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Sightsavers recently launched the Inclusive Data Network to share our knowledge on inclusive data with the international development community.

Sightsavers, August 2024

A girl smiles in a classroom in Zambia. She's sitting in a wheelchair and wearing a blue school shirt.

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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has announced that the African Disability Protocol (ADP) is now legally binding across the continent.

August 2024

Enock, who uses a wheelchair, poses for a photo with two teachers from his inclusive school.

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A report on the UK government’s development strategy and how inclusive it is of people with disabilities was published on Thursday 4 April.

April 2024

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Collaborating with disability groups has earned the Inclusive Futures consortium a Zero Project Award in 2024.

Johannes Trimmel, February 2024

Teenage girls learning trade skills in Nigeria pose for a group photo along with course leaders.

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Teenage girls from Kaduna State marked the global event by attending the launch of a new project that will give them the skills they need to start their own business.

January 2024

Two staff members enter ask a man questions during a survey about river blindness.

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The updated plan reaffirms Sightsavers' commitment to enhancing inclusive data and collaboration in the international development sector.

November 2023

Three women discuss gender-based violence at a workshop in Uganda.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Women and girls with disabilities face a higher risk of gender-based violence, yet they are often prevented from receiving support due to inaccessible services.

Lucy Muchiri, November 2023

In a village in Mozambique, two people in blue polo shirts hold clipboards and talk to members of the local community.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We spoke to Dominic Haslam, Sightsavers’ director of policy and programme strategy, about the launch of our second Inclusive Data Charter Action Plan and how it reaffirms our commitment to inclusive data.

Sightsavers, November 2023

Sightsavers Nigeria country director, Dr Sunday Isiyaku.

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Dr Sunday Isiyaku, Sightsavers’ country director for Nigeria, shared his experience of working on UK aid funded programmes and the impact of the recent aid cuts on disability-inclusive programmes.

October 2023

John Chiti smiles while wearing sunglasses.

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The film ‘Can You See Us?’ is based on the life of John Chiti, who is a Zambian albinism rights campaigner and Sightsavers’ ambassador for the African Disability Protocol campaign.

September 2023

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Disability and inclusion

How we’re advancing inclusive data

Landmark disability rights treaty comes into force across Africa

Sightsavers responds to report into FCDO’s work on disability inclusion

The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities

Spectrum Markets helps teenagers in Nigeria gain creative skills on World Children’s Day

Sightsavers launches new action plan on inclusive data

Collaborating to improve gender-based violence services

Lifting the rock on inclusive data: Sightsavers and the Inclusive Data Charter

Sightsavers presents evidence at UK aid inquiry

Sightsavers campaign ambassador inspires Netflix film about albinism

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