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Join us as we check in with Buthyna and Hisham, two trainers from the We Are Able! Training of Trainers programme in Sudan. Faced with unique challenges, they share the key role that building capacity among practitioners has in their work at home.

Agriculture is an important sector in Uganda, but despite this there is a big problem with when it comes to food security. One of the main causes of food insecurity is the low ability to access and use productive resources such as land and water.

Around the thirtieth International Day of Persons with Disabilities past December, participants in the We are Able! programme organised a wide range of activities across six African countries. This day was celebrated in Khartoum, Bujumbura and Uganda.

After a successful job application, Nadia (33) was rejected at her new workplace because of her disability. She got invited to participate in a We are Able! training on inclusive governance and a training on lobby and advocacy.

The main objectives of the upcoming study visits are exchanging knowledge and mutual learning about how people with disabilities and local governments are overcoming barriers and are able to actively participate in public decision-making.

On Saturday 3 December, we observe the IDPD for the 30th time. This special day was called for by the UN in 1992, because disability inclusion is an essential condition to upholding human rights, peace and sustainable development.

In many communities in Burundi, persons with a disability are often called 'ikimuga'. This word refers not to a person, but to a 'thing'. Something that is broken. This is not the case in Athanasie's family as she is committed to bring change.

Taking away prejudices and creating awareness about the daily challenges of persons with a disability is the first, crucial step for achieving more inclusive local policies. This is what we advocated for at the United Cities and Local Governments World Congress.

In October, I started as the consortium coordinator of We are Able! I have worked for the Dutch NGO Cordaid, where I coordinated a number of advocacy trajectories, mostly on food and agriculture, migration and refugees. Prior to that I have also done advocacy at EU level, working for NGO networks, and also at the level of the United Nations.

On September 12, the annual Regional Learning and Sharing Event for the We are Able! programme took place in Burundi. From seven countries, participants came together for one week to reflect on the past year, share experiences, learn, discover and further develop plans for 2023. All with one mission: to promote disability inclusion.