My Story

About KCDC

Kyaninga Child Development Centre (KCDC) was founded in 2014 by Steve and my sister Fiona to transform the lives of children with disabilities in Uganda through a holistic, multisectoral approach spanning healthcare, rehabilitation, education, mobility, livelihoods and advocacy. Over the past decade, this model has revolutionised care, promoted rights, and earned international recognition including an MBE and Professional Fellowship  

An estimated 13% (2.5 million) of children in Uganda live with a disability, yet access to healthcare and rehabilitation remains limited, placing an enormous financial strain on families.

Stigma, often rooted in beliefs that disability is contagious or caused by witchcraft, further isolates families and discourages them from seeking help.

A snapshot of 10 things that KCDC have done in 2025:

- Built 3 Inclusive Education Resource Centres in community schools
- Reached the halfway point in training six teachers in each of our 18 partner schools through our two-year Inclusive Teacher Training courses
- Increased production of Bamboo wheelchairs to 30 units per month
- Launched a sustainable bamboo enterprise for parents, supplying Kyaninga Mobility and strengthening household incomes
- Began construction of Phase 1 of the Kyaninga Inclusive School, the flagship of our Education Hub
- Built a new Mobility Machine Workshop
- Established Kyaninga Livelihoods and Advocacy as a stand-alone programme
- Completed two new therapy and rehabilitation buildings
- Expanded our Nutrition Programme following the withdrawal of USAID support
- Provided transformative therapy and rehabilitation to more than 3,000 children through community-based services, including support to hundreds of children with disabilities and epilepsy