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From Policy to Pay check: Key Outcomes of the National Dialogue on Employment for Persons with disabilities

by unabu | December 5, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

The right to work is not a gift. It is a fundamental human right. This powerful message anchored the National Dialogue on Employment for Persons with Disabilities (PWD), co-hosted by the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) and UNABU on 28/11/2025 at...

Perception survey on employment of women with disabilities in Bugesera District

by unabu | November 5, 2025 | Publication, Research | 0 Comments

Government of Rwanda has established legal frameworks to protect the rights of persons with disabilities, and several initiatives are working to improve their economic empowerment through training and support programs. However,women with disabilities still face...

Empowering Voices: Bandebereho Community Health Workers Break Barriers for Persons with Disabilities in Gakenke District, Rwanda

by unabu | October 30, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

In Rwanda, where 3.4% of the population aged 5 and above lives with a disability, rising to 3.7% in rural areas, stigma, discrimination, and systemic barriers often exclude persons with disabilities (PWD) from essential health services and community participation....

Building partnerships through Disability Inclusion Workshop, Bugesera, May 2025

Jul 28, 2025 | News

From May 21st to 23rd, 2025, Umuryango Nyarwanda w’Abagore Bafite Ubumuga (UNABU ) conducted a transformative disability inclusion workshop in Bugesera District to strengthen disability inclusion across institutions and communities. Held at Savanah Hotel, the...

Living with dignity, a family centered approach to address stigma and discrimination faced by women with disabilities in Nyagatare

Jul 28, 2025 | News

In July 2019, VSO and UNABU developed an intervention- Living with Dignity- implemented in Rwempasha and Rwimiyaga sectors in Nyagatare District. Living with Dignity was designed to improve the lives of girls and boys, as well as women and men with disabilities. It...

Bugesera: UNABU in partnership with Kabgayi Eye Hospital and SeeYou Ntwali’s family restored hope for future

Jul 25, 2025 | News, Success stories

Jean Paul Ntwali was born with malformed eyes, a condition known as congenital malformation. However, he lacked the means to seek treatment until he was totally blind. His seven children were also born with same condition and they were not treated too until they met...

Promoting Disability Inclusion: A Training Journey for HealthWorkers in Gakenke District

Jan 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

In Gakenke District, a transformative three-day training session took place, aimed at enhancing the skills of 23 Community Health Worker (CHW) Supervisors and 3 hospital supervisors. The training focused on disability inclusion concepts, principles,...