This campaign has now closed
Able Child works toward a world in which no child with a disability is left behind. For 40 years we have been making lasting change for children with disabilities in Africa, directly supporting over 55,000 children. We want to support more children, and this campaign will help us do exactly that.
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Situation
Nearly 29 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa are living with a disability. These children are more likely to be living in poverty. They are four times more likely to experience physical violence or sexual assault, and twice as likely to never attend school. They are being forgotten, hidden and left behind. Denying children with disabilities their equal rights can have a lifelong impact. It leads to a life of poverty, dependence and abuse. Able Child exists to change this.
Solution
We support a network of African organisations to protect, educate and amplify the voices of children and young people with disabilities. Together, we work across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe breaking down barriers to inclusion so that children with disabilities are able to thrive. Every child has the right to feel safe; the right to an education; and the right to be heard. Because all children are able.
