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Empowering Every Voice: WaA! Podcast debuts on World Food Day
We are Able! (WaA!) is proud to mark the occasion of World Food Day, celebrated on October 16 every year, with a milestone launch: our very own podcast series. World Food Day is a great opportunity to make a global…
We are Able! Six-Country Events celebrate disability inclusion in Africa
Between September 16–30, 2025, the We are Able! (WaA!) programme marked its closure through six national events in Burundi, DR Congo, South Sudan, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia. These forums reflected on five years of achievements, showcasing how advocacy, inclusion and…
Uganda’s 9th Land Awareness Week: A push for disability-inclusive land rights
From August 25 to 29, 2025, Uganda marked its 9th National Land Awareness Week (LAW) under the theme: “Promoting Land Rights and Sustainable Land Use for Inclusive and Sustainable Development.” This year, the spotlight was on the Bugisu and Sebei…
Africa Climate Summit 2: Advancing inclusive climate action
The second African Climate Summit (ACS2) was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 8-10, 2025, bringing together leaders, policymakers, business actors, youth and civil society to accelerate Africa’s climate agenda and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among…
No One is Left Behind: Persons with disabilities at the heart of Africa’s climate future
How Africa has been dealing with climate change and food insecurity crises has gained global attention, especially regarding persons with disabilities, who remain among the most marginalised. These twin threats are worsened by exclusion from decision-making, weak institutional support, and…
From Policy to Practice: How We are Able! transformed disability inclusion
The We are Able! (WaA!) programme has brought about significant and lasting change in promoting disability inclusion across various communities. In an interview with WaA!, Erni van Wingerden, Program Team Coordinator at The Leprosy Mission, mentions how in the last…
Policy Paper: Insights in effectivity and sustainability of Disability Inclusion Facilitators
During the internship at TLM-Netherlands (consortium partner of We are Able! (WaA!)), Chhavi Garg looked into the effectiveness of deploying disability inclusion facilitators (DIF) and the sustainability in doing so. Changing norms and practices in communities requires role models and…
Call for inclusion of persons with disabilities in climate action
On the occasion of the 2025 Second Africa Climate Summit, to be held in Addis Ababa from September 8-10, the We are Able! (WaA!) consortium urgently call for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in climate action, including disability inclusive…
Reflections from the LANDac Conference 2025
The Netherlands Land Academy’s Annual Conference — LANDac — was held in Utrecht from July 2-4, 2025. A parallel session on ‘Fostering food security by ensuring access to land for persons with disabilities’ was co-organised by We are Able! (WaA!)…
On inclusive food security, climate resilience and disability rights advocacy at COSP18
In this special feature, we have interviewed Shitaye Astawes, Director for Advocacy and Communications with African Disability Forum (ADF). We have discussed key takeaways from the Global Disability Summit and the 18th Session of the Conference of State Parties (COSP18)…