Films
‘Life Is Possible’
UGANDA: At different points in their lives, Dorothy Natako Mubezi and Irene Isiko faced challenges as Ugandan women with psychosocial disabilities. They both found their own paths forward with the help of their community.
Filmmaker: Esther Suubi
Esther Suubi is an advocate for young girls and women's voices and a peer educator at Triumph Mental Health Support. Read more about Esther Suubi
‘Nobody Will Be Giving Me Any Coin’
UGANDA: DJP Fellow Christine Oliver Dhikusooka investigates why only 1.3% of formally employed Ugandans are disabled, speaking with a mother who makes fishing nets and a Deaf schoolteacher along the way.
Filmmaker: Christine Oliver Dhikusooka
Christine Oliver Dhikusooka is executive director of One Voice Heard 4 Disability Uganda (OVH4DU), which advocates for the rights of women with disabilities in Uganda. Read more about Christine Oliver Dhikusooka
‘I Swallow Medicine But Run Short on Food’
UGANDA: Ugandans with disabilities who are HIV positive are at greater risk of secondary infections because of a lack of access to nutritious food. Advocates ask the government for more support.
Filmmaker: Nissy Namuyomba
Nissy Namuyomba is an administrative assistant at the Masaka Association of Persons with Disabilities Living with HIV/AIDs and a volunteer with the Masaka Association of Persons with Cerebral Palsy in Uganda. Read more about Nissy Namuyomba
‘The Children Can’t be Wrong’
INDONESIA: For World Autism Awareness Day, DJP Fellow Naufal Asy-Syaddad explores what it's like to be autistic in Indonesia in 2023. He interviews friends from his hometown and shares his own hopes and dreams.
Filmmaker: Naufal Asy-Syaddad
Naufal Asy-Syaddad is a disability rights activist with autism and chairperson of Yogasmara Foundation's youth group. Read more about Naufal Asy-Syaddad