Access to Justice Workshop by Shikuku Obosi, Inclusion International’s Regional Coordinator for Africa The Open Society Foundations (OSF) through its Eastern Africa (OSIEA) and Human Rights Initiative convened a two-day workshop at the Panafric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 4th and 5th November 2014. The convening was the beginning of a process to identify OSF’s […]
Launch of Kenya Disability Report: From Norm to Practice The launch of a report “From Norm to Practice” was held on 23rd September 2014 at the Intercontinental Nairobi. Participants included representatives of Disabled Peoples Organizations, high ranking government officials, Diplomats and representatives of international disability NGOs and UN agencies based in Nairobi. Inclusion Africa was […]
Kenya Persons with Disabilities Amendment Bill, 2014 – Validation Workshop by Shikuku Obosi The Ministry of Labour Social Security and Services and National Council for Persons with Disabilities convened a one day public forum on the 27th June, 2014 in Nairobi to discuss the Proposed Draft Kenya Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014. Various stakeholders including […]
Training Workshop on International Obligation, Nairobi, Kenya by Shikuku Obosi Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) convened one day training on 26th June 2014 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The aim of the training was to equip participants with knowledge on international reporting to treaty bodies/ human rights committees and how […]
Latest Developments on Legal Capacity in Africa Workshop in Nairobi on 11th and 12th June 2014 Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) convened a two-day workshop at the Panafric Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 11th and 12th June 2014. An emergent group of over 20 activists and lawyers from Africa, including representatives of Inclusion […]
East African Conference on Persons with Disabilities, 19th-20th June 2014, Nairobi The East African Community (EAC) with regional stakeholders on Persons with Disability issues with the support of the national and regional partners hosted the Conference on Persons with Disabilities under the theme ““Empowerment: The Disability in the EAC Regional Integration Agenda”. Objective The […]
Accessing the Ballot Box – Training for Families in Zanzibar The workshop on Beyond the Ballot Box: Civic Engagement and Political Participation of People with Intellectual Disabilities, took place on 26 May 2014, on the island of Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa. Shikuku Obosi, a staff member of Inclusion International, facilitated the training […]
Conference Report: Nairobi, Kenya March 6th-8th, 2014 The Post-2015 Development Agenda and the CRPD in Africa: Deepening dialogue between African stakeholders and global and regional DPOs to strengthen advocacy for inclusive development. Organized by IDA, IDDC and UNPRPD, the conference was a large success, with over 100 persons with disabilities from 14 African countries taking […]
Malawi President hosts African Leaders Forum on Disability Malawi President, Her Excellency Joyce Banda, and Special Olympics hosted the gathering for government leaders and international aid and development organizations on February 10 -11, 2014 in Lilongwe, Malawi. The African Leaders Forum on Disability brought together Zimbabwean leader President Robert Mugabe, senior government officials from eleven […]
Inclusion Africa (IA) is a pan-African, regional federation of family-based organizations advocating for the equal rights and inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families in Africa.
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