A great many organisations seem to pride themselves on being a ‘voice for the voiceless’. Whilst this might come from a place of good intent, it begins with dangerous assumptions.
Nothing about them, without them
"I’ve never thought about disabled children in Africa”
The paralysing effects of pity
At Disability Africa, we try to think things through before we act. We do get emotional sometimes, but we try never to let that guide our strategy.
The ones left behind
It’s a pretty terrible statistic that only 2% of disabled children in Africa attend school, so wherever we go, we are always keen to have the conversation.
Playschemes: making childhoods happy
Finding 500
There are disabled children everywhere in Africa; unknown, hidden and desperately deprived. Disability Africa works with people in African communities to develop awareness of the needs of disabled young people and provide services to meet those needs.