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Campaign: Digital Advocacy for Youth with Disabilities

Digital advocacy for youth with disabilities is one of the YDAR winning campaigns that aims to provide awareness to the society on the matter of disabilities at large. Run by Yumna Mmanga Omar, Fakihat Omar Abubakar, Jamila Borafya Hamza and...

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Campaign: Tackling Negative Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities

Tackling negative attitudes towards people with disabilities is one of the YDAR winning campaigns that aims to dispel negative, societal views of disability. Run by Eva Joseph Masanilo, it will do this by launching a wide-spread awareness campaign, involving meetings...

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Leveraging Social Media for Disability Rights Advocacy

During this session, participants will learn about the IFES Inclusive Digital Advocacy Toolkit, how to use social media to conduct advocacy campaigns, and how to create inclusive and accessible messages. Participants will review the six steps of advocacy and discuss...

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24 August Online Event – Portraying Positive Disability Identity in Films: A Guide from Research

During this session, Dr Ngozi Marion Emmanuel discusses a toolkit she created to support positive portrayals of disability in film. Films have been recognised as an important media for shaping disability identity and disability pride. However, research has shown that...

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20 July Online Event: People Powered Politics: Introducing the Avaaz Campaigning Model

People Powered Politics: Introducing the Avaaz campaigning model is a free online session on Thursday 20 July, 2023 that will be led by Bert Wander, Acting CEO of Avaaz.org. During this session, Bert will share Avaaz's approach to campaigning, from how to...

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6 July Online Event: Young Disabled People’s Experiences of Activism, Participation & Resistance

Dr Miro Griffits, a white wheelchair user with brown hair and a beard, sits in his wheelchair surrounded by a colorful garden.

Young Disabled People's Experiences of Activism, Participation & Resistance is a free online session on Thursday 6 July, 2023 that will be led by Dr. Miro Griffiths of the University of Leeds. In this session, Miro will provide an overview of...

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June 8 Online Event: Inclusive Leadership and Communication for Advocacy

Raise your Voice! Inclusive Leadership and Communication for Advocacy is a free online session on Thursday 8 June, 2023 that will be led by YDAR partners at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. During this online session, participants will discuss the...

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Bournemouth University Press Release

BU launches new project to strengthen disability rights in East and Central Africa Academics from Bournemouth University have launched a new project designed to grow the power of young disability rights activists in East and Central Africa.

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A Practical Guide for Engaging Young People in Civic Education Virtual Launch Event

Please join the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI) for the virtual launch of In Their Words: A Practical Guide for Engaging Young People in Civic Education.

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Festival Day 1: Tools for Change

Day 1: Tools for Change: Tackling disability marginalisation through advocacy 17th April Through workshops led by local and international speakers, the objectives are to exchange knowledge on (1) local, national and global dimensions of disability advocacy and activism, (2) how...

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