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Africa Disability Alliance

Africa Disability Alliance (ADA) is an organisation dedicated to advancing the rights, inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities across the continent, creating lasting change through advocacy, capacity-building and collaborative partnerships.

Over the last 22 years, ADA has implemented a broad range of programmes that have placed disability at the centre of planning, implementation and evaluation strategies at national, African continental and international levels. This includes adding value to policy formulation and implementation processes within the African Union, Regional Economic Committees and African governments.

Our Principles

INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

DISABILITY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Persons with disabilities often face some of the greatest challenges in society.

We strive to create lasting solutions to improve circumstances, fostering an inclusive society where everyone’s needs are considered and met.

We are committed to advocating for disability rights across Africa.

Our approach ensures that the focus of progress extends beyond the individual to encompass their environment and interactions.

We believe in upholding the rights and freedoms of all individuals.

Our work is dedicated to ensuring that persons with disabilities in Africa can fully enjoy their rights without discrimination.

INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

Persons with disabilities often face some of the greatest challenges in society.

We strive to create lasting solutions to improve circumstances, fostering an inclusive society where everyone’s needs are considered and met.

DISABILITY

We are committed to advocating for disability rights across Africa.

Our approach ensures that the focus of progress extends beyond the individual to encompass their environment and interactions.

HUMAN RIGHTS

We believe in upholding the rights and freedoms of all individuals.

Our work is dedicated to ensuring that persons with disabilities in Africa can fully enjoy their rights without discrimination.

Achievements

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa (ADP)

ADA's advocacy efforts contributed to the adoption of this protocol on 29 January 2018, which has strengthened the legal framework for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa

Model Disability Law (MDL) (2019)

With support from the Pan Africa Parliament (PAP), ADA influenced the adoption of the MDL on 19 October 2019, which serves as a model for national disability laws across the continent.

African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability (Ongoing)

ADA plays a key role in leading African research consortia, such as AfriNEAD, to generate evidence-based solutions for disability inclusion.

Programmes

2025

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ADP) - Ratification through Women-led Advocacy (ARWA)

ARWA focuses on women-led targeted advocacy for African Union member states to accelerate the ratification of the ADP. The objective of the programme is to increase participation and leadership by girl-children, young women and women with disabilities in the ADP's ratification, decision-making and policy implementation processes in Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burkina Faso and The Republic of Gambia.

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Current Programmes 2025

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ADP) - Ratification through Women-led Advocacy (ARWA)

ARWA focuses on women-led targeted advocacy for African Union member states to accelerate the ratification of the ADP. The objective of the programme is to increase participation and leadership by girl-children, young women and women with disabilities in the ADP's ratification, decision-making and policy implementation processes in Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burkina Faso and The Republic of Gambia.

Person holding a microphone and smiling. In the background there is a poster that says: Dis - Ability

Current Programmes 2025

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ADP) - Ratification through Women-led Advocacy (ARWA)

ARWA focuses on women-led targeted advocacy for African Union member states to accelerate the ratification of the ADP. The objective of the programme is to increase participation and leadership by girl-children, young women and women with disabilities in the ADP's ratification, decision-making and policy implementation processes in Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Burkina Faso and The Republic of Gambia.

Partners

Africa Disability Alliance (ADA) has collaborated with the following organisations

Contact Us

info@africadisabilityalliance.org

+27 12 348 9095

info@africadisabilityalliance.org

+27 12 348 9095