Gulu Disabled Persons’ Union (GDPU) was formed during the1980 famine in Uganda by a group of disabled people to improve their access to relief supplies. In 1992, it registered as a Community Based Organization and brought together groups of disabled people from across the district. Thirty years after the famine, GDPU has now transformed from small group of people seeking charity, to a vocal advocacy organization which fights for the rights of people with disabilities. Eventually, it was registered with the government of Uganda under the Ministry of internal affairs as an NGO with registration No10044 and again with registrar of companies as company limited by guarantee registration No 99031