Diagnostic & Support Center
Assessment, therapy, and residential care in Gulu. A regional hub for specialists serving Northern Uganda.
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Access to Diagnosis & Inclusive Learning Enhancement, Northern Uganda
of children with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia in low-resource settings remain undiagnosed. WHO, UNICEF
average diagnostic cost per child in Gulu (around 56 US dollars). 91 percent of households live on under one dollar a day.
average distance parents must travel for neurodevelopmental assessment, around 2 hours per visit.
Assessment, therapy, and residential care in Gulu. A regional hub for specialists serving Northern Uganda.
Train 2,100+ teachers, health workers, and specialists in early identification, inclusive pedagogy, and trauma-informed care.
Reach 10,000 children across 102 schools. Structured reading programs, individualised education plans, and Stress-Free Clubs.
Mobilise 30,000 parents through radio, community dialogues, and parent clubs.
A platform that tracks referrals, learning outcomes, and wellbeing. Co-developed with Ibara.
Diagnoses one child
Diagnoses ten children
Trains one teacher in early identification and inclusive pedagogy
Funds the "Diagnose 100 Children" pilot campaign in full
Supports any part of the program
Goal: fund 100 neurodevelopmental diagnoses for children in Northern Uganda. Target USD 5,600.
Details available on request. Email ibarahelp@gmail.com.
M-Changa is an African crowdfunding platform that supports mobile money and bank payouts to Ugandan accounts and is an official partner of GlobalGiving. Funds land directly in Stress Clinic Uganda. GlobalGiving routes via their fiscal-sponsorship program (US tax-deductible) and activates after their approval, typically four to eight weeks.
Stress Clinic Uganda Limited is a registered Ugandan nonprofit (Reg. No. 80034849709844, incorporated 25 June 2024). Led by Martin Opiyo, Executive Director, elected in 2025 as Advisory Board Member representing Africa at the Global Mental Health Action Network (UK), and recipient of the 2024 African Humanitarian Award. Shortlisted for the 2026 African Excellence Awards (MEA Markets).
Ibara's free screening platform has already been used to screen 40+ children as part of Stress Clinic Uganda's early ADILE implementation. Our teacher training course on ibaralearn.com is used by Stress Clinic Uganda to train teachers in Northern Uganda in early identification of dyslexia, autism, and ADHD. The digital referral and monitoring pillar of ADILE (pillar 5) is co-developed with Ibara.
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