A former special adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, has said the Discrimination Against Persons living with Disability Act, 2019 has made it difficult for people…
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Negligence By Government And The Society Has Led Some Deaf Community Into Human Trafficking And Begging- Alaba Adefala
Voice for the Deaf Foundation has bemoaned the rate at which some of them are being trafficked for prostitution, alms-begging and ‘slavery jobs.’ They begged the Federal Government to come…
On 20th June, 2019, Youth Alive Foundation (TAF) organized a consultative forum with persons with disabilities in Abuja on Disability and Corruption with theme “Corruption, Accountability and Disability: Understanding the…
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Memphis Depay Visits Ghana Again To Support School Of The Deaf, Dresses As A Student (photos)
Former Manchester United striker Memphis Depay has visited Ghana for the second time. Depay, born to a Ghanaian father and a Dutch mother was in his father’s country to spend…
MTN Ghana as part of the celebration of ten years existence of Mobile Money(MoMo) service will empower one hundred persons with disability across the country economically. General Manager of Mobile…
Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) have taken its Community town hall meetings on Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence and Disability Based Violence in FCT to Gwagwalada Area Council of…
An architectural masterplan lists facilities to be constructed at prototype rehabilation centres for “Persons with Disabilities Within the Six zones of the Federation” At least two businessmen reported that they…
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DRAC TAKES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON ENDING SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND DISABILITY BASED VIOLENCE TO KWALI AREA COUNCIL
Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) embarked on second Community town hall meetings on Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence and Disability Based Violence on June,13th 2019, in Kwali Area Council…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has extended her consultations with organizations of persons with disabilities in the North-West geo-political zone for conscription into anti-corruption fight through #UpRight4Nigeria; Stand…
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DRAC ENGAGES ABAJI COMMUNITY TO END SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
On 11th June 2019, Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) commenced its Community town hall meetings on Ending Sexual and Gender based Violence and Disability Based Violence in FCT in Abaji…
The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) in a press statement issued on Friday, 7th June, 2019 said it has began consultations with organisations of persons with disabilities in the…
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WAAD: NGO TO ORGANISE CAPACITY BUILDING, AWARENESS WALK, ART EXHIBITION, FASHION AND OTHERS
The Albino Foundation (TAF) and its partners will be organizating a two-day programme to mark 2019 international albinism awareness day with the theme: “Still Standing Strong, Advancing The Albinism cause”.…
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Disability Bill: CCD applauds Gov. Yahaya Bello, wants total implementation, promises full support
The executive director of Center for Citizens with Disabilities,David O. Anyaele in a press release sent to Inclusive News Network yesterday 4/06/2019, congratulated PWDs in Kogi state and Nigeria as…
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PWDs’ exclusion in the society is an abuse of their fundamental rights- AAK District Director
Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) district of the Central Region in Ghana have called on the Government to make laws to criminalise cultural and religious practices that…
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CCD EXPRESSES DISSATISFACTION WITH ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT OVER INEQUALITY TREATMENT AND NON PASSAGE OF DISABILITY BILL, FULL COMMUNIQUÉ
The Center for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Abia State Government over the state’s handling of matters relating to persons with disabilities in the state.…