Lugonjo, Uganda. Salma Kobusinge kneels alone in her Entebbe home. 9-year old Salma lives with Autism. She does not speak, has Epilepsy, Sickle cells, is deaf and blind in her right eye. Her mother, Nono Zubeda has told disability outreach worker Stephan Kabenge that she wishes Salma was dead.

Ojwina, Lira District. Seven year old Ezra Moro, was born healthy. At age four he began to show signs of disability, turned in feet and loss of speech. Within three years he is completely disabled. Ezra hasn’t been formally diagnosed but his mother, Agnes Nangobi believes he has Spastic diplegia, commonly known as Cerebral Palsy.

Ojwina, Lira District. The mother of seven year old Ezra Moro, Agnes Nangobi breaks down whilst explaining her families recent experiences raising a child with a disability. Her family has had its home destroyed by an angry mob who believe Ezra and the family to be cursed. The family still are verbally and physically abused by neighbours, are stoned and have their home defecated on. Due to the cultural beliefs that disabilities are a curse, Agnes cannot get work and Ezra is severely malnourished.

Lugonjo, Uganda. Nono Zubeda picks up her 9-year old daughter Salma Kobusinge as she falls over in their two bedroom Entebbe home. The falls are common as Salma lives with an intellectual impairment, believed to be low functioning Autism.

Anai Agali, Lira District. George Abaa carries his his eleven year old daughter Naomi Ecuto into the shade where she can sit in an upright position. Community health outreach workers have told George that due to her spine curvature, it is better for her to sit against the corner of a wall to help straighten her back. Naomi lives with cerebral Palsy but has still yet to be formally diagnosed.

Soroti District. Goats are untethered during the day, allowing them to roam freely and feed. Seen as valuable property, any violence towards them is treated with the utmost urgency. Conversely, abuse towards a child with disability when untethered is widely accepted.

Kabaale, Entebbe. Ruth Nakimera closes the blinds for privacy before performing a routine check up on 25 year old Haddijjah Nabweteme, 8 months pregnant with her fourth child. Nakimera is a traditional birth attendant. Not medically trained, traditional birth attendants are an important part of the health system for pregnant women, particularly in isolated areas where access to a doctor is logistically and financially difficult. They will offer services for pre-natal care - ranging from regulating the menstrual cycle to changing the sex of the baby - which usually consists of a physical check up followed by a prescription of traditional medicines, herbs etc. The lack of access to modern medicines and diagnostic testing means more mothers rely upon traditional means as their only form of pre-natal healthcare.

Lugonjo, Uganda. Nono Zubeda and her daughter, Salma Kobusinge peer outside their home as a local neighbours child looks in. Nono has spent time in prison for leaving Salma unattended in the dilapidated two room house in a suburb of Entebbe. Salma's father denies the child is his and offers Nono no assistance in the home or financially for Salma's medications. Nono has resorted to the services of a local Witch Doctor, but he has made no difference to their lives.

Obur, Uganda. Pastor Fred Alimet, who works as a community outreach worker to bring awareness to rural areas about the taboos surrounding disability, speaks to Elizabeth Ilolu, the mother of 13-year old Silus Odii who is seen with the rope that is used to tether him to a crate inside the single room family home in Obur, eastern Uganda.

Obur, Soroti District. Thirteen year old Silus Odii sits with the rope that is used to tether him to a crate inside the single room family home in Obur, eastern Uganda.

Anai Agali, Lira District. George Abaa leans in to wake his eleven year old daughter Naomi Ecuto. She will spend most of the day sitting or lying on a sack in the limited shade of a small shrub in the front yard of the family home. Her spine is curved and she requires assistance to move to the toilet.

Obur, Soroti District. A village storehouse in Obur where twelve year old Catherine Asinge is bound by her right wrist to a chair.

Entebbe, Uganda. Students at the Aamanyi Centre prepare a plot for planting during their ‘Agriculture’ class. The Aamanyi Centre is run by NGO EmbraceKulture and aims teach youth living with disability the life skills needed to live effectively amongst the broader community.

Obur, Soroti District. Simon Okurut has travelled with his son Paul to a community outreach information session hosted by Pastor Fred Alimet. Simon cares for Paul alone after his wife fled their village after Paul's diagnoses. Simon is a minority in Uganda. Generally it is accepted that the father dis-owns the child living with disability. Fred provides information to parents of children living with disabilities. He teaches them about the stigmas they will face and resolutions they could implement

Obur, Soroti District. Twelve year old Catherine Asinge is bound by her right wrist to a chair in a village storehouse with some chickens and sacks of Casava. She looked bewildered by the light as the storehouse door was opened. Un-diagnosed and speechless, she now resides in the village of her 'uncle', her older brother Charles Okwaronro. Charles took her in as her father will not allow her to live in the same village as the marital family. Catherine's mother - Sarah Akkello - visits as regularly as she can. Catherine is tethered for her own safety when Charles has to leave the village for work or errands.

Ojwina, Lira District. The family home of Agnes Odoch. Her family home was destroyed by an angry mob who believe her seven year old son Ezra to be cursed.