Not only is it patronising to the extreme, but it is also a lie.
We need to rethink the term 'special needs' - here's why
4 ways Disability Africa is changing lives
The UN Convention is a vision unrealised. Don't celebrate it just yet
It is ten years since the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A landmark achievement in the international recognition of the rights of disabled people. Yet, in Ngwerere, a dispersed rural community in Zambia close to the capital Lusaka, only an extreme optimist could find evidence of any discernible difference made to the lives of disabled people in those ten years of the UN Convention...
It is Society That Disables People - This Must Change
Disability Africa establishes programmes which recognise a view of the Social Model of Disability in which we distinguish between the words “impairment” and “disability
Disability Africa is Going From Strength to Strength. Now We're Expanding
Aid Can Do More Harm Than Good, Here's How to Do It Better
On Monday this week, MPs debated a motion on scrapping the United Kingdom’s commitment to spend 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid. But they were missing the point.
Disability Africa's Life Changing Project
It’s safe to say that my first week of work at Disability Africa was unlike any other. This was my first trip to Africa and it was great to see the life-changing work that Disability Africa does.
Disability Africa Launches Campaign
Disability Africa is currently running a campaign to raise £8,000 for a unique playground. The playground is specially designed to offer a wide range of exciting challenges to disabled children at our newly built Inclusion Centre in The Gambia – and we need your help…
Latest News From DA!
Building of the Inclusion Centre started in 2014 and construction is now in the final stages - we expect to be open late in 2015.
Marathon Runner for DA!
Hi my Name is Dan Law – I’m running the London Marathon 2015 for Disability Africa - a charity started by my dad, which helps disabled children in African countries.
Talking to the Gambian Press
I was recently asked a series of questions about the work of Disability Africa by the Gambian Press. So just in case you don't get your Gambian daily . . .
Broken Bones & Building Buildings
The Gunjur Inclusion Project is on track for it's busiest year to date. Our Medical Support Programme continues to grow - We have an ever growing number of children who require medical treatment related to aspects of their impairment.
Construction of The Gunjur Inclusion Centre
Thanks to the amazing generosity of our supporters at the Toy Trust, preparations are now underway to build our centre to support disabled young people in Gunjur, The Gambia. The images below document our progress to date: