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10 September 2025, 12:55 pm
Youth with disabilities struggle to access education and health services
By Patrick Ssenoga Disability is not Inability Radio Programme-(Obulema Ssibutesobola)The radio programme airs every Wednesday | đ 1:15 pm â 3:00 pm. In this conversation, we explore the existing challenges faced by the youth with disbilities in accessing health and…
1 September 2025, 1:17 pm
Every voice matters in the classroom, supporting hard of hearing learners
By Ssenoga Patrick Programme: Disability is Not Inability (Obulema Ssi Butesobola)The radio talk show airs every Wednesday | đ 1:15 pm â 3:00 pm. In this edition, we discussed the shortage of teachers for learners with special needs in schools…
3 July 2025, 12:47 pm
NUDIPU urges government to fund child disability benefit without delay
By Mosh Ddamba The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Womenâs Association (UMWA), has urgently called upon the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance to allocate a supplementary budget for…
2 July 2025, 3:22 pm
Navigating disability and vitiligo with strength and visibility
By Regina Nassanga Meet Penina Katushabe, a voice of strength and hope. Penina is a proud woman living with Vitiligo, a skin condition that affects skin pigmentation. Sheâs not just living with it, she is leading with it. As the Chief Mobiliser and Co-Founder of…
23 June 2025, 11:25 am
Menstrual hygiene management for girls with disabilities
By Ssenoga Patrick Disability is Not Inability on Mama FM! Last week, we discussed the crucial role parents and guardians play in supporting young girls with disabilities to manage their menstruation with dignity. Listen to the radio programme here. Disability…
4 June 2025, 7:07 pm
NUDIPU decries electoral fraud by impostors
By Annet Nakato The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in collaboration with the East Africa Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP) and the Uganda Media Womenâs Association (UMWA), has raised concern over a growing trend of…
4 June 2025, 5:02 pm
Challenging cultural myths around girls and women with clubfoot
By Ssenoga Patrick Tune in to Mama FMâs âDisability Is Not Inabilityâ Radio Program. Join us every Wednesday from 1:15â3:00 PM as we dive into powerful stories and tackle stigma. In this episode we create awareness about Clubfoot, we unpack…
22 April 2025, 3:00 pm
Two hearts, one struggle: The life of a disabled child and his grandmother
By Robinah Nanfuka Listen to the Childrenâs Radio Programme featuring the powerful story of Paskaziya Nalukwago, a 70-year-old grandmother from Luwero district. She is raising her 3-year-old grandson, who was abandoned by both parents and lives with a disabilityâjust as…
30 March 2025, 2:31 pm
Profile of a father raising a child with disability
By Robinah Nanfuka In this episode of the Children talks show radio program, we host a father, Mr Lubega Jude and he shares his experience of raising a child with disability independently in the community. The Children’s program airs every…
25 November 2024, 7:23 pm
 The journalist she never became
By Byamukama Alozious Beatrice Apio Zola grew up admiring journalistsâsmartly dressed, confident news anchors on TV inspired her to dream of becoming a journalist. She envisioned herself as a news anchor and saw media as a platform to advocate for…