Wycliff Odong is a disability inclusion and development practitioner with extensive experience in strengthening government systems at national, sub-national and community levels in Uganda. His areas of expertise include child protection, disability-inclusive governance and inclusive education.
His work focuses on promoting locally led child protection and disability inclusion initiatives by facilitating collaboration between public authorities, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities, civil society organisations, faith-based organisations and children. He is committed to strengthening inclusive systems and ensuring that children and persons with disabilities can meaningfully participate in decisions that affect their lives.
Wycliff holds a Master of Arts in Local Governance and Human Rights from Uganda Martyrs University, an undergraduate degree in Community Psychology and a professional practice certification in Child Protection from Makerere University. His master’s thesis examined barriers to accessing inclusive education for children with hearing impairments in public primary schools in Uganda.