Activist from across Asia and Africa are Leading their Work.
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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…
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Juliet’s Story
Meet Juliet. Juliet Mbambu is the founder and leader of Bwera United Women with Disabilities Association (BUDWA) an organisation of persons with disabilities in Bwera, Kasese, Uganda. BUWDA is a community-based organisation that supports women and girls with disabilities to learn skills, earn money and live free from discrimination and violence. “I always tell people…
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Jenipher’s story
Meet Jenipher. Jenipher is a member of Bwera United Women with Disabilities Association (BUDWA). She joined BUDWA and learned tailoring skills, which have helped her start earning some income. Now, Jenipher needs support to buy her own sewing machine, which would allow her to work independently and earn a more sustainable income. “I got to…
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Biira’s Story
Meet Biira. Biira is a member of Bwera United Women with Disabilities Association (BUDWA). Below, she shares her story of hearing about BUDWA in a village community meeting and what happened when she joined the group. “I didn’t go to school, and I didn’t have a job. I was just doing some casual work, digging…
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Meet the 2025 Global Disability Leadership Academy Fellows.
The Global Disability Leadership Academy Pilot. In April 2025 we launched the Global Disability Leadership Academy through a pilot in Nairobi, Kenya. For one week, disability justice activists from Africa and Asia met in person to collaborate and learn. The academy exists to support the unique but largely untapped leadership potential of disability justice leaders – especially…
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Zaina
Zaina is a resident of Jinja district in Eastern Uganda. She is one of the women supported under the 100% Homegrown project to set up a kitchen garden to grow food and earn an income. The 100% Homegrown project was funded by the UK government, through the UK Aid Match fund. Starting Kitchen gardening. “I…
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Ivan
Ivan is from Jinja district in the Eastern part of Uganda with his wife, mother, and children. As part of the 100% Homegrown initiative which was funded by the UK government, through the UK Aid Match fund, he trains and supports fellow farmers with disabilities to grow their own vegetables through kitchen gardening. He owns…
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Winnie
Winnie is a young person from Luwero district in the central part of Uganda. She lives with her father and her three siblings. She is also a student pursuing studies at secondary school level at one of the nearby schools in her community. She grows her own vegetables through kitchen gardening which has supported her…
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write to your mp
Fairer Funding for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). We know that disability justice activists are best placed to create positive impact in the lives of disabled people. With the recent announcement of the cuts in UK aid and similar reductions in aid around the world, now is the time to ensure that more funding reaches…
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Fairer Funding Webinar
Fairer Funding for Organisations of Persons with Disabilities – A Call to Action. On Thursday 20 March 2025 we hosted the first in our #FairerFunding webinar series. We know that disability justice activists are best placed to create positive impact in the lives of people with disabilities. With the recent announcement of the cuts in UK…
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Gorret
Namwanje Gorret is a Ugandan disability justice activist. Currently studying to become a social worker, she believes in creating change through education, leadership and community activities. She is the founder and leader of Shared Sights Foundation, a youth-led organisation for persons with disabilities. Advocacy to tackle discrimination. When I was in school, I experienced discrimination.…
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We are no longer posting on Twitter / X
We have officially stopped posting on our X account After much thought, we’ve decided to stop posting on X. While it has been an important space for connecting with many of our supporters, it’s time for us to focus our efforts elsewhere. For years, Twitter (now known as X) has been a place where we’ve…