On 15 May 2025, Shitaye Astawes, Director for Advocacy and Communication at the African Disability Forum (ADF), delivered a powerful keynote address at the African Regional Workshop on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities, held in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop convened regional stakeholders, including legal experts, disability advocates, and policymakers, to address the pressing […]

The African Disability Forum (ADF) is designing a Youth Leadership Program for the We Can Work Program. We are calling on all young people with disabilities in Africa who enrolled in leadership programs over the past five to ten years to help us shape the development of the Program by completing three short surveys to

The African Disability Forum (ADF) affirms its strong support for the Civil Society Forum Declaration adopted in Berlin on 1 April 2025, ahead of the Global Disability Summit. We commend the powerful leadership of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) and civil society organizations worldwide for uniting around a clear and urgent message: disability inclusion

On the first day of the Global Disability Summit 2025, ADF and its We Can Work partners reinforced their commitment to amplifying the voices of youth with disabilities in advancing economic inclusion. In collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and Light for the World, the discussions highlighted the critical role of young people in shaping inclusive

African Disability Forum (ADF) in collaboration with its member the African Down Syndrome Network (ADSN) commemorated World Down Syndrome Day with a one-and-a-half-hour webinar titled “Empowering Africa – Strengthening Support Systems for a Brighter Future.” The session was opened by ADF Chairperson, Mr. Idriss Alzouma Maiga, followed by Mr. Ali Jookhun, Chairperson of ADSN. Mr.

The Nairobi Summer School on Climate Justice (NSSCJ) is an initiative pioneered by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and is currently co-coordinated with Chuka University based in the small town of Chuka that is located 189km away from Nairobi, Kenya. The school is designed to provide a timely opportunity for long-standing scholar-activists, community-based

We are very excited to share with you the launch of the first course Disability Inclusive Cash and Voucher Assistance Learning Course, which has been developed by CBM Global, African Disability Forum, and the CALP Network. Until now, there’s been a crucial gap in training material addressing disability inclusion within CVA, overlooking the specific needs,

ADF is organizing a virtual side event at this year’s COSP17 under the theme “Fostering Disability Inclusion: Through Cooperation and Partnership”.  Date: 12th of June 2024 Time: 4:00pm to 5:15pm Nairobi time (9:00 to 10:15am New York time).  REGISTER HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7yQ0xkEUQuiAG00cIKtc2Q Save the date!!!!!!

Offre d’emploi POSTE : AGENT (E) DE PROJET  Le Forum africain des personnes handicapées (African Disability Forum) est une organisation continentale africaine regroupant des organisations de personnes handicapées (OPH) en Afrique dont la vision est de construire une Afrique inclusive où toutes les personnes handicapées et leurs familles voient leurs droits et leurs voix respectés

Do you want to be a leader in your field and join an inspiring network of changemakers? The Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term development scholarships funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Master’s level scholarships are offered to eligible middle to senior-level professionals from the public, private and civil society

POSTE : CHARGÉ DE PROJETLe Forum africain des personnes handicapées (African Disability Forum) est une organisation continentale africaine regroupant des organisations de personnes handicapées (OPH) en Afrique dont la vision est de construire une Afrique inclusive où toutes les personnes handicapées et leurs familles voient leurs droits et leurs voix respectés et participent activement à

  Representatives from seven different Organisations of Persons with Disabilities from seven different countries gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from October 10-12, 2022 to share their experiences and knowledge, discuss the gaps, and prepare the ground for further collaboration, in order to advance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in education, across the African Continent.

Deadline to apply: 15 August 2022 Eligible countries: Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan and Zimbabwe  Location: The Swedish phase will be held in Stockholm, Sweden if travel is possible. The two regional phases, one week per phase, will be held in the East/Southern Africa or Asian Region. If travel is restricted for any reason, courses will be

The International Disability Alliance (IDA) will be organizing a set of events in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from the 25th of July until the 4th of August 2022. We are looking for a fully wheelchair accessible hotel in the city, in close vicinity to the international airport, emergency medical services, pharmacies, bank, main road, etc. For the purposes of

The Pan African Network of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities (PANPPD) launches the second round of microgrant program — Inclusive ‘Built Back Better’: Mental Health Responses to COVID-19 Phase II. It aims to continue the support to national/local advocacy campaigns from PANPPD members from across Africa to raise awareness on the social and economic challenges precipitated

At the African Disability Forum (ADF), we celebrate all the courageous women who have carved out a niche for themselves and are working hard to achieve their dreams, especially women with disabilities. We recognize the exceptional barriers working women with disabilities face and understand the additional challenges of disability discrimination in workplaces and lack of

The Executive Council of the African Disability Forum (ADF) comprises of nine members from nine countries and is elected by the General Assembly to regularly meet every year. The Council had a three-day in-person meeting, organized by the ADF Secretariat, at the Ole Serene Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya from November 25-27. The main purpose of

Sightsavers has posted an informative video on their YouTube channel about the African Disability Protocol (ADP). Click here to access the ADP video. To know more about Sightsavers campaign on the ADP, click here.

The African Disability Forum (ADF), an umbrella organization of federations of persons with disabilities in Africa, along with Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) conducted a four-day regional workshop on the ratification of the African Union Disability Protocol (ADP) in Nairobi, Kenya from August 30 until September 2. The workshop,

October 10 was World Mental Health Day. The Pan African Network for Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities (PANPPD), with support from the International Disability Alliance, Humanity Inclusion, African Disability Forum, Open Society Foundations, and its 21 affiliates across Africa, commemorated the World Mental Health Day 2021 on Tuesday, October 12, with the theme “Mental Health in

A five-day regional meeting was organized by the We are Able! Programme Knowledge Management Working Group in Nairobi, Kenya from October 4-8. The We are Able!  programme, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the Power of Voices Partnerships for Strengthening Civil Society, is being implemented by a consortium consisting of

The International Disability Alliance and the African Disability Forum invite you to a webinarto discuss the 2nd IDA Global Survey on OPDs Participation , and the Global Disability Summit. Date and time: 20th October 2021, at 3 pm CET Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscO-tqDovH9xzAl5xAI_T_YkYktC-WeHp  The IDA Global Survey on OPD Participation is a unique tool to assess the quality, depth, scope and relevance of OPD participation in

By IDA (First published on the IDA website on September 2, 2021) The International Disability Alliance (IDA) welcomes the first report on rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Gerard Quinn. This report provides guidance on how to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities in the context

The International Disability Alliance and International Paralympic Committee are leading the #WeThe15 campaign together with international partners. The campaign commenced on August 19, 2021 and will go on until September 5, 2021.  This 10-year campaign aims to be the biggest ever human rights movement to end discrimination against persons with disabilities and transform the lives

(This article, compiled by Elizabeth Ombati, OPD EO Kenya and Rejaul Karim Siddique, OPD EO Bangladesh, was first published on the International Disability Alliance (IDA) website.) It is highly likely that we have encountered, in communications where persons with disabilities are concerned, or in general discourse on disability, common threads that portray the experience of

The Guidelines on Indicator 5: Consulting Persons with Disabilities were developed by the Disability Team in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General in collaboration with members of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) focal point network, the International Disability Alliance and other civil society organizations. These Guidelines are available in multiple accessible formats on

Framing a Discussion Paper for the Global Disability Summit 2022 The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the Government of Norway will host the second Global Disability Summit on 15 – 17 February 2022 (GDS22). The Global Disability Summit 2022 provides a unique global opportunity to generate commitments to advance inclusion of persons with disabilities. Participation of organisations of

Down Syndrome South Africa seeks priority access to COVID-19 vaccines for individuals with Down syndrome   Down Syndrome South Africa (DSSA), calls on the national Department of Health to immediately proritise vaccines for individuals with Down syndrome 18 and above, including all those in residential facilities and not just by age co-horts, their primary caregivers

Bridge CRPD-SDGs Kenya Module 1 kicks off with participants from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda By ADFBridge CRPD-SDGs, a unique inclusive capacity development training initiative between the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), commenced in Nairobi, Kenya on June 24, 2021 with 35 participants, including a few from

The European project Bridging the Gap, the ILO/UNICEF/UNPRPD Inclusive Social Protection Project, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the African Disability Forum (ADF) held on March 30-31 the Policy Dialogue Conference “Social protection in Africa: a new path towards the inclusion of persons with disabilities” to trigger and reinforce the policy dialogue on inclusive social protection in Africa based on interesting practices across the continent. The Conference was structured in

Policy Dialogue Conference When: 30-31 March 2021  To register for 30 March 2021, please click here. To register for 31 March 2021, please click here.  The Conference aims to trigger and reinforce the policy dialogue on inclusive social protection in Africa based on interesting practices across the continent to enhance coordination, cooperation and commitment for inclusion in line with the provisions of the UN CRPD and the principles of

Over the past two years, the European Commission has been developing its new policy to fund international development activities.

From 22 to 25 February 2021, the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD), African Disability Forum (ADF), Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOD) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are holding the Workshop on CRPD and SDGs reporting processes and GDS Commitments review.  From the lessons learned from the VNR review, the GDS commitments as well as under the impact of the COVID

From 22 to 25 February 2021, the African Disability Forum (ADF), National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), Down Syndrome International (DSi) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are hosting a workshop in Uganda to bring together representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities who have been involved in CRPD and SDGs related processes, including

On November 4th and 5th, 2020, the West Africa Federation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (WAFOD), the African Disability Forum (ADF) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are holding the Regional Workshop in West Africa countries on Disability Inclusive Social Protection Response to COVID-19 Crisis: a new path towards inclusion. This workshop is held

Panel Session at Business and Human Rights Forum 2019, 27 November

In collaboration with the Fédération National des Associations Personnes Handicapées du Senegal, the OHCHR – West Africa Regional Office, and Sightsavers, on June 1st and 2nd 2018, IDA held a 2 days’ workshop on the CRPD review process. This workshop was developed in the lead up to the process of review of Senegal by the

In collaboration with the Fédération National de Personnes Handicapées du Niger, on May 28, 29 and 30 2018, IDA held a 3 days’ workshop on the CRPD review process. This workshop was developed in the lead up to the process of review of Niger by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2017, the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Korea, Bulgaria, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand, Finland, Argentine Republic and Israel joined forces with a number of UN agencies, civil society organizations and the International Disability Alliance, to host a panel discussion and art exhibition at the Palais des Nations.

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