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Breaking Barriers: Empowering Girls with Disabilities Through Education

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Girls with Disabilities Through Education

In a world that continually strives for inclusion and equality, it is disheartening to acknowledge that girls with disabilities still encounter barriers in accessing education. These adolescent girls face challenges such as lack of school fees, negative perceptions of...

Fathers’ Engagement

Fathers’ Engagement

In a world that often spotlights mothers' roles in caring for children, the involvement of fathers in their children's lives, especially those with disabilities, is an aspect that deserves much more recognition and appreciation. It's a common stereotype that...

The African Summit on Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education

The African Summit on Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education

The Action Foundation is co-hosting the first-ever African Summit on Inclusive Early Childhood Care Education as part of The African Disability Collaboration. The African Disability Collaboration (ADC) is a collective of organizations working with children with...

Education is the great equalizer

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...

I Can Help Others Through STEM

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....