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      • VPEP 2 (Post Training Youth Empowerment Project) Summary
      • VPEP 2 Full Proposal May 2026
    • Viva Wer Waa
      • Viva Wer Waa 2: Brand Development & Empowerment Phase
      • Viva Wer Waa 2 Full Proposal
        • Viva Wer Waa: music for empowerment.
          • Viva@ GDPU: the proposal for Cohort 2
          • VIVA LA VISA STUDIO: END OF Cohort 1 PROJECT REPORT
          • Viva @ GPDU: Studio Code of Conduct
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    • ETC of PWD Summary Report 2021 -25
    • Vplusplus @GDPU
      • Vplusplus Final Report
      • VPLUSPLUS PROJECT: EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. END OF PROJECT REPORT
      • VPLUSPLUS PROJECT: EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES. END OF PROJECT REPORT PDF download
    • Vplusplus extension
    • VPlus@GDPU
      • The VPlus Programme
        • Official press release to announce FCDO match funding to the Vplus programme
        • Summary of the Final Evaluation of VPlus
        • VPlus Final Evaluation Report: PDF Download
    • ETC@GDPU
      • ETC@GDPU Pilot
        • First ETC@GDPU Knowledge Sharing and Planning Meetings (Pilot), Acet
        • First ETC@GDPU Knowledge Sharing and Planning Meetings (Pilot) Gulu
        • ETC@GDPU: Phase Two Enterprise Groups
        • ETC@GDPU: Phase Three
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        • What was the Youth Development Programme?
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  • Thoughts from Under the Mango Tree
  • Viva Wer Waa: music for change
  • Viva @GDPU: music documentary
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Spreading the Secrets of Success Thoughts from Under the Mango Tree The third cohort of the Viva@GDPU music for social change project is now up and running, sponsored by Viva la Visa the UK specialist visa company for the entertainment industry. The name of the project has been changed to reflect the new ambition and scope. It’s now called Viva Wer Waa (Wer Waa is ‘our song’ in Luo). Aims Viva Wer Waa is aimed at:... Viva@GDPU has just released a documentary, made by the team at the Viva studio at Gulu Disabled Persons Union. The video shows the impact of the first two years of this innovative music and production training programme on the lives of it's trainees: young people with disabilities in Gulu and surrounding regions in Northern Uganda. The Viva programme has been sponsored by…... The V Plus Empowerment Project (VPEP) May 2025 to April 2026 A new project started in May 2025, managed by the team at Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU). This new project developed from the previous VPlusPlus programme and the feedback during reflection meetings: the training and awareness sessions for beneficiaries and wider community stakeholders. ... This is a summary of a longer, more detailed report that you can read online here, or download from here. Peer Mentors in their VPEP sponsored uniforms GDPU Gulu Disabled Persons Union (GDPU) reached new milestones over the year to end-April 2025, engaging 500 young disabled persons in business, financial, literacy, numeracy, vocational and life-skills training. GDPU also created a network of 12 peer mentors who connected with over 1,000 young persons with disability across…... ETC Trustees trip to GDPU 2025 This year just two trustees , Chris Khamis and Brenda Addison, visited Gulu Disabled Persons Union in Northern Uganda. These trips are self-financed and do not use the funds of our UK registered charity, Enhancing the Capacity of Persons with Disability. The focus of our visit was the development of a strategic plan for the ongoing sustainability of GDPU.... Can a painted wall and a new stove make life better for people with disability in Gulu and district? 'ETC of PWD trip to Gulu 2024'. New Post on the etcofpwd.com website. Link in bio

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