In collaboration with Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, this project explored the views of sign language interpreters and deaf professionals in Uganda, in order to plan for an upgrade of the diploma course into a university-level undergraduate training programme. Both sign language interpreters and deaf service users agree on the need for further professionalisation in the field and such a programme would provide interpreters with the skills to work in diverse professional settings. The programme would also serve to enhance rights protection for deaf people in Uganda.