NUDIPU in partnership with Bank Information Centre are conducting World Bank Safeguard
Campaign aimed at influencing the World Bank to ensure that safeguard policies are
inclusive of disability issues. This is a deliberate move that would guarantee disability/children
inclusion in all programmes and interventions funded by the World Bank.
As part of the campaign, NUDIPU conducts surveys and media advocacy aimed at raising
visibility of disability issues in regard to the World Bank Transactions. NUDIPU thus undertook a
study to assess the impact of NAADs Program on Ugandan farmers including PWDs and
children.
This study was conducted using qualitative techniques of data collection. Specially, key
informative interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions were used to generate data. In
addition, the study also reviewed secondary data relating to the National Agricultural
Advisory Service (NAADS) Program.
The study used sample frame of districts implementing NAADS Program ─ where two district
local governments from Eastern and Central Uganda were intentionally selected as a case
study. The study was conducted in the districts of Tororo and Masaka.
The data was analysed with regard to programme awareness, implementation and effect
on the livelihood of Ugandan farmers-including PWDs, children. The study was concerned
with PWDs/children (children in the study mean young people below the age of 18years)
participation, in project design, implementation and monitoring and actual number of
beneficiaries.