In 2015, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability & Development Consortium (IDDC), developed the Bridge CRPD-SDGs Training Initiative to support leaders and resource persons of organizations of people with disabilities and allies to advocate for inclusion and realization of all human rights for all persons with disabilities in resource-constrained environments, and facing challenging governance and […]

IDA’s Youth with Disabilities Flagship Youth with disabilities and the intersectionalities of age is one of the focus areas of the work of the International Disability Alliance (IDA). Since 2010, IDA has always included youth with disabilities in our workshops and the CRPD Committee review processes. In 2015, with the launch of the Bridge CRPD-SDGs Training

On the 30 March 2021, during the first edition of the Generation Equality Forum, Mexico chapter, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) held a Special Session with the aim to raise priorities of women with disabilities, reflecting on access to decent and safe work and employment, disability inclusive social protection and the impact of COVID-19 and

    In 2021, UNICEF and the Government of Norway established a Partnership for disability inclusive programming at the global, regional and country level, focusing on the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The Disability Inclusive Programming Framework for the Eastern and South Africa region is to implement inclusive social protection programming in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya,

This baseline report sheds light on the perceptions of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Africa concerning their inclusion in development programs and policies. It presents results and draws conclusions from the first IDA Global Survey on OPD participation in development programs and policies, the first-ever global survey led by OPDs on their participation

Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are an important mechanism within the United Nations process for follow-up and review of Africa’s progress in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as set out in the 2015 Declaration (UN 2015). This country-led approach, as introduced in the Agenda 2030, is central to the implementation of the agenda, the

Pan African Network of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities (PANPPD) is inviting applications from Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Togo and Ghana to submit requests for proposals for microgrants. The goal is to raise awareness on the social and economic challenges precipitated by the Covid-19 pandemic for persons with psychosocial disabilities and to advocate for responses

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP)  are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the 12th International Disability Law Summer School 2021!  This year, summer school will take place entirely online, on the topic of  Article 30 – Access to Culture, Recreation, Leisure and Sport for People with Disabilities.  The impact of

The African Disability Forum (ADF), the World Blind Union (WBU) and the entire International Disability Alliance (IDA) congratulate Esther Kyozira on her appointment as the new CEO of the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU). In 2018, as the Programme Director of NUDIPU, she implemented the Bridge CRPD-SDGs Initiative in Uganda. Her other career milestones include serving, in Uganda, as Programme Officer for Disability Rights

IDA’s innovative approach to facilitate meaningful engagement of persons with disabilities in development programmes

Regional Workshop in West Africa on Disability Inclusive Social Protection Response to COVID-19 Crisis: a new path towards inclusion

In-depth Workshop for Ugandan DPOs Treaty Body Reporting, SDGs and Global Disability Summit 2022

Disability Inclusive Social Protection: In-Depth Workshop for Uganda DPOs