Masaka district and Buganda Kingdom in general has welcomed the Accessible and all Inclusive Schools Project for Children with Disabilities (CWDs). The project seeks to improve the state of physical accessibility in schools, and also increase enrolment of Children with Disabilities in schools.

While launching the project in Masaka today, the District LC5 Vice Chairman, Hajji Jamil Miwanda, said the project will support the district to mobilise children with disabilities  to go to schools, change the negative attitude of people towards Children with Disabilities and also promote accessibility to school facilities.

He called on parents of Children with Disabilities not to neglect and under estimate the potential of their children in regard to succeeding in education. The launching ceremony that took place at Maria Flo Hotel was witnessed by Kampala district technical staff, PWDs councilors and the media in Uganda.

The purpose of the activity was to officially launch the project and seek support for the project from key stakeholders. Before the launch, the participants were oriented into physical disability and also inducted into the project. The participants were concerned that the number of persons with disabilities is increasing yet the country is developing.

They asked the Government to design and implement several interventions to prevent disability. Prior to the launch, courtesy visits were made to key local government staff that will be crucial in the implementation of this project, including the Chief Administrative Officer. The CAO appreciated the project and was given a copy of Accessibility Standards. He was asked to use it to enforce construction of the buildings in the district following the guidelines laid out in the Standards. Participants were excited about the project aiming at ensuring that CWDs access education.