Free Online Course Alert: The DiDRR e-Learning on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Is Open to Everyone in Africa, and It Is Exactly What Our Community Needs
Introduction: Disaster Hits People with Disabilities Hardest: This Course Is Changing That When a flood sweeps through a community, when a building collapses after an earthquake, when a pandemic locks down an entire city, persons with disabilities are statistically among the last to be evacuated, the least likely to receive warnings in accessible formats, and…
Africa IFI Community Grants 2026: Up to £1,500 for Education Projects — Here Is How Disability Organisations Running Inclusive Education Work Can Apply
Important Transparency Note for Our Readers We want to be upfront with you before you read further: the Africa IFI Community Grants 2026 programme, run through the Cloud Chef Grant Programme under the Africa Impact Finance Initiative, is not a disability-specific grant. It does not target OPDs or disability organisations as a priority group. Its…
NCPWD Commences Nationwide Accessibility Checks in Tertiary Institutions
Introduction A Landmark Step Toward Campus Inclusion For students with disabilities navigating Nigeria’s universities and polytechnics the journey to a lecture hall can begin long before the first class it begins at the gate at the staircase at a door that was never designed with them in mind That reality is now squarely in the…
CBM Global: How African Disability Organisations Can Become Partner Organisations and Access Sustainable Programme Support
Most conversations about disability funding in Africa focus on grant competitions with fixed windows, competitive eligibility criteria, and application processes that favour larger or better-resourced organisations. These routes matter, but they are not the only route. CBM Global operates differently. It works through long-term local partnerships, choosing to embed its resources into the structures of…
Ford Foundation Disability Rights Funding: How African Disability Organisations Can Access One of the World’s Largest Disability Grantmakers
There is a common misconception among African disability organisations about the Ford Foundation. Many assume it funds only American organisations, or that its Africa offices focus exclusively on democracy and governance work, leaving disability out of the picture entirely. Both assumptions are wrong. The Ford Foundation has a dedicated disability rights grantmaking strategy, a $15…
Parish Development Model Uganda: How Persons With Disabilities Can Access Their 10 Percent Government Allocation in 2026
There is money set aside for persons with disabilities in every single parish in Uganda. It is government money, it is backed by a presidential directive, and it is available right now. Yet in many districts across the country, the majority of eligible persons with disabilities have never received a single shilling of it. This…
Disability Justice Fund for Women Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania: The Complete Guide to This Groundbreaking Grant
Most funding programmes are designed for women with disabilities. The Disability Justice Fund for Women is different. It was designed by them. That single distinction makes this one of the most important and most meaningful grant opportunities available to disability-led organisations in Uganda, Ghana, and Tanzania today. If your organisation works with or is led…
DWDE: South Africa’s Premier Free Disability Employment and Placement Service — How It Works and How to Access It
Introduction In South Africa’s competitive and often inaccessible job market, persons with disabilities face compounding disadvantages from inaccessible recruitment processes to employer ignorance and a lack of targeted employment pathways. DWDE (Disability Workplace Development and Employment) was established to dismantle these barriers, offering a completely free placement and development service for persons with disabilities and…
JOB-ABLED: The Free Digital Platform Connecting South African Youth with Disabilities to Real Employment Opportunities
Introduction Finding a job in South Africa is difficult for anyone. For young people with disabilities, the barriers are even more significant from inaccessible application processes and transport costs to employer bias and a lack of awareness about available opportunities. JOB-ABLED was built precisely to remove those barriers. JOB-ABLED is South Africa’s dedicated free digital…
IDAM 2026: Cape Mental Health ‘Blow the Whistle’ Campaign Fights Violence Against People with Intellectual Disability
Introduction March is Intellectual Disability Awareness Month (IDAM) in South Africa, a time to centre the voices, rights, and safety of people with intellectual disability across the country. This year, Cape Mental Health has launched its boldest IDAM campaign to date, with a theme that cuts straight to one of the most pressing realities facing…
