Updates & Stories
Mentoring Girls With Disabilities in STEM: Betty Mulavi’s Inspiring Story
By Krystal Midega Betty Mulavi is no stranger to the bias people with disabilities face in accessing education and job opportunities. “I had to hide my disability just so I could attend STEM classes in school,” she explains in her short film for the Girls Opportunity...
Medical Camps for the holistic health, growth, and development of Children with Disabilities
By Victor Ligaya, Nurturing Care Program Lead and Head of Therapy, The Action Foundation The Action Foundation's Nurturing Care (Tunza) Program supports the holistic health, growth, and development of children with disabilities (CWDs) in low-resource communities. Care...
Education is the great equalizer
The world marked the 4th International Day of Education amidst growing polarization and gaping inequalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The choice to continue this current trajectory or ‘radically change course’ is pressing and heavily biased towards disrupting...
The Action Foundation Selected for Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls
The Action Foundation has been named one of 34 selected organizations to receive funds from the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls. The $25 million philanthropy challenge was launched in March with a challenge to the global nonprofit community to submit...
I Can Help Others Through STEM
Narration by Mildred Atieno While technology has become more present in all our lives, girls with disabilities are more likely to face digital exclusion due to the lack of gender inclusivity, accessibility, and user consideration within the digital ecosystem....
Considerations for Occupational, Physio & Speech Therapy Services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
There have been increasing concerns from the various stakeholders in therapy service provision over the risk of regression and lost milestones for children with disabilities during the COVID-19 period. This situation can have long-term consequences, especially for the...
Supporting the mobility of children with disabilities in low resource settings through Appropriate Paper-based Technology
The Action Foundation (TAF) envisions a fully inclusive society where children and young people with disabilities can realize their maximum potential. TAF is currently serving over 700 children with physical and intellectual disabilities in four informal settlements...
Early Literacy for Children with Disabilities, International Literacy Day 2020
We join the World in celebrating The International Literacy Day! Early Childhood Development and Education is critical in preparing children to enter in their academic pursuit as well as in enhancing their physical, emotional and social development. Literacy has...
COVID-19 and Therapy for Children with Disabilities: A Dialogue Series
On Wednesday 3rd June, 2020, The Action Foundation and Kenya Institute of Special Education (KISE) convened an online dialogue on Therapy Support for children with disabilities in Informal Settlements Amidst COVID-19. The webinar was moderated by Lydia Chege, the...