PWD’s

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.…

The reality of women with disabilities and maternal health care

While many countries are debating abortion rights, there is another reproductive right that is being…

Formal education is a farce for blind and visually impaired people in Cameroon

Cameroon’s formal education system is keeping out blind and visually impaired students and it doesn’t stop there.

Audio solar Bible helping blind and low vision Christians in Kenya

Braille Bibles are expensive and one can cost up to $1000, making them inaccessible to…

These Nigerian content creators want to change perceptions about albinism

Image description: A collage of two images. The first is Ayomide Matilda, a fashion content…

The Ugandan TV broadcasting in sign language

SignsTV, an online TV in Uganda broadcasting entirely in sign language is improving access by deaf persons to media content in the country where they are often excluded from mainstream media programming.

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