Luwule · Mpigi District · Uganda

Because every child is uniquely gifted, we haven’t given up on any.

Special Children Special People (SCSP) empowers, rehabilitates and advocates for people with disabilities — especially children — preparing them for inclusive education and independent lives.

  • Registered NGO in Uganda
  • 100% of donations go to children’s programmes
A boy laughing with an SCSP staff member
A therapist and a child building with blocks during a therapy session
Caregivers in SCSP's parent support group with the bags and crafts they make

“We’re not inherently anything but human.”

— Robin Morgan

Our cause

Children with disabilities are valuable in society.

The challenge

Children with disabilities in Uganda face systemic barriers:

  • Limited access to early identification and rehabilitation services, especially in low-income communities
  • Social stigma that leads to neglect, isolation and delayed school enrolment
  • High poverty among caregivers, reducing their ability to afford therapy, transport and learning materials
  • Inadequate inclusive education infrastructure and trained teachers

Without coordinated support, these challenges compound and result in lifelong exclusion.

Our response

SCSP applies a holistic family support model that integrates rehabilitation, inclusive education, caregiver economic empowerment, research and advocacy.

We work at child, family and community levels so that gains in one area are reinforced across the others.

Read about our approach

Our reach as of 2026

  • 96children enrolled at Wisdom Hub Inclusive School
  • 800children supported with therapy and education
  • 400caregivers trained and supported through livelihood initiatives
  • 30+children referred to mainstream schools

Featured campaign · building appeal

Help us finish a permanent home for therapy and inclusive learning.

More children are enrolling than our classrooms and therapy rooms can hold. The foundation is in — the ground floor is next.

USD 37,154 completes the ground floor

Watch Joy’s story — why the space matters

Brick foundation walls of the new SCSP centre filled with hardcore stone
Foundation complete · Dec 2024
A builder compacting the murram fill inside the foundation walls, ready for the ground-floor slab
Site update · 2026
  1. DoneBasement foundationCompleted thanks to friends and supporters
  2. Now fundingGround floorUSD 37,154 to build — funding now
  3. NextTherapy rooms & toiletsSpecialised learning tools, therapy equipment, adaptive play
  4. NextDoors openMore children served in a safe, accessible space

With thanks to our partners

  • IASE
  • SwissHand
  • Lift the Children
  • Therap Global
  • KCCA