Lugonjo, Uganda. Salma Kobusinge lives with what is believed to be 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.

Obur, Uganda. Rose Akello is the mother of Ketty Akello, a bright girl with Down Syndrome. Unaware of what Down Syndrome is, Rose's husband demanded that Ketty be thrown into a pit latrine as a mercy killing. Rose and Ketty would be chased out of their village.

Entebbe. 20 year old Edith* lives with Downs Syndrome. As a teenage girl she was abducted as she walked home from school and sexually abused. (*Name changed for security purposes)

Nabwiguru, Kamuli District. Lovinsa Namwebya and son Perez Mbwase. Namwe tried for years to have her son’s condition diagnosed. Unable to deal with his aggression and hyperactivity, his parents tied him to a tree for 11 years. He was fed and toileted in the same place until late evening when he would join the family inside. Following the death of his father from suicide, Lovinsa struggled to care for Perez alone and he was moved to the Amaanyi Centre, a home and school for children with intellectual disabilities run by NGO Embrace Kulture, a two-hour drive away in Entebbe. While there he was formally diagnosed with severe, category four, Autism.

Entebbe, Uganda. Catherine Munaaba's daughter Grace Mugisha was born with Cerebral Palsy. The child’s father left her and she has had to re-locate to a different region of Entebbe due to ill-will directed at her and Grace. She never considered killing her child and unlike many, she hires help to look after Grace when she leaves the home for work.

Obur, Soroti District. Twelve year old Catherine Asinge is bound daily to a chair in a storehouse with chickens and sacks of Cassava. 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.

Ntinda, Kampala. Psychiatrist and Professor Dr. Catherine Abbo. Dr. Abbo is a leading Psychiatrist in Uganda, one of only 54 in a country of more than 47 million people. She was also one of a team who performed the original assessment on Perez Mwase and appeared in the Mwase case as an expert witness. When asked about the government's lack of funding in the sector – the health budget apportions 0.7% to mental health/disability – she cites prioritisation and a lack of education.

Soroti, Uganda. When not tending to his congregation in Soroti, eastern Uganda, Pastor Fred Alimet travels to regional areas to educate communities about children with disabilities. Trying to dispel the long held cultural belief that children with disabilities are cursed, Fred is fighting a battle against the tide.

Ojwina, Lira District. Seven-year old Ezra Moro was born healthy. At age four he began to show signs of turned in feet and loss of speech. Within three years he was completely disabled. Ezra hasn’t been formally diagnosed but his mother, Agnes Nangobi believes he has Spastic diplegia, commonly known as Cerebral Palsy. Her family has had its home destroyed by an angry mob who believe Ezra and the family to be cursed.

Kabaale, Entebbe. Ruth 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. 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 healthcare.

Obur, Soroti District. Paul Oribo lives with Cerebral Palsy. His father, Simon Okurut 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.

Namazala, Jinja District. Katherine Muwunguzi, her mother Joy Nangobi and her son Edwin Musasizi. 20-year-old 'Kat' was raped repeatedly by a neighbour at a young age resulting in the pregnancy and birth of a son - Edwin - four years ago. Kat lives with an un-diagnosed intellectual disability and is frequently violent towards her mother. She is unable to comprehend that Edwin is her child.