Empowering Rakai's elderly and people with disabilities. Lusi Namatovu Foundation provides essential care and support with compassion.
Call for Support:
+256 705 864322
+256 758 055500
Our Location: Rakai District, Uganda
P.O. Box
185 Kyotera
Delivering Mobility, Accessible Healthcare, and True Inclusion
People with disabilities in Rakai District frequently encounter significant societal and physical barriers limiting their potential. Access to essential healthcare, tailored education, and sustainable livelihood opportunities can be severely restricted. Furthermore, acquiring necessary assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, crutches, or hearing aids, often presents an insurmountable financial and logistical challenge for many families.
Beyond the physical and resource limitations, persistent social stigma and misconceptions surrounding disability can lead to profound isolation and exclusion from vital community life. This lack of inclusion not only hinders personal development and economic participation but also deeply affects mental and emotional well-being, denying individuals their fundamental right to belong and be treated with dignity.
Our February 2026 field visit to Kifamba documented these barriers directly. People with disabilities in the area face significant physical and financial obstacles accessing wheelchairs, crutches, and hearing aids. Many also lack caregivers a challenge compounded by deep social isolation. The visit identified individuals in urgent need of assistive devices and medical support, and work is underway to connect them with available government grants from Uganda's Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development.
In Rakai District, people with disabilities face immense barriers to essential services and community inclusion. Through our compassionate program, we deliver vital resources, accessible healthcare, and powerful advocacy, empowering every individual to live with independence, dignity, and a true sense of belonging.
Supplying wheelchairs, crutches, hearing aids, and vital technologies to enhance mobility and independence.
Ensuring access to quality medical care, rehabilitation, and specialized therapies for better health.
Promoting disability rights, raising awareness, and challenging stigma to foster equality.
Building opportunities for meaningful participation in education, social life, and community events.
Providing training, resources, and support to families and caregivers, strengthening their care journey.
Improving access in homes and community spaces with ramps, pathways, and adaptive designs.
"Before the Lusi Namatovu Foundation stepped in, I struggled to move around with my old, broken crutches, and I felt isolated from my community. They provided me with a new wheelchair and connected me to a local support group where I now have friends who understand me. Their care has given me the confidence to live more independently. I feel seen and valued again."
Your generous donation empowers us to build safe homes, provide vital wheelchairs, and deliver compassionate care to Rakai's elderly and disabled, transforming lives where it's needed most.