Disability News & Opportunities Across Africa. Covering jobs, grants, advocacy, inclusion, health, education, and programs for persons with disabilities across all 54 African nations.
Disability-specific grants, open calls, funding rounds
For hundreds of thousands of South Africans living with disabilities, the monthly payment from the South African Social Security Agency is not just financial assistance, it is a lifeline. The SASSA Disability Grant provides the primary source of income for people who cannot work due to a medically confirmed disability, helping them cover food, transport,…
Of all the groups within the disability community, children with disabilities face perhaps the most compounded barriers. They are excluded from schools, denied healthcare, subject to harmful cultural beliefs, and frequently invisible in both official statistics and national policy. In Africa, where fewer than ten percent of children with disabilities attend school and where disability…
Most disability funding in Africa targets established OPDs with existing governance structures and track records. But what about the growing number of disability-focused social enterprises, hybrid organisations, and innovative impact-first ventures that are building new solutions to disability inclusion challenges across the continent? What about the organisation that has run a successful pilot programme, demonstrated…
Most international grant programmes operate on fixed annual cycles applications open in one month, close in another, and organizations that miss the window must wait another twelve months before they can try again. For small, under-resourced OPDs operating in complex environments, this rigidity is a structural barrier. Opportunities are missed not because of a weak…
For organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) across Sub-Saharan Africa, access to dedicated funding is one of the most persistent challenges in advancing disability rights. Many OPDs operate on shoestring budgets, relying on volunteer energy and community goodwill to sustain campaigns that protect the rights of millions. That is why the upcoming 2026 grant round…
