PWD’s

Deaf women in Uganda and their struggles with abusive relationships.
Deaf women in Uganda and their struggles with abusive relationships.

Gender-based violence (GBV) disproportionately affects women and girls who are deaf, partly because of communication…

A humanised version of the female symbol being bound at the mouth and in tears, and surrounded by a maze-like structure in Uganda’s national colors.
“I endured in silence”: Deaf women in Uganda and their struggle with abusive relationships

As they navigate through marriage, Sarah and Betty, two Ugandan women who are deaf, share…

Fingerspelling of the word “AFRICA” in American Sign Language against a yellow background.
“Very few people use it”: Africa’s bumpy road to Sign Language adoption

Harare, Zimbabwe (Minority Africa) — For 29-year-old Tapiwa Chishaka who was born deaf, his days…

Members of GIGA in Omugo refugee camp pose for photo after their weekly savings. Photo_ Jamie Intwari
“A big gamble”: Inside a savings group for refugees living with a disability in Uganda

God is Great Association (GIG), is a savings club that unites and services refugees living…

A silhouette of a man in a wheelchair using a laptop against a backdrop of newspaper clippings
“Despite the barriers”: The Nigerian journalists trying to change an ableist media landscape

In 2018, Gbenga Ogundare, a veteran journalist, started a news media platform Equality Reporters following…

GIGA members meet weekly to save for their group project. Here, they met at the secretary's home. Photo credit_ Jamie Intwari
“A big gamble”: Inside a savings group for refugees living with a disability in Uganda

New Covid-19 infections and deaths seem rare, but not its associated effects on refugee persons…

An assistive speech software hopes to help thousands of Nigerians with visual impairment
An assistive speech software hopes to help thousands of Nigerians with visual impairment

Lagos, Nigeria (Minority Africa) — Driving a technological innovation was never going to be a…

Cameroon: How churches are a breeding ground for the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
Cameroon: How churches are a breeding ground for the exclusion of Persons with Disabilities

In 2017, a friend invited me to a church in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s…

Left: White ribbon symbol against a black background (the white ribbon represents the campaign against gender based violence) Right: A combination of the “accessibility” logo and the “female” symbol against a bright pink background
Failure To Protect: Disabilities and Gender-Based Violence In Nigeria

Abuja, Nigeria — (Minority Africa) When Bunmi, who was born with a visual impairment, announced…

“Living in constant fear”: PWDs are paying a hefty price in Nigeria’s raging war with bandits

Zamfara, Nigeria (Minority Africa) — It is a little past two on a June afternoon.…

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