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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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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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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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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The SEMA (Strengthening Enabling Mechanisms for Accountability) project is an extension of the SASA (Strengthen Agency for Social Accountability) program that aims to build accountable and responsive governance structures and processes for people with disabilities (PWDs) in Kenya and Tanzania....
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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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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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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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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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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.