Celebrating Inclusion – Tools and Highlights from 2025
“Celebrating Inclusion – Tools and Highlights from 2025” was the subject of the Living Inclusion Network’s final event of 2025 on December 10th. In March, we held an event on the risks to the future of disability inclusion, in light of various political developments worldwide. Now, at the end of the year, we want a more positive focus and to celebrate the progress we have made since […]
Inclusive Finance in Action
How Ghana’s Financial Sector is Learning to Serve Everyone Most Ghanaians walk into a bank without thinking twice. But for others, especially persons living with disabilities, a simple transaction can be a reminder of exclusion: a counter that is too high to reach, a staircase without a railing, a puzzled stare from a teller who […]
Vienna 2026: Where Innovation and Inclusion Meet
February 2026 will be an exciting month for advancing global disability inclusion and strengthening private sector engagement in international cooperation, with two major conferences taking place in Vienna: the Zero Project Conference 2026 and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN) 1st Regional Conference for Europe. Moderators at the Zero Project Conference 2025|©zeroproject […]
Designing Cities for All: Disability Inclusion in Urban Development
Living Inclusion Café Recap As part of UN-HABITAT’s Urban October, this LIN’s autumn Inclusion Café on 9 October 2025 welcomed around 50 participants to discuss inclusive cities. To build truly inclusive and resilient urban areas, disability inclusion must be at the centre of urban development. We asked: What does this mean in practice, and how […]
Rethinking Data: A Feminist Lens on Inclusion
Study on Feminist Data Collection|©GIZ In today’s world, data drives decisions. From shaping development policies to designing inclusion strategies, numbers and statistics tell the stories that guide our actions. But what if the story is not complete? A recent GIZ study on feminist data collection examines how data can both reflect and reinforce inequality. It […]
Togo at the GDS 2025: Turning Global Commitments into National Action
The Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 in April in Berlin served as a powerful gathering point for governments, civil society, organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), and international partners to reflect on progress, share innovations, and strengthen commitments to disability inclusion. For the Togolese delegation, led by the Minister of Social Action, which included representatives […]
Living Inclusion Forum 2025 Recap
Data for Disability Inclusion Over 110 participants joined us at this year’s Annual Living Inclusion Network Forum, which took place on the 26th of June 2025. This year’s topic was “Data for Disability Inclusion”. There has been considerable progress in the last decade with a better understanding of why we need more and better data, […]
International Disability Inclusion at Risk?
Reflecting on the March Inclusion Café On March 19th, 2025, our Living Inclusion Network Café took place with the topic International Disability Inclusion at Risk? Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape. Amidst the shifting global political landscape, we found this topic important to address in our network. To do this, we offered a different format to […]
The Global Disability Summit Sends Strong Signals for Greater Inclusion in Development Cooperation
The German and the Jordanian team, IDA, as well as helpers and volunteers, celebrate the successful conclusion of the GDS. © Dirk Michael Deckbar Around 4,500 participants worldwide came together in Berlin in early April for the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025. The highlight was the adoption of the Amman-Berlin Declaration on April 3rd — […]
LIN Event Recap: Reflecting on the December Inclusion Café
On December 4th, 2024, our Living Inclusion Network Café welcomed about 90 participants for an enriching session on the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 in Berlin and on innovative solutions for disability inclusion. The online event highlighted the power of collaboration and innovation in advancing inclusive development. Screenshot from the LIN Event, December. ©GIZ 2024 […]