Enhancing The Capacity

Of Persons with Disability

Welcome to Enhancing the Capacity of Persons with Disability (ETC of PWD), a UK registered charity that supports vocational training to help disabled youth in Gulu, Northern Uganda.

Currently, we have two projects in operation (for current updates go to the Project News tab):

Vplusplus @GDPU

Vplusplus Senior Project Manager: Musema Faruk with a Sweater Weaving group outside their shop in Gulu Town.

Began in June 2023, after the completion of VPlus@GDPU (see below) and will run for the foreseeable future.

Enhanced and Extended Post training support for all 113 VPlus graduates – including etc@gdpu beneficiaries too.

Delivered by Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU), supported by ETC of PWD trustees and private donations.

VIVA@GDPU

This project began in July 2023 and is – initially – expected to run for one year. Sponsored by Viva La Visa – a UK based specialist visa company for the entertainment industry.

Music and Dance Performance at Vplus School Open Day

1: Music as an aid to vocational learning, for trainees at GDPU.

2: Music, music related activities and music production as a standalone vocational skills course, delivered by GDPU.

For more, go to the VIVA@GDPU tab under Current Projects. Or follow monthly updates on Project News

For more on Viva La Visa please go to their website.

Past Projects

ETC@GDPU

Go to the etc@gdpu pages

Vplus@GDPU

Go to the VPlus pages and Older Posts on Project News for month by month narrative.

Further Information

For more about the ETC of PWD charity please go to our About Page

If you would like to give something, please go to our Donate page.

For more about GDPU please go to their Facebook page.