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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.

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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.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

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

A panel of six speakers sit on stage at the Global Disability Summit in 2018.

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Our country office teams in Pakistan and Kenya spoke to the organisations of people with disabilities they work with about their hopes for the upcoming Global Disability Summit.

Sightsavers, February 2022

Two men and a woman in Cameroon. The men hold green posters saying 'Make it count'.

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Cameroon has become the second African country to begin to ratify the African Disability Protocol, which addresses unique issues that affect people with disabilities in African countries.

February 2022

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In Rajasthan in northern India, an initiative run by people with disabilities is providing fresh food for the community at low prices.

A group of young people sit around a table, talking together. The group includes both men and women, and most of the group members are wearing smart business clothes.

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Sightsavers worked with the Kenyan government and partners to create the country’s first inclusive data action plan, which will help collect high-quality data about people with disabilities and the barriers they face.

Moses Chege, December 2021

The Sightsavers accessibility pack box: a white and yellow box with handle, featuring the words 'Accessibility standards and audit pack, produced by Sightsavers'.

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Sightsavers won the innovation award for its accessibility standards and audit toolkit, which helps improve healthcare facilities for people with disabilities.

December 2021

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Disability and inclusion

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

The Global Disability Summit: views from Pakistan and Kenya

Cameroon approves landmark disability legislation

Indira Rasoi: a kitchen with a difference

Advancing disability data in Kenya through partnership

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for accessibility audit pack

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