For organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across Sub-Saharan Africa, access to dedicated funding is one of the most persistent challenges in advancing disability rights. Many OPDs operate on shoestring budgets, relying on volunteer energy and community goodwill to sustain campaigns that protect the rights of millions. That is why the upcoming 2026 grant round […]
The CBR Africa Network (CAN) successfully conducted consultative meetings with Youth with Disabilities at Kyambogo University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) as part of the ongoing process of developing CAN’s Youth with Disabilities Engagement Strategy. The consultations provided an important platform for youth with disabilities to share their lived experiences, perspectives, and recommendations on strengthening disability inclusion across Africa. Participants emphasized the need to remove systemic barriers, strengthen the capacity of key stakeholders, and promote accessible digital platforms to ensure
Over a billion people, or 16% of the world’s population, are estimated to have a disability. Persons with disabilities, on average as a group, are more likely to experience adverse socioeconomic outcomes than persons without disabilities Persons with disabilities are more likely to experience adverse socioeconomic outcomes such as less education, poorer health outcomes, lower […]
You are warmly invited to join the webinar “From cost to investment: financing health equity for persons with disabilities” on 3 December 2025, from 14:00–15:30 CET. Around 1.3 billion persons with disabilities continue to face significant health inequities. Many are linked to how health systems are financed. High out-of-pockets costs, narrow benefit packages and the lack of […]
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have asked Uganda government to review the Shs3 million nomination fee for elective positions, saying the cost is discriminatory and shuts capable leaders out of national decision-making. During an engagement with PWDs in Kampala ahead of her campaign launch, Hellen Grace Asamo, a Member of Parliament aspirant for the PWDs’ seat, […]
In collaboration with Norwegian Association of Disabled (NAD), CAN is planning a series of online training workshops for members who would like to learn more about how to develop their CBR/CBID Networks as one of our core strategic objectives is to support the development of Community Based Rehabilitation/Community Based Inclusive Development (CBR/CBID) Networks. Such networks […]
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 […]
Towards Rehab on your Doorstep 3rd in the series “Poverty, Hunger and Disability: The Missing Link” Dear Friends, Greetings from IDF and IFRA! To achieve Rehab on your Doorstep, IDF and IFRA Will organize the third webinar Via Zoom Link in our series on “Poverty, Hunger and Disability: The Missing Link” on 20th September 2022 from 14:00 – […]
