Why?
According to the United Nations, 80 % of persons with disabilities in the world are living in developing countries, such as Uganda. There, children with disabilities are often neglected, abandoned or abused. With this project (The Kids League Inclusive, TKLI), APAID aims to improve their quality of life.
What?
APAID helps the local partner organization The Kids League with the implementation of TKLI. This project includes:
- Yearly APAID courses for staff members and volunteers in the area of disability and adapted physical activities.
- Yearly three 7-weeks sport leagues (one training and one match per week) for children with disabilities aged 6-14.
- Awareness campaigns on disability issues during league seasons by using inclusive activities, information meetings and weekly newsletters.
Who?
The yearly beneficiaries of the project will be:
a) 20 volunteers including people with disabilities who will be involved in the course
b) 150 children with disabilities (including some ex-child soldiers) who are involved in the activities
c) 1000 community members who are involved in awareness campaigns
Where?
This project will start in Kampala and will, in case of good results, spread to the conflict-regions in Northern Uganda (for ex-child soldiers).
When?
TKLI will start in February 2009 and will be yearly evaluated by APAID in collaboration with Stanford University (USA) and Paris X University (France).