Important reflections at the Addis Ababa Annual Meeting 2023
The We are Able! programme conducts an annual meeting every year. The 2023 edition was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Sunday 18 June to Saturday 24 June. The annual meeting was attended by around 40 participants from all countries…
Malachie’s self-esteem improved Through We are Able! training
Now he is running for local leader He felt like nobody. Malachie Siboniyo always thought that he was not the same as other men in his community in Cibitoke, Burundi. He was born with a physical disability in his legs.…
The ultimate dream: the journey of Alfred to food security
Together with his six children and wife, Alfred (35) lives in Uriama Sub County in Uganda. For a long time, Alfred thought that he was unable to engage in serious farming activities because of his physical and visual disability. “To…
Position Paper: Towards Inclusive Food and Livelihood Security
The WaA! position paper is an exploration of the realities experienced by persons with disabilities in East and Central Africa. At the consortium level, we delve into their daily challenges and examine how these adversities directly impact their food and…
The development of Local Inclusion Agenda
To give shape to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), the We Are Able! Programme prioritizes the development of a Local Inclusion Agenda as a crucial cross- cutting tool to ensure disability inclusion at…
Building Capacity to Achieve Greater Inclusivity in Sudan
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.
Read moreMaria is now also involved in the daily running of the farm
Agriculture is an important sector in Uganda, but despite this there is a big problem with when it comes to foodsecurity. One of the main causes of food insecurity is the low ability to access and use productive resources, such…
We are Able! and the thirtieth International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Around the thirtieth International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) past December, participants in the We are Able! programme organised a wide range of activities across six African countries. This day, initiated by the United Nations in 1992, was celebrated with festivities in cities like Khartoum, Bujumbura and on national television in Uganda.
Read more‘Participating in society improves your self-esteem’
Nadia from Burundi: After a successful job application, Nadia (33) was rejected at her new workplace because of her disability. Her employer questioned how she could do the job if she could not move around well. Nadia got invited to…
Study visit Uganda and South Sudan to the Netherlands
As part of the annual Lobby and Advocacy plan 2023 there are two study visits planned. The first study visit consists of a delegation from South Sudan and Uganda from the 22nd till the 26th of May 2023. Delegations of…