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Judith’s story
Judith is part of an organisation of persons with disabilities in Uganda. They received additional funding from another organisation as a result of the Disability Justice Fund for Women.
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Jerry’s Story
Jerry Okiki is a disability justice leader and activist from Kenya. He is also part of the 2025 cohort of the Global Disability Leadership Academy.
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Sophia’s Story
Sophia’s organisation strengthened their capacity with funding from the Disability Justice Fund for Women. As a result, they secured more funding from another organisation called UMATI.
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Disability Justice Fund for Women Profiles-Tanzania
A participatory fund for women with disabilities. The Disability Justice Fund for Women is a fund designed by women with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania, to make sure it meets the real needs of disability justice activists in these countries. Grants have been given out to grassroots organisations led by women with disabilities –…
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Faiza’s story
Faiza is a disability justice activist and small business owner from Omdurman, which adjoins Khartoum, Sudan. Displaced by conflict, she fled to Gedarif with her daughter, where she rebuilt her livelihood through her ice-cream business while continuing to support other people with disabilities. Impact of the Sudan Crisis. The conflict in Sudan is affecting our ADD Sudan team, the…
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disability justice fund for women profiles – Ghana
A participatory fund for women with disabilities. The Disability Justice Fund for Women is a fund designed by women with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania, to make sure it meets the real needs of disability justice activists in these countries. Grants have been given out to grassroots organisations led by women with disabilities –…
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Disability Justice and Inequalities Research Findings.
About the research. Persons with disabilities often face unfair treatment in many parts of life, such as getting jobs, being represented, and being recognised. They also deal with other forms of inequality connected to things like class, race, and gender. Even so, disability is rarely seen as a main issue in campaigns that fight against…
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Disability Justice and Inequalities Research Tools
About the research. Persons with disabilities often face unfair treatment in many parts of life, such as getting jobs, being represented, and being recognised. They also deal with other forms of inequality connected to things like class, race, and gender. Even so, disability is rarely seen as a main issue in campaigns that fight against…
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Sheila’s Story
Sheila Opiyo is a disability justice leader and activist from Kenya. She is also part of the 2025 cohort of the Global Disability Leadership Academy. She is the Founder, CEO, and Podcast Host of Beyond Me Podcast, a platform dedicated to mainstreaming inclusion between persons with disabilities and those without disabilities. Sheila shares about her…
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Disability Justice and Inequalities Research.
A new research project. Liz Sayce is a principal investigator on a new piece of research exploring the link between disability justice and broader inequalities campaigns, and a Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics (LSE). She explains why this research is so important, and how its findings can improve collaboration between movements.…
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disability justice and inequalities webinar
Uniting for Change. On 4 March 2026, we hosted a webinar called Uniting for Change: Strengthening Collaboration Between Disability Justice and Inequality Activists. People with disabilities often face unfair treatment in many areas of life, including jobs, representation, and recognition. These challenges are often linked to other forms of inequality, such as class, race, and…
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Meet the design team.
Lived-experience Design. Last year a group of women with disabilities from Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania worked together to decide how funding for women with disabilities should best be spent – and who it should be spent by. As part of the Disability Justice Fund for Women, these women – the design team – decided what the…
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Abigail’s story
Abigail is a hairdresser and disability justice activist from Ghana. She is one of the deaf women supported by the Women’s Wing of Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), where she received skills training. Driven by her passion for hairdressing—Abigail has established a small business that she runs in a shared space with her brother. About the Women’s Wing.…
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Racheal’s story
Racheal is a tailor and a disability justice activist from Ghana. She is one of the young deaf women who have received skills training and support under the Ghana National Association for the Deaf (GNAD), Women’s Wing. Growing up, Racheal always admired fashion and design, and this inspired her to pursue tailoring. About the Women’s Wing. The Women’s Wing is one of the women groups in Ghana…
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Salamatu’s story
Salamatu is a disability justice activist from Ghana, and the leader of the Women’s Wing of Ghana National Association for the Deaf (GNAD). She is very passionate about advocating for the rights of deaf people and loves seeing them taking up the spaces and opportunities they rightfully deserve. About the Women’s Wing. The Women’s Wing supports deaf women across all districts in Ghana by providing skills training,…
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Disability Justice Fund for Women Grantees – Uganda
A participatory fund for women with disabilities. The Disability Justice Fund for Women is a fund designed by women with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania, to make sure it meets the real needs of disability justice activists in these countries. Grants have been given out to grassroots organisations led by women with disabilities –…
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Juliana’s story
Juliana is the Executive Director of Voices of Women and Children with Disabilities in Ghana. She is taking part in ADD’s Global Disability Leadership Pilot that kicked off with an in-person week of workshops between disability justice activists in Nairobi, Kenya, earlier this year. She shares some of the challenges she faced as a person…