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Raising Awareness about People with Disability

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A SMU staff shares information about persons with disabilities with a community member during the awareness walk. Stars Ministry Uganda (SMU) exists to release every child and individual with disability to their full potential so they can live independent and productive lives . SMU desires to see the needs of People with Disabilities (PWDs), including their need for God, being met by the church. One of the strategies through which SMU achieves its mission is through raising awareness about the needs of people with disabilities. SMU conducts awareness campaigns to achieve this objective. Through awareness campaigns, SMU aims to highlight the reality of disability in its immediate community and to empower community members to take action in meeting the needs of people with disability (PWDs) that are closest to them.  People with disability are among the categories of people that were most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the limitation of travel due to the COVID-19 Movement res