Advancing Disability Rights Across Africa
A United Voice for Disability Rights & Inclusion
Championing the rights, dignity and inclusion of persons with disabilities through regional cooperation, policy.
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Advancing Rights
Advancing a continent where the rights, voices and contributions of persons with disabilities are recognised, respected and reflected in policies, institutions and everyday life..
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Inclusion Must Be Part of Every Development Agenda
Advancing inclusive employment, accessible education, leadership opportunities and meaningful participation for persons with disabilities in Africa's development.
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Advancing Rights, Dignity & Equal Participation
Connecting disability rights organisations, civil society, institutions and development partners to advance shared priorities and deliver more inclusive outcomes for all.
Our Advocacy WorkYouth Voice Representation & Empowerment
Stronger Partnerships. Greater impact.
Advocating for accessible learning environments, equitable opportunities and inclusive systems that support the full participation of learners with disabilities.
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African Disability Forum
African Disability Forum (ADF) is the continental membership organization of Disabled Persons' Organizations (DPOs) in Africa. Formally established in 2014, ADF seeks to strengthen and unify the representative voices of Africans with disabilities, their families and organizations. The African continent is immense with great regional diversity, making it impossible for one organization to directly and fully reflect and represent such diversity.
Thus ADF includes and builds upon existing organizations, networks, capacities and successes. ADF does not replace any existing continental or sub-regional organization but invites all to be ADF members.
We strive to be inclusive and to engage and reflect the views of all existing pan-African, sub-regional and national federations of DPOs.
ADF is an independent, democratic organization, where representative DPOs are the members and decision-makers. ADF pays special attention to the involvement of women and youth with disabilities in all its structures and activities. The ADF governance structure is light with a 9-member Executive Council and a small ADF Office located in Addis Ababa.
Our Vision
An inclusive Africa where all persons with disabilities and their families have their rights and voices respected and participate actively in the life of their communities and nations.
Our Mission
To secure the rights and inclusion of all persons with disabilities in Africa, by building a stronger, more united and effective African disability movement and voice of persons with disabilities and their families.
Programmes & Projects
Empowering persons with disabilities across Africa through rights advocacy, economic inclusion, and inclusive service delivery systems.
SPADRA Project
Strengthening Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in Africa for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
We Can Work Program
Fostering economic empowerment, skills acquisition, and dignified employment opportunities for young women and men with disabilities across sub-Saharan Africa.
Rights In Action
An OPD-led advocacy initiative enabling disability rights movements across Africa to promote, protect, and advance human rights at national, regional, and international levels.
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Develop the African Disability Forum’s Communications Strategy, Communications Policy, Branding Framework and Communications Toolkit
The African Disability Forum (ADF) is the continental umbrella organization of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Africa. ADF works to advance the rights, inclusion, and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities by strengthening the disability movement, influencing policy and legislative processes, promoting inclusive development and humanitarian response, thereby fostering strategic partnerships across the […]
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