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Location
Pece Division Gulu City
Jomo kenyatta Road
Contact Us
Phone : + 256771487566
Email : info@abilitysportsafrica.org
Our Hours
MON-FRI 09:00 – 19:00
SAT-SUN 10:00 – 14:00
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Who we are
We are a non governmental who uses sports as a platform for social inclusion, through advocacy and awareness raising on disability to the general community. In which Children and youth with disabilities are given opportunity to take full responsibilities for their social well being, economic development, physical and mental health development, where the community attitudes towards disability is shifted in a positive way hence reducing societal stigma and systematic discrimination.
Vision
An inclusive community where children and youth with disabilities are actively involved in economic, health, livelihood and social well being through Sports and Creative Arts.
Mission
To empower individuals of all abilities by building their self-confidence, self-esteem, efficacy and lifetime skills through sports, recreation, social well being and physical literacy program.
ACTIVITIES
Advocacy and Awareness Programs
Through documentaries, home visits, social media and posters, we we conduct mass media campaigns with the motto “My ability is what defines me”. The key messages targets parents/caregivers, youth/children with disabilities and community leaders to promote participation in and the benefits of sport, regardless of disability.
Training of Trainers
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to promote Adaptive Sports, Creative Arts, Advocacy and Mainstreaming disability Sports to build confidence, self esteem, awareness creation, change attitude to reduce stigma and discrimination on disability.we empower teachers, coaches and peer mentors in an inclusive adaptive sports coaching skills.
Sports Festivals
With our organization’s mission always in mind, we strive to promote Adaptive Sports, Creative Arts, Advocacy and Mainstreaming disability Sports to build confidence, self esteem, awareness creation, change attitude to reduce stigma and discrimination on disability.we empower teachers, coaches and peer mentors in an inclusive adaptive sports coaching skills. we offer games such as;-
Wheelchair Basketball,Sitting Volleyball (physical),Wheelchair Tennis (physical), Goal ball for the Blind, Showdown for the Blind, Padding, Swimming, Table tennis, Archery, wheelchair racing (cycling),Amputee soccer, Football (Deaf, girls, boys), Handball, Netball, Pool, Basketball (deaf), Volleyball,Tennis,Athletics.
Physical Literacy
Physical literacy is the motivation an individual has that leads one to become physically competent, enduring, and confident. It also demonstrates knowledge about one’s own physical and mental health. To be physically literate means that you own your well-being through life. We give opportunity to children with disabilities to gain self reliance/daily leaving skills of wheeling, dressing, washing, playing and interacting.
Success Stories
We organise our physical literacy programs and adaptive sports programs in inclusive primary schools and community in gulu and the neigboring districts of Amuru, Nwoya and omoro, our main aim is to reduce the stigma related to disabilities in schools and community we leave in through an inclusive sports and creative arts programs.