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A large group of primary school children smile and pose for a photo as they hold their artwork.

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Primary school children across Ireland have been celebrating after receiving awards for their artwork through the annual competition.

June 2022

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

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Gertrude, who was nominated by the government of Ghana, was elected alongside five other women and will serve on the committee until 2026.

June 2022

Saio stands outside wearing her school uniform and backpack.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Saio has a physical disability that affects her feet and makes walking difficult, meaning she was missing out on a lot of her education. A Sightsavers-supported inclusive education project has provided transport to take her to school and training for her teachers, which has made a huge difference.

A large group of people gather together for a photo outside a building. Some people are seated, some are standing and there is a man in a wheelchair at the front of the group.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers’ Joseph Mensah explains how the Ghana Somubi Dwumadie programme is helping to change negative social attitudes and behaviour.

Joseph Mensah, April 2022

Dr Caroline Harper hands a cheque to Yannis Vardakastanis, president of IDA.

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The unrestricted grant will help to advance disability rights worldwide, enabling the IDA to increase its advocacy work, provide technical assistance and support people with disabilities.

April 2022

Jeniffer prepares the crops outside her home.

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The Global Labor Program, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, aims to increase the inclusion of people with disabilities and improve labour rights at two large Kenyan companies.

March 2022

In a classroom, a student in a wheelchair receives tuition from a teacher.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Kenya, students who have been studying IT as part of a Sightsavers initiative are now looking ahead to their graduation, internships and future careers.

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Sightsavers' Hannah Loryman looks at some of the commitments pledged at the 2022 Global Disability Summit, and what more needs to be done.

Hannah Loryman, March 2022

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The petition, part of Sightsavers' Equal World campaign, calls for governments and global organisations to attend the summit and commit to disability inclusion.

February 2022

Audience members at the 2018 Global Disability Summit with their backs to the camera, looking at screens with the text 'Global Disability Summit'.

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Sightsavers' Tichafara Chisaka explains how the upcoming summit presents an opportunity to step up our efforts and make progress on disability inclusion.

Tichafara Chisaka, February 2022

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Disability and inclusion

Junior Painter 2022: young artists wow judges at prizegiving ceremony

Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame re-elected to UN disability committee

“I feel good whenever I go to school”

How inclusion ambassadors are reducing disability stigma and discrimination in Ghana

Sightsavers and International Disability Alliance join in $1 million partnership

Sightsavers and partners launch US$6 million inclusion and labour rights programme

The IT Bridge Academy: what’s next for students?

Will the 2022 Global Disability Summit result in a more equal world?

Sightsavers’ campaign petition for the Global Disability Summit hits 30,000 signatures

Data and the Global Disability Summit: how to make sure commitments lead to change

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