Our
— Projects

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CENTRAL PLAZA

ADF Programs & Projects advance disability rights across the continent by empowering, developing, and advocating for African Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs).

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CENTRAL PLAZA

Group photo - ADF Executive Committee Treasurer, Mr. Ayassou Germain, with other participants after the CSO wrap-up meeting|ADF Program Director, Mrs. Bethelehem Zewde, delivering a presentation|ADF Executive Committee Treasurer, Mr. Ayassou Germain delivering a presentation||

Working in direct synergy with the UN CRPD and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ADF initiatives strengthen the institutional capacity of national and sub-regional DPO federations

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CENTRAL PLAZA

A diverse group of eight people, including youth delegates with disabilities and representatives from ADF, MasterCard Foundation, and Light for the World, pose in front of a banner for the Global Disability Summit 2025 in Berlin. Some wear white t-shirts with 'We Can Work' branding, while others wear professional or casual attire. A few participants have albinism, and some wear assistive devices like headsets or glasses. They are smiling and standing closely together.|

Advocate for systemic inclusion in major multi-lateral development programs (World Bank, UN, and AfDB), and amplify the unified voice of Africans with disabilities before the African Union and regional bodies.

Our Work

Projects
that move
Africa forward.

ADF Programs & Projects advance disability rights across the continent by empowering, developing, and advocating for African Disabled Persons Organizations (DPOs). Working in direct synergy with the UN CRPD and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, ADF initiatives strengthen the institutional capacity of national and sub-regional DPO federations, advocate for systemic inclusion in major multi-lateral development programs (World Bank, UN, and AfDB), and amplify the unified voice of Africans with disabilities before the African Union and regional bodies.

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Inclusion
Participation

We Are Able

Supporting greater participation and visibility of persons with disabilities in social, economic and community life.

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Economic Inclusion
Employment

We Can Work

Advancing opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate meaningfully in employment and economic activity.

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Programme & Project Partners