Livelihoods, one of DLU’s intervention programmes set up to improve lives and welfare of deaf people, their families, and communities, works particularly in remote rural areas where marginalisation and poverty are commonly experienced.

UGANDA SIGN LANGUAGE
In 1995 Uganda Sign Language (USL) was recognized as an official and primary language of the Deaf, who comprise 0.35% of Uganda’s population. It is estimated that 80% of Uganda’s deaf children are denied..

Upon successful completion of their education, majority of deaf youth find barriers in securing and engaging in meaningful employment due to rampant discrimination and exploitation that continues to exist in the job market.