gofefoame, Author at Sightsavers

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

In my years as a disability advocate, I’ve learned that getting angry needs to be accompanied by getting active. We wanted to advise organisations on how to do better to include women and girls with disabilities.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, July 2023

A man sits on a stationary motorbike with Saio on the backseat. They are both wearing helmets and surgical masks.

Blogs / Education /

Sightsavers’ Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame shares why inclusion and diversity must be at the heart of discussions at the UN's Transforming Education Summit.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, September 2022

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

COVID-19 has shown the need for systems to accommodate the new risks we face. Why not take the opportunity to build them back in a way that is inclusive?

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, July 2020

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame smiling, holding up a placard reading '#EqualUN for an equal world'.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

UN disability committee member Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame talks about her first official committee meeting and gives an insight into how the UN system works.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, May 2019

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Disability ambassador Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame remembers Grace Preko, her friend, sister and role model who showed her there was life after blindness.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, March 2019

A young woman sitting in her wheelchair on a dirt road.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Women and girls with disabilities belong to two vulnerable groups, so they potentially face double discrimination.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, March 2016

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