As discussions on the Pact for the Future begin, it's evident that the inclusion of persons with disabilities is dwindling. With 1.3 billion people worldwide facing systemic exclusion, advocating for their rights is crucial.

Read Elizabeth Lockwood's blog sdg.iisd.org/commentary/gue…

And persons with disabilities too. An extremely sad state of affairs Dr. Isaac Mwaura CBS

As we strive to make visible the contribution of women with disabilities in #leadership , our Kisumu Champions continued their engagement at community level. They attended a public participation event; reviewed county budget estimates, and wrote a memo. #WomenwithDisabilitiesLead

Years of progress on advancing disability rights in international cooperation can unravel fast if references and commitments are not continued into future frameworks. The zero draft of the Pact of the Future has absolutely no references to persons with disabilities.

In Mombasa County, Champions in our Ford Foundation grant have continued to engage community leadership, creating and occupying space for the participation of women with disabilities and for their views to be considered in county decision making spaces #WomenwithdisabilitiesLead

Thank you so much #InclusiveFutures

This guide includes recommended resources from NCDJ, Disability Debrief, BBC Access All, Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯, Business Disability Forum, and Liz Ombati 💜.

📣 Calling all journalists! Reporting on #Disability ?

1️⃣ Use inclusive language
2️⃣ Make accommodations
3️⃣ Let interviewees speak
4️⃣ Challenge stereotypes
5️⃣ Make stories accessible
6️⃣ Seek more disability stories

Here's the full guide: bit.ly/3W74tog

With UDPK and WCC we're giving feedback to the #CEDAW committee's draft general recommendation #40 on equal and inclusive representation of women in decision making systems. Thank you Mirriam Nthenge International Disability Alliance (IDA) for the technical support #WomenwithdisabilitiesLead

A big congratulations 🎉 to Ashura Ashura Michael recently selected as a Ford Global Fellow. We celebrate her achievements and endeavors to make our society more inclusive for women and girls with disabilities. #WomenwithDisabilitiesLead

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Mildred represented the Network in #CSW68 with the support of CREA, under the Women Gaining Ground Program. In this blog piece, she reflects on what it means to center #DisabilityJustice in Global Feminist Spaces. Read on.
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Millie Omino

From an onlookers point of view, intersection of Albinism and climate change is far fetched until one hits the ground and learn otherwise. This article encapsulates what is truly on the ground. Have a read and check out our wholistic work @Blackalbinism.

So inspiring and encouraging to see the efforts and work by CBM Global Disability Inclusion to advance work on meaningful engagement of organisations of persons with disabilities. Thank you!

David Bainbridge, CBM Global Executive Director, discusses the disparity between the commitment towards meaningful engagement with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) & the present-day challenges faced by OPDs in Nigeria.

Read his blog 👇 cbm-global.org/blog/meaningfu…

Thank you Lucy Mulombi
and Josephine Mwendek as you continue using your own lived experiences to highlight barriers faced by #women with #disabilities in accessing dignified and equitable reproductive healthcare services. #WomensHistoryMonth
#MaternalHealthRights

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Almost everybody who is cruel as an adult to somebody has almost always experienced cruelty long before they were cruel to anyone else.