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National and Local level membership

UNAPD has membership at various levels including national, district, sub-county and community level:

At national level

• District members Associations of People with Physical Disabilities
• Founder Members
• Honorary Members
• Life Members
• Fellow of the Disability Order (FDO)
• Trade-based Associations of PWPDs
• Membership by special subscription

At district level

• Sub-county members
• District Association of people with specific category of physical disability
• Founder Members of the District Association
• Membership by special subscription

At sub-county level

• Individual members
• Community-based groups of PWPDs e.g. production groups of PWPDs, drama/music groups, specific advocacy groups

At community level

PWPDs can form:

• Production and business groups
• Special advocacy groups, e.g. for education service, health services, accessibility, PWPDs, rights sensitization, etc.
• Drama/music groups, local music bands, etc

Why become a member

UNAPD members enjoy various rights, benefits, privileges and obligations.

Rights

Members have a right to:

• Stand for any elective post at Sub-county, District or national level.
• Benefit from programmes acquired in the name of the Association at all levels.
• Access information regarding development programmes/activities of their Association and UNAPD.
• Withdraw from the organisation

Benefits

Members' benefit from:

• Information from Sub-county, District, national and international levels.
• Capacity building in order to gain skills in planning and management of the groups and Associations, lobbying and advocacy, networking and linkage to potential development partners.
• National programmes of UNAPD.
• Project support where possible.
• Procurement of appliances and equipment.
• Information for referral services.

Obligations

Members are obliged to:

• Pay membership fee
• Uphold and promote the Vision, Values and Aspirations of UNAPD.
• Participate in development activities.
• Uphold good governance and accountability in the Associations.