WHAT WE LEARNED FROM A DELEGATION OF DISABLED WOMEN ACTIVISTS

By Linda Ochiel, Program Officer, Eastern Africa 11 JULY 2018 It was early in 2018, and the 62nd session of the Commission for the Status of Women (CSW) was just two months away. We knew that CSW would be a prime opportunity for young women to influence global priorities. In the Ford Foundation’s East Africa office, we had
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AN EVENING WITH ASHOKA FELLOWS

It was an opportunity to meet game changers during the Ashoka cocktail held at Concert House, Kilimani last Tuesday. Ashoka is a global organisation that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs. The invite-only meet and greet also served as a networking event where entrepreneurs got to share ideas and get to know one another. Present
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AUSTRALIAN ENVOY HOSTS JOIN BREAKFAST ROUND TABLE

The Australian High Commission and This-Ability Consulting hosted a breakfast roundtable on Thursday at the Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi. In consultation with the International Labour Organization Global Business and Disability Network, the four hour roundtable included discussions on pertinent issues on disability inclusion in the private sector. Present were Australian high commissioner John Feakes, Devolution, Planning and
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LIZZIE KIAMA, WOMEN & WHEELS PROJECT

Lizzie Kiama founded the Women & Wheels Project to open up wheelchair sports to women and girls both with and without disabilities in Nairobi, Kenya. Through her own experiences as a differently-abled woman, she has great experience working to develop disability-inclusion strategies for organizations. In addition to the wheelchair sports, the project will also incorporate interactive workshops
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