Sabina, Bangladesh
Sabina is one of the only female disability activists in her area: shunned by her village as a child she is now an award winning community leader.
Independence, opportunity and equality for disabled people living in poverty.
ADD International is an ally to the global disability movement.
We partner with disability activists in Africa and Asia to help them access the tools, resources and support they need to build powerful movements for change.
THE GLOBAL DISABILITY CRISIS
1 BILLION PEOPLE
Around 15% of the world's population live with a disability
80%
80% of disabled people live in the developing world
LEFT BEHIND
People with impairments are often the last to benefit from aid programmes
Partnering with disability activists.
The global movement for disability equality is powered by the drive, vision and courage of disability activists. Often disabled themselves, they have the passion to fight for change. It’s their lives and their communities at stake.
Meet the Activists
Peter, Uganda
Frontline Activist
Peter is an albinism activist in Uganda where there are still many myths attached to albinism, including that persons with albinism are cursed, are punishments from the gods, are ghosts, have supernatural powers, or do not die.
Shamim, Bangladesh
COVID-19: Voices from the field.
When you meet 28-year-old Shamim, you know he is a person full of drive and passion to help others. Starting out as a young activist he has been fighting for the rights of disabled people in Bogura, Bangladesh for over fifteen years and has been on the frontline of COVID-19 response work.
Rashid, Disability Activist, Tanzania.
"If disabled people didn't have activist groups to allow us to speak out, to have the same voice, then we would be left behind with no help."
What we do
Inclusive Education
For all
Every disabled person in the world should have a fighting chance at living their best life but that is almost impossible without going to school.
Empowering Women
Around one in five women worldwide has a disability. For disabled women, gender-based violence and disability discrimination intersect to create brutal barriers to well-being.
The right to work
Everyone has the right to make the best of the life they are born into: for most of us that means getting a job and earning a living so we can live independently and support our families.
