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The African Disability Protocol (ADP) addresses disability rights issues specific to people with disabilities living in African countries.

October 2022

An older man talks to a younger man, who is holding a tablet computer. They are sitting in a hospital waiting room.

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Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the campaign aims to transform data in the development community and why it closely aligns with our inclusion work.

Tichafara Chisaka, September 2022

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Sightsavers’ Aissata Ndiaye and Tichafara Chisaka share some lessons on inclusive data advocacy based on our experiences in Pakistan, Cameroon and Senegal.

Sightsavers, July 2022

Voluntary local review workshop attendees gather outside for a group photo.

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Sightsavers’ Joseph Oye and Aissata Ndiaye share insights and recommendations from the Commune of Maroua I’s review into SDG implementation at the local level.

Sightsavers, July 2022

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

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Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.

June 2022

Saio stands outside wearing her school uniform and backpack.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Saio has a physical disability that affects her feet and makes walking difficult, meaning she was missing out on a lot of her education. A Sightsavers-supported inclusive education project has provided transport to take her to school and training for her teachers, which has made a huge difference.

A large group of people gather together for a photo outside a building. Some people are seated, some are standing and there is a man in a wheelchair at the front of the group.

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Sightsavers’ Joseph Mensah explains how the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie programme is helping to change negative social attitudes and behaviour.

Joseph Mensah, April 2022

Dr Caroline Harper hands a cheque to Yannis Vardakastanis, president of IDA.

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The unrestricted grant will help to advance disability rights worldwide, enabling the IDA to increase its advocacy work, provide technical assistance and support people with disabilities.

April 2022

Jeniffer prepares the crops outside her home.

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The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.

March 2022

In a classroom, a student in a wheelchair receives tuition from a teacher.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Kenya, students who have been studying IT as part of a Sightsavers initiative are now looking ahead to their graduation, internships and future careers.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Hannah Loryman looks at some of the commitments pledged at the 2022 Global Disability Summit, and what more needs to be done.

Hannah Loryman, March 2022

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The petition, part of Sightsavers' Equal World campaign, calls for governments and global organisations to attend the summit and commit to disability inclusion.

February 2022

Audience members at the 2018 Global Disability Summit with their backs to the camera, looking at screens with the text 'Global Disability Summit'.

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Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the upcoming summit presents an opportunity to step up our efforts and make progress on disability inclusion.

Tichafara Chisaka, February 2022

A panel of six speakers sit on stage at the Global Disability Summit in 2018.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Our country office teams in Pakistan and Kenya spoke to the organisations of people with disabilities they work with about their hopes for the upcoming Global Disability Summit.

Sightsavers, February 2022

Two men and a woman in Cameroon. The men hold green posters saying 'Make it count'.

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Cameroon has become the second African country to begin to ratify the African Disability Protocol, which addresses unique issues that affect people with disabilities in African countries.

February 2022

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Rajasthan in northern India, an initiative run by people with disabilities is providing fresh food for the community at low prices.

A group of young people sit around a table, talking together. The group includes both men and women, and most of the group members are wearing smart business clothes.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers worked with the Kenyan government and partners to create the country’s first inclusive data action plan, which will help collect high-quality data about people with disabilities and the barriers they face.

Moses Chege, December 2021

The Sightsavers accessibility pack box: a white and yellow box with handle, featuring the words 'Accessibility standards and audit pack, produced by Sightsavers'.

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Sightsavers won the innovation award for its accessibility standards and audit toolkit, which helps improve healthcare facilities for people with disabilities.

December 2021

A girl from Senegal reads braille in the classroom.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The Equal World petition calls on global decision-makers to attend the Global Disability Summit and make ambitious inclusion commitments.

November 2021

Five people, including the President of the Association des People of Small Size and the President of the Malian Union of the Blind, smile at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The signing and passing into law of a new social decree that protects the rights of people with disabilities was years in the making. But how did we get to this historic moment?

Daouda Kone, October 2021

Three people in protective clothing and masks stand outside conducting Covid research.

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The research, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, found many people with disabilities were unable to get help with food, medicine and other relief efforts.

September 2021

A group of smiling people hold signs that say Equal UN Mali.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The Prime Minister of Mali has signed the new social decree into law, which promises to improve the lives of people with disabilities and make it possible for people to claim their rights.

September 2021

A young boy smiles and waves at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol is unique to the continent and takes African practices and concerns into consideration so that the lives of people with disabilities improve.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2021

A photograph Rasak Adekoya taken in a Sightsavers office

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Rasak was selected for his work tackling the barriers faced by people with disabilities as part of the Inclusion Works programme in Nigeria.

August 2021

A group of eight people together, all wearing masks. One person is holding a white cane and one person is a wheelchair user.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Audits were recently carried out in Ghana to assess whether two hospitals, including their mental health units, were meeting accessibility standards, and to identify areas for improvement.

Peter Kwasi, July 2021

A table is laid out in front of a sign that says 'Disability Inclusive SDGs: Leaving no one behind'

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Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2021

Yakubu, Chair of Association of Persons living with disability, Okene, Kogi, Nigeria, smiles while sitting in his wheelchair.

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Learn how we will contribute to the inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities through our programmatic, research and influencing work.

A group of people with disabilities raise their hands.

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Sightsavers' Aissata Ndiaye shares key highlights from a discussion at the UN High-Level Political Forum about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Aissata Ndiaye, July 2021

A long line of children queue to see an eye health worker.

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Sightsavers' director of policy and programme strategy, Dom Haslam, responds to the "devastating" outcome of the vote to keep the budget for international development at 0.5% of national income.

July 2021

A person wearing a mask sits in a room between the silhouetted figures of two other people.

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An international group of civil society organisations has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who have been marginalised - the results have been published in a new report.

Sightsavers, July 2021

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Disability and inclusion

Sightsavers launches campaign to ratify African disability rights treaty

Data Values campaign: why we must act now to create a fair data future

How can inclusive data advocacy help us to achieve the SDGs?

How Maroua’s voluntary local review can help Cameroon achieve the SDGs

Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee

“I feel good whenever I go to school”

How inclusion ambassadors are reducing disability stigma and discrimination in Ghana

Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance join in $1 million partnership

Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme

The IT Bridge Academy: what’s next for students?

Will the 2022 Global Disability Summit result in a more equal world?

Sightsavers’ campaign petition for the Global Disability Summit hits 30,000 signatures

Data and the Global Disability Summit: how to make sure commitments lead to change

The Global Disability Summit: views from Pakistan and Kenya

Cameroon approves landmark disability legislation

Indira Rasoi: a kitchen with a difference

Advancing disability data in Kenya through partnership

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for accessibility audit pack

Equal World campaign launches Global Disability Summit petition

The last five years: Mali’s journey to protect the rights of people with disabilities

Research shows ‘shocking’ exclusion of people with disabilities during pandemic

Mali passes new law to protect the rights of people with disabilities

The African Disability Protocol: a call to leave no one behind

Sightsavers Nigeria’s Rasak Adekoya becomes One Young World ambassador

Small changes, big difference: accessibility audits in action

Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum

Sightsavers social inclusion strategy: creating a disability-inclusive world

How inclusive voluntary national reviews can help us work towards the SDGs

Statement: Sightsavers’ response to UK aid reduction decision

Addressing the unequal pandemic