People with visual impairments in Kitwe face major barriers when using public transport. Unpredictable driver behaviour, inaccessible infrastructure, missing audio information, and stigma reduce safety, independence, and mobility. This study explores these challenges and ways forward. [2925046 LI... Read more about On the Road to Inclusivity: Barriers Faced by Persons with Visual Impairments in Zambia’s Public Tra
Women and girls with disabilities face major environmental, social, financial, and identity‑related barriers to accessing SRHR and family planning. These studies uncover shared patterns across countries and offer practical, inclusive pathways for improving access. Read more about Access to SRHR and Family Planning for Women and Girls with Disabilities: Insights from Uganda, Sier
Despite progressive legislation, persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Zambia remain underrepresented in formal employment. This study explores the barriers PWDs encounter when seeking and maintaining jobs in supermarkets in Lusaka and Copperbelt Read more about Barriers Affecting Persons with Disabilities in Formal Employment in Zambia’s Supermarkets
Parents and caregivers of children with disabilities in Sierra Leone face heavy emotional, financial, and practical burdens. This study highlights their daily challenges across regions and identifies the gaps in support systems needed to ensure sustainable care. Read more about Unmet Needs: Challenges Faced by Parents and Caregivers of Children with Disabilities in Sierra Leon
Southern disability-focused NGOs engage in diverse collaborations shaped by their motivations, constraints, and contextual realities. Understanding these dynamics is essential for building equitable partnerships that genuinely strengthen disability‑inclusive development. Read more about Equitable Partnerships in Disability-Inclusive Development: Insights from Southern NGO Collaboration
Girls and young women with disabilities face layered inequalities that limit their safety, participation, and opportunities. Understanding these gendered experiences is essential for designing advocacy and empowerment strategies that effectively promote inclusive development. Read more about Gender, Disability, and Inclusion: Insights from Breaking Down Barriers
These framework studies uncover how political systems, participation, organisational capacity, INGOs, and movement dynamics shape the effectiveness of advocacy and empowerment efforts for people with disabilities across diverse contexts. Read more about Frameworks for Stronger Advocacy and Empowerment: Insights from Breaking Down Barriers
Across Zambia, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone, diverse advocacy and empowerment initiatives reveal how organisational resources, inclusive practices, behavioural change, and awareness strategies shape more just and inclusive environments for people with disabilities. Read more about Empowerment, Advocacy, and Inclusion: Lessons from Breaking Down Barriers Case Studies
Home pre‑schooling supports children with disabilities in developing essential communication, social, and foundational learning skills. These skills form critical preconditions for their successful inclusion and participation in mainstream education settings. Read more about Strategies for Home Pre‑schooling in Cameroon: The Missing Link in Inclusive Education
Across Zambia, Sierra Leone and Cameroon, exceptional school leaders created inclusive schools despite major resource, attitudinal, infrastructural and policy barriers. Their intrinsic motivation and specialised knowledge enabled them to turn inclusive education into daily practice. Read more about What School Leaders Teach Us About Successful Inclusive Education
The Make Way booklet shares five years of experiences and lessons from the programme (2020–2025), with tools, approaches, and concrete results for inclusive SRHR advocacy. Read more about Make Way Lessons Learned: insights and best practices for sexual and reproductive health and rights
Globally, over 240 million children live with disabilities - 95% of them in low- and middle-income countries. Many are not identified or supported until after age five, missing a critical window for early development. Read more about Global State Report EIEI
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