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.
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Around 15% of the world's population live with a disability
80% of disabled people live in the developing world
People with impairments are often the last to benefit from aid programmes
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.
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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.
"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."
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.
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.
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.