lead a 36-month sport development and health project in Kampala and Gulu called USAID’s Sports for Youth with Disabilities Activity. The overall project goal is to contribute to the improved physical literacy of children with physical disabilities from 2-19 years living in
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This project was funded by Lions club of China and Agitos Foundation .This sports development project involved 2 sports Associations i.e Uganda Para Athletics Association and Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Its main goals were build capacity of the two associations, Develop sports and Advocacy and awareness creation. It worked in Central and Northern regions of Uganda.
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UPC received a grant from IPC to raise awareness of disability sports in the Country. In this, the project was able to organize Sports awareness seminars in selected areas. UPC as to hold advocacy meetings with the different district officials.
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The overall goals of the projects were to Reinforce UPC administration, Awareness of UPC and its activities and Talent identification. This was funded by International Paralympic Committee.
Agitos foundation, a development arm of International Paralympic Committee funded a youth Camp in Rwanda 2012. This brought together 5 countries each with 2 youth Coordinators, 10 athletes and 6 coaches. After one week of intensive training each the 2 youth coordinators came up with a project to be funded by Agitos Foundation. Uganda came
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