DFID policy project: Small scale research
3. Participation of disabled people in the PRSP and PEAP process in Uganda
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The research was conducted by AK Dube, South Africa. The small-scale project aimed to explore the involvement of disabled people in the Poverty Reduction Stategy Plan (PRSP) and the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) in Uganda, and highlight lessons learned for the disability movements in other countries involved in PRSP processes.
The methodology included interviews, a field visit to Uganda and a literature review.
The PEAP has guided the formulation of Ugandan government policy since its inception in 1997. The PEAP has four pillars that represent the major goals for the action plan:
- Fast and sustainable economic growth and structural transformation
- Good governance and security
- Increased ability of the poor to raise their incomes
- Increased quality of life of the poor.
The disability movement engaged in a co-ordinated effort to ensure that disabled people were included in mainstream poverty eradication programmes during the most recent PEAP process in 2002. On an invitation by the Government of Uganda the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU) came up with the strategy for participation which involved:
- Close interaction with the centre of government
- Active mobilisation of district and sub-counties
- Setting up disability indicators for the PEAP – particularly, but not limited to, universal primary education (UPE), HIV/AIDS, and agriculture.
NUDIPU developed a postion paper entitled 'Participation of Organizations and Partners for Persons with Disabilities in the PEAP' which the author notes, "...The paper arugued that the PEAP treated issues about disabilities under the general headings of 'vulnerable groups', 'marginalised groups of society' and 'disadvantaged groups'...[and]...failed to give explicit strategies and relevant policy interventions for the intended target groups".
AK Dube's research paper also discusses the following issues, as expressed by NUDIPU as part of their position paper presentation:
- Capacity of DPOs must be enhanced if they are to maintain their involvement in PRSP and PEAP processes
- Disability indicators should be implemented that cut across key sectors of government, donors and civil society organisations
- Ongoing advocacy and lobbying is required, alongside efforts to mainstream disability
- NDIPU should advocate for resources for disability programmes
- Monitoring of PEAP strategies for disabled people should be based on both qualitative and quantitative approaches.
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