Sightsavers economic empowerment strategy: a bold vision of disability inclusion

This strategy focuses on systems strengthening for disability inclusion so that people with disabilities can achieve economic empowerment.

It sets out a bold vision of disability inclusion – to strengthen economic systems so that people with disabilities are not only protected from exploitation and exclusion, but are recognised as central actors in building just, sustainable and inclusive economies.

Our approach is grounded in a rights-based framework and aligned with international commitments – including the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the African Disability Protocol and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Publication date: May 2026

• Read the economic empowerment strategy in English (pdf)