Stars Ministries Uganda (SMU)

Stars taking part in a hydrotherapy session Did you know that a good number of people with disabilities (PWDs) who cannot walk can actually play in the water? Did you know that water play or hydrotherapy as water play is technically known, has great benefits for people with disabilities, especially those that are immobile and cannot move on their own?   Unfortunately, for many people with disabilities, this opportunity has not been accessed. There are varied reasons why many people with disabilities, and especially those in the context within which Stars Ministries Uganda (SMU) serves, have not or cannot access water play/swimming opportunities. Some caretakers are not aware or fear to let their PWDs play in the water. Yet for others, it is a lack of acceptance in their communities and therefore may not be easily allowed into a community swimming pool where other people are playing. And yet still, others cannot afford the costs involved in taking a PWD to a swimming pool considering th