VSLA are groups formed at village level for the purpose of improving members’ economic and social livelihood through saving and borrowing. UNAPD has worked for inclusion of her members in VSLA in order to reduce povery. Below are the members' testimonies:

“Before I joined VSLA, I was struggling to sell vegetables. I borrowed money and I moved on to sell silver fish, charcoal and ground nuts. I am happy because I make more money and I have been able to raise my two children. I meet all their needs and are both going to school.”

UNAPD is set to implement a three-year Membership Empowerment Project after her partners approved the  proposal.

The partners to the project are Danish Handcap Forbund (DHF),

Julius Masereka is one of the best players in sports for persons with disabilities. His dream is to use sports to become a celebrity. HAMAD LUBWAMA had an interview with him and now reports:

Hon. James Mwandha who has been UNAPD Chairman since the founding of the organisation in 1998 has passed on at the age of 73.

He died of heart failure on November 10, 2010 in Mulago Hosptital and was laid to rest in Namunyumya village in Iganga district.

As one of the major ways of bringing People with Acquired Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy (PWABIs) together to develop themselves, they started to hold quarterly meetings where they shared business ideas and experiences.

As many companies from East Africa and beyond flocked into Uganda to participate in this year’s Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) exhibition, UNAPD, through the Labour Market Project, mobilised People with Acquired Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy (PWABIs)  and caretakers to also showcase what they are able to do.

In 2009, UNAPD together with Mental Health  Uganda and National Association of the Deaf-Blind in Uganda implemented a Disability Rights Awareness Project in Ntungamo
and Rakai districts. UNAPDs Information Officer HAMAD LUBWAMA recorded some
of the cases where the rights of PWDs were grossly violated: Below are the testimonies:

He made fun of my disability while in school but is now in dire need of my help

Arthur Jjunju has lived with rheumatic arthritis for a very long period on time. He narrates his life experience>

UNAPD members and partners were all smiles on May 27, 2010 as the organisation launched Accessibility Standards at Grand Imperial Hotel, Kampala. The atmosphere was orange and grey as many of guests at the launch were dressed in orange and grey T-shirts with messages: “Make buildings and other facilities accessible to PWDs”.

Members of UNAPD, Stakeholders and Partners have made a lot of comments about Accessibility Standards.

"When you are building there are things that you may think are not so important yet they are very important to persons with disabilities."

On December 29, 2009, members of UNAPD held a General Assembly (GA) where they elected a new Board of Directors to lead them in the next four years (2010-2014). At the same occasion, members approved a new UNAPD’s Constitution and Strategic Plan 2010-2015.