|  The Uganda National Coalition for the Deaf (UNCD) was officially launched on 15 August at the Speke Resort, Munyonyo in Kampala. UNCD is the only network of organisations working on deafness in Uganda that has been established to work in partnership, unity and collaboration to protect the rights of the Deaf and integrate them into mainstream development.
Current members of the Coalition include – Sense International Uganda, Ka Tutandike Uganda, Uganda National Association of the Deaf (UNAD), Sign Health Uganda, DeafLink Uganda and Legal Action for Persons with disabilities (LAPD). Participating at the ceremonial launch were Minister of state for Elderly and Disability and Higher Education Hon. Sulaiman Madada, Hon. Alex Ndeezi MP, Uganda's first Deaf Member of Parliament & Executive Director, Uganda National Association of the Deaf, MP Nokrach William (representing PWDs in the Northern region), Mr. Christopher Okecho (Assistant Commissioner for Special Needs Education) and Captain Edward Francis Babu (Chairman of the Board of Governors of Ka Tutandike Uganda). This national Coalition will also serve as a resource that the Government and related ministries could draw upon for implementation of its multi-sectoral approaches aimed at the Deaf community in Uganda.
 Ka Tutandike Uganda will be hosting the National Coalition for the Deaf initially for a period of 18 months, after which the responsibility would be transferred to a member organisation on an annual rotational basis.
For further information please contact:
Christine Semambo Sempebwa, CEO Katutandike Uganda -
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+256 772 466316
Julius Nkuraija, Programme Manager for Disability -
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