How AWWDI is Empowering Women with Disabilities to Lead Change
How AWWDI is Empowering Women with Disabilities to Lead Change
Interview with Patience Ogolo Dickson ‚We started small, but we are loud‘ This time on OPD voices, we present to you the Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI). The AWWDI is a national OPD in Nigeria that focuses on issues affecting women and girls with disabilities, particularly gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health rights, […]
Resilience of an OPD in Crisis Context
Interview with Nogning Armelle, CUAPWD (Cameroon) The Coordinating Unit of Associations of Persons with Disabilities (CUAPWD) was founded on September 2, 2005, and officially recognized in May 2007, with an initial membership of 11 Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). CUAPWD boasts today a robust network of about 112 OPDS and associations of persons with […]
IDIWA’s Transformative Work for Women with Disabilities in Uganda
Integrated Disabled Women Activities (IDIWA) is a women-led organization founded in 2000 to empower women and girls with disabilities to challenge discrimination and inequality. Based in Uganda’s Eastern region, with a focus on the Busoga subregion, IDIWA is part of the disability, women’s rights, and feminist movements. We’re excited to share a discussion between the […]
Behind the Headlines with Disability Debrief (DD)
Interview with Peter Fremlin The Disability Debrief has become a go-to source for news in the disability inclusion community. We had the pleasure of interviewing its main author, Peter Fremlin, about his unique take on curating international news through a disability lense and amplifying voices from the community. Can you tell us a bit about […]
Empowering Voices: The Journey of an OPD
Interview with Disability People’s Forum Uganda The Living Inclusion Network got the chance to exchange with the Disability People’s Forum Uganda (DPFU), an OPD based in Kampala, Uganda. In this edition of our OPD voices segment, we share some thoughts from the founder and chairperson of DPFU, Peter Kayanga. Get to know more about his […]
Partnering with OPDs: What can we learn?
The key ingredient for a good partnership is being willing to listen and consider new ways of working.