The Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement is a professional program funded by the US Department of State for emerging leaders in Africa to exchange and implement best practices for inclusive civic engagement. The program will support approximately 12 mid-career disability rights professionals (Fellows) from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ethiopia to participate in a five-week Fellowship Program in […]
In cooperation with UNICEF, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation is seeking a Fellow for placement in the UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi, Kenya. Since its’ founding in 1946, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation (JPKF), named in honor of Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. who died in action in […]
WHO’s latest report highlights that one in six people worldwide has a significant disability and experience inequity. What are these inequities, and how can we address them? WHO’s Darryl Barrett explains in Science in 5 WHO's latest report highlights that one in six people worldwide has a significant disability and experience inequity. What […]
This past year has been an active one for The Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP), both in the work we are doing and in terms of our growth as an organization. Our workplan is built on four pillars, which are explained in more detail later in this report. But as an overview, the first pillar […]
Level-up Your Digital Accessibility Program More organizations are taking a deliberate approach to adopting and maturing their digital accessibility programs. However, our 2022 State of Digital Accessibility survey reveals there’s signifcant opportunity for improvement. The following report details key insights and learnings that will help you benchmark the current state of your accessibility program, and […]
We are seeking submissions for a supplement, to be published in International Health, which aims to bring together research on mental health, stigma and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to help facilitate translation of learning into practice and policy uptake. Neglected Tropical Diseases result not only in physical impairment and disabilities, but are associated with substantial comorbidity with mental […]
Learners with disabilities continue to be one of the most marginalized groups when it comes to access to quality, equitable education. There are an estimated 240 million children with disabilities in the world. Compared to children without disabilities they are 16% less likely to read or be read to at home, 42% less likely to […]
TCI has now opened the call for applications for its Fellowship Program 2023. The core objective of this program is to build and capacity cadres worldwide with national level program engagements, and continued regional and global engagements. This will strengthen the TCI movement. The Fellowship will reframe the global ‘mental health’ momentum to a global […]
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been implemented in many parts of Africa for over four decades. Since the declaration of the sustainable development goals, Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) has been popularized for disability inclusion. Although each stakeholder is aware of contribution of CBR and CBID in empowering and enabling persons with disabilities, there seems […]
