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The Seeing is Believing project has set out to contribute to sustainable provision and increased demand for eye care services at the district level for people in four districts of Zambia.
ZAFOD is implementing a project known as “building DPOs’ capacity in promoting inclusion in ECDE within CBR programs in Zambia” in Kazungula district, Southern province.
The Advancing Disability Equality Project (ADEPt) seeks to directly deal with cases of discrimination and human rights violations against persons with disabilities throughout the country.
ZAFOD participated in the 2017 celebrations to mark the commemoration of International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) that took place on 3rd December, 2017 in Lusaka.
December 5th, 2017
ZAFOD participated in the 2017 celebrations to mark the commemoration of International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) that took place on 3rd December, 2017 in Lusaka.
December 4th, 2017
ZAFOD participated in the 2017 celebrations to mark the commemoration of International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) that took place on 3rd December, 2017 in Lusaka.
December 3rd, 2017
Participation in political and public life is a critical element of socially inclusive development, along with the realization of human rights. In the case of persons with disabilities, participation in political and public life enables one to take part and have a voice in decisions that affect oneself and one’s community and country. Such participation is an important means of overcoming exclusion and discrimination and dismantling other barriers frequently faced by persons with disabilities.
The Government of Zambia, through Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the United Nations in Zambia is convening the 2018 Social Protection Week from Monday 18th June to Friday, 22nd June, 2018 under the theme “Decentralisation and Innovation”.
While disability policy may exist, implementation is lacking resulting in unequal experiences for persons with disabilities in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is limited data on disability. Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (DPOs) lack capacity to engage in disability-related monitoring thereby affecting their ability to
