African Disability Forum
African Disability Forum (ADF) is the continental membership organization of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in Africa. Formally established in 2014, ADF seeks to strengthen and unify the representative voices of Africans with disabilities, their families and organizations. The African continent is immense with great regional diversity, making it impossible for one organization to directly and fully reflect and represent such diversity.
Thus ADF includes and builds upon existing organizations, networks, capacities and successes. ADF does not replace any existing continental or sub-regional organization but invites all to be ADF members. We strive to be inclusive and to engage and reflect the views of all existing pan-African, sub-regional and national federations of DPOs.
ADF is an independent, democratic organization, where representative DPOs are the members and decision-makers. ADF pays special attention to the involvement of women and youth with disabilities in all its structures and activities. The ADF governance structure is light with a 9-member Executive Council and a small ADF Office located in Addis Ababa, which focuses on communications and member organizational development and capacity-building activities. ADF works in partnership with all organizations that share the ADF objectives and promote the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in Africa.
Promote the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities and their families in Africa through empowerment and participation, unifying and amplifying their voices, and strengthening their organizations and partnerships.
An inclusive Africa where all persons with disabilities and their families have their rights and voices respected and participate actively in the life of their communities and nations.
What We Do
The Disability movement in Africa, composed of OPDs at all levels, is increasingly spearheading the fight for recognition and respect of the rights of persons with disabilities
How We Started
African Disability Forum (ADF) is the continental membership organization of Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) in Africa. Formally established in 2014, ADF seeks to strengthen and unify the representative voices of Africans with disabilities, their families and organizations. The African continent is immense with great regional diversity, making it impossible for one organization to directly and fully reflect and represent such diversity.Thus ADF includes and builds upon existing organizations, networks, capacities and successes. ADF does not replace any existing continental or sub-regional organization but invites all to be ADF members. We strive to be inclusive and to engage and reflect the views of all existing pan-African, sub-regional and national federations of DPOs.
ADF designs and implements targeted initiatives across numerous African countries to strengthen the disability movement, build local capacity, and reform public policy.
The African Disability Forum (ADF) is the continental umbrella organization representing Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) across Africa. Its core mission is to unify and amplify the voices of persons with disabilities and their families, ensuring their equal rights and inclusion in all aspects of socioeconomic and political life
John Doe
Manager
John Doe
Manager
John Doe
Manager
ADF works with a wide range of NGOs, CBOs, Donor organisations and international partners. Below are some of the most prominent partners that as joined hands with us in our endeavours to unify and amplify the voice of persons with disabilities, their families and organizations in Africa at national, regional and international levels, and to strengthen the capacity of organizations of persons with disabilities in Africa.
